Risk Advisory Manager; Digital Assets

Position: Risk Advisory Manager (Digital Assets)

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach today’s toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions.

To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey.

If your professional profile combines internal audit expertise with hands-on knowledge of digital assets, this is an opportunity to turn that experience into meaningful client impact.

As a Manager within our Risk Advisory practice you'll help organizations navigate the evolving risks (i.e. custody, private key management, smart contracts, staking, etc.) of digital assets and blockchain technology while shaping solutions for the broader digital asset ecosystem.

You will lead high-impact engagements for digital asset exchanges, custodians, trading firms, token issuers, DATCOs, and financial institutions while helping clients strengthen controls, address regulatory expectations, and build confidence in a rapidly changing market.

As a Manager (Digital Assets), you will:

• Lead internal audit, internal controls, and operational risk engagements for digital asset and financial services clients
• Advise exchanges, custodians, trading firms, token issuers, and financial institutions on financial, operational, compliance, technology, and fraud risks
• Evaluate controls over digital asset custody, private key management, wallet and exchange operations, reserve management, token issuance, and staking
• Assess blockchain-related risks involving smart contracts, protocols, third-party dependencies, oracles, and on-chain and off-chain data
• Help clients address AML/BSA, sanctions, state licensing, and federal securities and commodities requirements
• Translate complex transaction flows, from onboarding and trading through custody, settlement, and reporting, into practical process, risk, and control recommendations
• Manage engagements from planning through execution and reporting, maintaining quality, budgets, timelines, and client expectations
• Present audit findings and actionable recommendations to senior management and audit committees
• Work with clients operating across open and closed-loop distributed ledgers, trading various tokens and securities including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Injective, USDC, USDT, USAT, XAUT, tokenized deposits and securities, and more
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to address broader business needs
• Supervise, coach, and mentor staff and senior associates while supporting their professional development
• Contribute to recruiting, training, marketing, and other firm initiatives
• Stay current on developments in digital asset regulation, blockchain technology, internal audit and risk management

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience working in a consulting capacity or internal role focused on the digital asset or fintech space
• Demonstrated experience delivering engagements or projects within the digital asset ecosystem, such as exchanges, custodians, trading firms, or token issuers
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, risk management, internal controls, and frameworks such as COSO
• Technical expertise in blockchain mechanics, custody and…