#78: Becoming a Web3 CFO with Zac Hogg from Solana Foundation

A recurring theme among the CFOs I've interviewed is their common starting point: a lot of them started out at the Big4 accounting firms.

I call these places boot camps for accountants - you’re surrounded by some of the brightest minds in accounting, working on massive clients, and the name on your resume alone gets people to take you seriously.

Yes, the hours are grueling, and the starting pay is modest. But for those willing to embrace the grind, the payoff isn’t just a paycheck - it’s the foundation for a career that stands out in the crowded accounting space.

On Episode 78, I spoke with Zac Hogg, the Financial Controller at the Solana Foundation.

Zac’s journey started with nearly three years at PwC in their assurance department before he made the leap into the industry, working in companies like eToro & now the Solana Foundation.

✅ OUR RESOURCES

💌 Join our weekly free newsletter and become a confident web3 Accountant ⁠https://www.theaccountantquits.com/newsletter⁠

🙌 Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy and learn how to manage a business using crypto https://www.theaccountantquits.com/crypto-accounting-academy 

✊ Follow The Accountant Quits on Socials

👉 LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-accountant-quits 

👉 Twitter(X): https://x.com/accountantquits 

👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theaccountantquits 

🎙️ Follow Episode Guests

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachoggcpa/ 

🎧 Website

For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.theaccountantquits.com/podcast

Topics Covered:

(0:00) Coming Up

(0:56) Episode intro

(2:59) Experience working at PwC

(9:29) Getting a job at eToro

(15:04) Why work in web3

(17:06) Join the next cohort of the Crypto Accounting Academy

(19:53) Getting hired at Solana Foundation

(22:28) First responsibilities

(26:33) Helpful resources when starting out

(30:52) Size of the team

(33:45) Solana’s growing ecosystem & impact on Finance team

(35:35) Web3 tools that integrate with Solana

(43:31) Thanks to our sponsor Request Finance

(45:10) Tools to track staked assets & staking rewards on Solana

(48:16) Subledgers & staking features

(50:31) External audit learnings

(58:42) Web2 accountant v/s web3 accountant

(1:03:40) Exciting projects on Solana

(1:06:48) Career opportunities in web3