--- title: 'Assistant Controller at LayerZero Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/assistant-controller-layerzero-labs-vancouver-75pk8c06827y' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # Assistant Controller at LayerZero Labs - **Company:** LayerZero Labs - **Location:** Vancouver, Canada / New York, NY - **Posted:** 2026-04-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/layerzerolabs/jobs/5970048004 ## Job description Assistant Controller LayerZero The Future is Omnichain. Founded in 2021, LayerZero’s vision is to create a community of cross-chain developers, building dApps that are no longer constrained by individual blockchain capabilities. With LayerZero's simple, generic messaging protocol, builders will develop cross-chain dApps designed to unify the power of individual blockchains. We are funded by the best investors in the world including: a16z, Sequoia, PayPal, Binance Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Uniswap Labs, Circle Ventures, Delphi Digital, and many more. ## ABOUT THE ROLE LayerZero is redefining how value moves across chains at internet scale. Our Finance team plays a critical role in enabling this mission by building financial infrastructure that is accurate, scalable, and trusted by leadership, partners, and regulators. We’re looking for a Assistant Controller to own day-to-day accounting operations and the monthly close process across our global entity structure. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who thrives on precision, structure, and operational excellence in fast-moving environments. You’ll work closely with finance leadership and cross-functional partners to ensure our books are clean, processes are scalable, and financial reporting is reliable as the organization grows. This is a force-multiplier role with visibility across the business and the opportunity to grow into broader responsibilities over time. ## WHAT YOU’LL DO Own the Core Accounting Engine - Execute and continuously improve the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness. - Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and intercompany activity. - Reconcile bank accounts, corporate cards, payroll, and other balance sheet accounts. Day-to-Day Accounting & Systems - Own accounts payable and receivable workflows, including vendor onboarding, invoice processing, and payment runs using tools like Ramp. - Partner with payroll providers (e.g., ADP) to ensure accurate payroll, benefits, bonus, and equity-related accounting. - Maintain clean subledgers and supporting schedules that tie directly to the GL. Crypto-Native Accounting & Complexity - Account for token activity, including transfers, incentives, and related expense recognition, ensuring alignment between on-chain activity and the general ledger. - Support crypto-specific accounting workflows and reconciliations as the business evolves. - Partner with external specialists as needed on digital asset accounting considerations. Tax, Audit & Compliance Support - Support corporate tax filings (U.S. and international) by preparing schedules, documentation, and reconciliations. - Work with external tax, audit, and advisory firms to support annual audits, reviews, and special projects. - Ensure accounting policies and procedures align with US GAAP and scale with the business. Build for Scale - Document accounting processes and controls, creating clarity and repeatability as the team grows. - Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks — and proactively design better workflows and controls. - Act as a trusted accounting partner to finance leadership and cross-functional teams. ## WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - 5–8+ years of experience in accounting, ideally with a mix of public accounting and in-house experience. - Strong working knowledge of NetSuite and month-end close in a multi-entity environment. - Hands-on experience with modern finance tools such as Ramp (or similar) and ADP (or similar payroll providers). - Solid understanding of US GAAP, balance sheet accounting, and close best practices (CPA preferred, not required). - Comfortable operating in high-growth, ambiguous environments where processes are built, not inherited. - Detail-oriented, highly organized, and obsessed with accuracy — you close loops and don’t let issues linger. - Clear communicator who can explain accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders. ## Equal Opportunity Employer LayerZero Labs is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. LayerZero Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. ## About LayerZero Labs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: LayerZero Labs builds permissionless infrastructure for blockchain interoperability, enabling secure cross-chain communication and asset transfers. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Series B and later corporate round) - **Headquarters**: Vancouver, Canada - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Bryan Pellegrino (Co-Founder & CEO), Raz Zarick (Co-Founder & CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Blockchain infrastructure, interoperability protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi) - **Target customers**: B2B – FinTech, banking, DeFi protocols, asset issuers, and blockchain applications. - **Mission or purpose statement**: Build technology that makes decentralization viable, scalable, and inevitable. Create “Better Money Technology” through permissionless, censorship-resistant, and immutable infrastructure. ## Products & Services - **[LayerZero Protocol](https://layerzero.network/)**: An omnichain interoperability protocol that allows low-level communication between blockchains, enabling cross-chain applications without trusted third parties. Type: Protocol/API. - **[Zero Blockchain](https://layerzero.network/)**: A heterogeneous blockchain that becomes more performant as more nodes join, scaling to 2M TPS per zone. Designed as the “last blockchain.” Type: Layer-1 blockchain. - **[Stargate](https://layerzero.network/)**: A fully composable liquidity transport protocol at the heart of omnichain DeFi, enabling seamless asset transfers across chains. Type: Protocol/DeFi application. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company). - **Key Metrics**: **Total Funding**: $350.8M (8 rounds). **Annual Revenue**: $2.2M (LinkedIn estimate). **Total Value of Assets Secured**: $75B+. **Historical Volume**: $200B+. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, FTX Ventures, The Spartan Group, OpenSea Ventures, Alameda Research, Tether (corporate round, Feb 2026). Over 700 partners in FinTech, Banking, and DeFi. - **Growth Signals**: 125 employees (+29.8% YoY), 19 active job postings, offices in Vancouver and New York City. Recent corporate round led by Tether (Feb 2026) signals continued investor confidence. ## Competitive Advantages - **Permissionless & Censorship-Resistant**: No single point of failure; valid transactions cannot be permanently blocked. - **Immutable Core Technology**: LayerZero’s underlying infrastructure cannot be modified, upgraded, or rolled back. - **Heterogeneous Blockchain Design (Zero)**: Scales throughput linearly as nodes join (up to 2M TPS per zone), unlike traditional blockchains. - **Proven Adoption**: $75B+ in assets secured and $200B+ in historical volume across hundreds of teams. ## Strategic Focus - **Growth Priorities**: Expand interoperability solutions for institutional finance, deepen partnerships with asset issuers and chains, and scale the Zero blockchain ecosystem. - **Recent Moves**: Corporate round from Tether (2026) indicates focus on stablecoin and real-world asset integration. Active hiring in engineering, business development, and product roles globally (especially APAC). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Mission-driven, decentralized ethos – “how we build is as important as what we build.” Emphasis on permissionless, censorship-resistant technology. - **Remote/Hybrid**: Hybrid model with physical offices in Vancouver (HQ) and New York City; many roles list specific locations. - **Engineering Excellence**: Tech stack includes Go, Rust, Typescript, Kubernetes, AWS, Snowflake, and blockchain tools. Engineering roles focus on protocol, backend, systems, and reliability. - **Notable Perks**: Work on cutting-edge blockchain infrastructure with top talent (former employees from Kraken, AWS, Meta, Coinbase). Strong growth trajectory (29% headcount increase) and exposure to high-impact DeFi projects. ## Sources 1. [layerzero.network](https://layerzero.network/) 2. [layerzero.network/about](https://layerzero.network/about) 3. [layerzero.network/careers](https://layerzero.network/careers) 4. [LinkedIn - LayerZero Labs](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/layerzerolabs) 5. 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