Accounting Manager

Overview

This role involves managing product accounting for financial products including loans, credit cards, and cash advances. The organization has achieved over $500M in annual recurring revenue and is experiencing rapid growth, requiring an accounting function that meets the standards of a public company. The Accounting Manager will rebuild and own the accounting infrastructure, ensuring processes are scalable, accurate, and audit-ready.

Responsibilities

• Rebuild and optimize accounting processes supporting loans, credit cards, and cash advances to meet IPO-grade standards.
• Manage end-to-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, revenue recognition, accruals, and cash activity.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Data Infrastructure, and Business Intelligence teams to integrate proper accounting treatments into new products from inception.
• Partner with FP&A, Capital Markets, and senior leadership to identify cross-functional workstreams, flag gaps, and mitigate risks.
• Establish documentation, controls, and audit trails to support external audits, regulatory exams, and operational scale.
• Lead accounting for complex fintech products such as loan originations, servicing, interest income, charge-offs, and credit card and cash advance operations.
• Prepare clean, audit-quality workpapers and reconciliations.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in fintech or financial services product accounting, specifically loans, credit cards, or cash advances.
• Experience working in both high-growth startup environments and rigorous public company settings.
• High autonomy with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP across multiple product types.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with NetSuite or comparable ERP systems is a plus.
• CPA certification or actively pursuing CPA is strongly preferred.
• Builder's mindset focused on improving and scaling accounting processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to anticipate accounting issues early and own their resolution.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with engineering and finance teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages reflecting potential and impact.
• Flexible health plans with substantial subsidies.
• Work-from-home office reimbursement.
• Paid global onsite meetings twice yearly.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and visible impact within a lean team.
• Growth opportunities based on contributions rather than fixed timelines.

Location

• Virtual-first team collaborating across multiple countries and time zones.

Interview Process

• Recruiter screen focusing on fintech product accounting expertise and self-starter qualities.
• Hiring manager interview to discuss operating style and process improvement approach.
• Skills panel with FP&A and Capital Markets teams assessing technical depth and cross-functional fit.
• Final leadership conversation to discuss mission alignment and growth potential.

Candidates who do not meet every qualification but demonstrate ambition and drive are encouraged to apply.