Senior Manager, Hedge Accounting

About the role

The Senior Manager, Hedge Accounting at Ripple Treasury leads the team delivering technical hedge accounting excellence across managed services client portfolios. The role requires deep technical expertise and strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in delivering technical hedge accounting excellence across the client portfolio.
• Own the quality and integrity of every hedge accounting deliverable, from documentation and effectiveness testing to journal entries, disclosures, and audit support.
• Develop the Derivative Accountants and the broader team, driving process discipline to make the practice scalable.
• Drive audit support at the Director level, ensuring final review of work product and direct engagement with external auditors on complex hedge accounting matters.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the derivative accounting team, setting clear performance expectations and providing ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Identify and implement process improvements across the hedge accounting lifecycle, from trade capture and documentation through close, disclosure, and audit response.
• Build a team culture grounded in technical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for client inquiries, audit questions, and complex accounting positions across the managed services portfolio.
• Partner with Ripple Treasury's product, technology, and client success teams to inform platform capabilities and service design.

Requirements

• CPA required; advanced degree in Accounting or Finance a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 7 years focused on derivative instruments and hedge accounting under ASC 815 and IFRS 9.
• Proven experience managing and developing accounting teams — in public accounting, managed services, or corporate finance.
• Deep technical fluency in ASC 815 and IFRS 9, including practical hedge accounting elections, effectiveness testing methodologies, and disclosure requirements.
• Strong understanding of derivative instruments across asset classes: interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, FX forwards, options, and commodity derivatives.
• Demonstrated track record of designing and implementing process improvements — you leave workflows better than you found them.
• Experience with hedge accounting platforms (Ripple Treasury, Chatham Financial, Reval, FIS Quantum, or comparable TMS) strongly preferred.
• Comfortable managing multiple client engagements simultaneously — precise, organized, and able to prioritize under tight deadlines.
• Strong communicator: you make complex accounting conclusions accessible to non-technical audiences, and you hold your ground on technical positions when it matters.

Qualifications

For positions that will be based in IL, the annual salary range for this position is $176,000 USD - $215,000 USD.

Skills

Technical expertise in hedge accounting under ASC 815 and IFRS 9, strong leadership and mentoring skills, process improvement abilities, and excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity, competitive benefits covering physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family formation, and family support, professional development budget, R&R days, catered lunches, wellness reimbursement, and generous vacation policy.

Pay

Annual base salary range for this position is $176,000 USD - $215,000 USD.

Schedule

Full-time position.