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About the Role
Serve as the subject matter expert on derivative instruments and hedging relationships for a portfolio of clients, owning the full technical accounting lifecycle under ASC 815 and IFRS 9, including documentation, effectiveness testing, journal entries, and disclosures. This is a hands-on role for a technical specialist who thrives with complexity, takes ownership of client engagements, and communicates clearly with treasury and finance stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end derivative accounting for interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, FX forwards, options, and commodity derivatives across multiple client portfolios.
- Prepare and review hedge documentation, designation memos, risk management objectives, and formal effectiveness testing under ASC 815 and IFRS 9.
- Execute quantitative and qualitative effectiveness assessments on both a prospective and retrospective basis.
- Prepare journal entries and financial statement disclosures related to hedging activities and answer client inquiries.
- Apply critical judgment on hedge accounting elections, fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, net investment hedges, and de-designation scenarios.
- Translate new FASB and IASB guidance into clear, actionable impact summaries for clients and internal teams.
- Lead audit support, including preparation of work product and direct engagement with external auditors on derivative and hedge accounting matters.
- Strengthen internal methodologies, templates, and technical guidance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with derivative instruments and hedge accounting in a public accounting, industry, or consulting environment.
- Deep technical fluency in ASC 815 and IFRS 9, including practical hedge accounting elections and disclosure requirements.
- Experience with fair value measurement (ASC 820 / IFRS 13) and familiarity with derivative valuation methodologies.
- Comfortable managing multiple client engagements simultaneously, being precise, organized, and able to meet tight deadlines.
- Strong communicator, able to make complex accounting conclusions accessible to non-technical audiences.
- Experience with hedge accounting platforms (Ripple Treasury, Chatham Financial, Reval, FIS Quantum, or similar) preferred.
Skills
- Derivative instruments
- Hedge accounting
- ASC 815
- IFRS 9
- Documentation
- Effectiveness testing
- Journal entries
- Disclosures
- Quantitative analysis
- Qualitative analysis
- Regression analysis
- Dollar-offset method
- Hypothetical derivative method
- Fair value measurement
- ASC 820
- IFRS 13
- Derivative valuation methodologies
- Communication
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5+ years
Education Level
- CPA preferred
- Advanced degree in Accounting or Finance a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $144,000—$175,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
- Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy
- Industry-leading parental leave policies
- Family planning benefits
- Catered lunches
- Fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages
- Plenty of fun events
About the Company
- Building a world where value moves like information does today.
- Improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity.
- Opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders.
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.
- Professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
Equal Opportunity
- Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
- We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.