Crypto Associate, Alvarez & Marsal New York Office (Remote Available)

Overview

This role is for a Crypto Associate working with professionals recognized for expertise across the digital asset ecosystem. The position supports clients by helping manage risk, underwrite opportunities, and create value across a fast-moving sector.

Responsibilities

As part of a collaborative client service team, you will work closely with companies, investors, and counterparties across the digital asset ecosystem, supporting engagement work that may include risk, underwriting, business intelligence, revenue enhancement, strategy, and operational and financial diligence. Select engagements may involve the restructuring of crypto-native businesses.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Conducting defined operational and financial due diligence analyses on digital asset businesses, counterparties, and transactions.
• Building financial models and analyses to support underwriting, risk assessment, and investment or credit decisions (with guidance and review from senior team members).
• Developing business intelligence and market analysis across protocols, tokens, exchanges, and other ecosystem participants.
• Analyzing data and supporting the identification of revenue enhancement and performance improvement opportunities for clients.
• Supporting strategy engagements through defined analyses related to market entry, product assessment, and operating model design.
• Contributing analyses to restructuring and turnaround work for distressed crypto-native businesses, where applicable.
• Supporting business development by assisting with research, analysis, and pitch and proposal preparation.
• Owning discrete analyses and deliverables within a project workstream, incorporating feedback from senior team members before work is shared externally.

You will also help synthesize findings, communicate progress and issues clearly to your project team, and contribute to client-ready materials. As you develop, you will have opportunities to participate in client discussions and build consultative relationships.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years of work experience in investment or commercial banking, consulting, or a corporate role with a financial or analytical focus.
• BA/BS degree and/or MBA/MS in Accounting, Finance, or other related analytical fields.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including experience building and working with 3-statement financial models; experience with 13-week cash flow forecasts is a plus.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate analyses and findings to project teams and contribute effectively in client interactions.
• Demonstrated interest in digital assets and the broader crypto ecosystem, through either prior professional experience or personal involvement (for example, active participation as a hobbyist).
• Commitment to living the organization’s cultural values: integrity, leadership, objectivity, inclusive diversity, and fun.
• Team player who can excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, challenging work environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or demonstrated progress toward such certifications.
• Familiarity with restructuring or Chapter 11 concepts, given select distressed crypto-native engagements.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $125,000 - $145,000 annually, dependent on variables including education, experience, skills, and geography.
• Discretionary bonus program based on individual and firm performance.
• Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are entitled to fringe benefits including healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages (rates determined periodically) and a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Provided eligibility requirements are met, employees also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. Vacation and personal days vary based on tenure and role type.

Location

Not specified.