Accounting Lead

Overview

This role involves leading accounting initiatives within the Finance & Accounting team, which is responsible for financial planning, accounting, pricing, vendor management, tax, investor relations, and corporate development. The team supports decision-making through timely insights, accurate reporting, and analysis to maintain financial discipline and enable sustainable growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to remediate control deficiencies and implement operational efficiencies in the month-end close process.
• Develop project plans and communicate goals, updates, resource needs, and business outcomes clearly.
• Serve as the liaison between Operational close teams and partners in Product, Engineering, Financial Platforms, Financial Systems, and Technical Accounting to integrate new products and processes into the general ledger.
• Proactively review and improve procedures to ensure timely monthly close, accuracy of accounting entries, and operational efficiency.
• Develop deep expertise in existing accounting processes and recommend scalable, efficient solutions balancing effort, delivery time, financial risk, and cost.
• Collaborate with the Record-to-Report team to identify problem areas and translate requirements into report requests with the Financial Systems team.
• Address one-off business topics and complex cross-functional issues as assigned by the Director of Core Business.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience; public accounting experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and ability to collaborate with Technical Accounting on policy implementation and compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPS, conditional statements, pivot tables, data analysis, and what-if analysis.
• SQL experience or strong interest in developing SQL skills preferred.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to foster cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong ownership mentality with a desire to improve processes and increase efficiency.
• Interest in technology, money movement, buy now pay later (BNPL), and consumer lending.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Grade: I
• Equity Grade: 5
• Base pay range for CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT: $115,000 - $165,000 per year
• Base pay range for all other U.S. states: $101,000 - $151,000 per year
• Base pay typically starts at the lower end of the range for new employees.
• Total compensation may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology spending.
• Benefits include 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for employees and dependents.
• Additional benefits:
  • Flexible spending stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) allowing purchase of company shares at a discount.

Location

• This is a remote-first position within the United States.
• Employees can work from almost anywhere within their country of employment.
• Some roles may require occasional work from an assigned office depending on job responsibilities.

Additional Information

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• The employer is committed to providing an inclusive interview experience and reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.
• Employment consideration is given to qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in compliance with relevant local ordinances.