Senior Accountant, Gusto
Platform Accounting
$110-135k
Offers equity package and performance bonuses
2-3 days a week in office
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Be an early applicant
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$110-135k
Offers equity package and performance bonuses
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To grow the small business economy.
Role
Who you are
- You’re an accountant by trade and also passionate about Fintech and data driven solutions!
- You’re comfortable in a scrappy, fast-paced environment and feel confident standing up brand new processes
- You don’t shy away from complex or ambiguous problems and are enthusiastic about establishing best practices across the organization
- You are very analytical. You can investigate variances, identify trends, and surface errors/anomalies in large data sets
- You are comfortable picking up new tools and deepening your Excel & SQL skills through self learning and on the job coaching
- You have an AI-first mindset and are excited to leverage approved AI and automation tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability within accounting workflows
- B.S. or B.A. in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field of study
- CA, CPA or close to getting these certifications
- 4-6 years of relevant accounting experience; Combination of public accounting (Big 4 strongly preferred, including 1+ years of relevant industry (FinTech, payments, payroll)
- Experience with large-scale ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday)
- AI-friendly mindset with experience using AI-assisted and automation tools in accounting workflows, and a commitment to continuous learning within established controls
- Experience working with remote/shared service team members and vendor partners
- Ability to interpret and analyze large payments processing data sets across multiple platforms within the scope of cash reconciliation
- Experience in implementing and developing operational processes on a large scale
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of successful cross-functional collaboration on shared initiatives
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Experience in process development, standardization and automation, with proven ability to operate successfully in a highly-complex and changing environment with competing objectives and priorities
- Experience implementing and/or managing payments or transaction level reconciliation and exceptions management solutions a plus
- Experience in and understanding of payroll industry or global payments concepts, industry and technology is a plus
- Proficient in MS Office or G Suite; Experience in SQL, Redash, Tableau a plus
What the job involves
- The Platform Accounting team is responsible for cash management, reconciliation and accounting for daily platform customer cash activity, fees and transaction losses processing at Gusto
- This role has a combination of platform accounting, data analysis and reconciliation system tasks and responsibilities
- In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring successful implementation of new payment partner integrations and product changes impacting the customer cash reconciliation cycle and platform accounting
- This role will participate in monthly accounting close, work directly with payments operations, EPD and payments project managers to support global and cross functional initiatives
- Success in this role is defined by a consistent track record of accomplishing tight deadlines and effectively supporting large cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful communication, collaboration and implementations
- You'll plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews
- Collaborate with internal business partners such as Data Analytics, Product, Finance Systems, Treasury, Engineering to implement new integrations including bank accounts, processors, and products
- Partner with FP&A lead to analyze actual results and support additional analytics when necessary
- Collaborate with both internal and external partners to investigate and resolve cash-impacting reporting discrepancies
- Participate in building and owning reliable and scalable processes and controls for Gusto’s Payment Platform; mitigate finance and payments risks
- Enhance operations and build new models such as accruals & payment reporting
- Maintain & support internally built knowledge base in Atlassian Confluence to document business and process changes as they relate to new payment integrations or new processes
- Partner with large group cross-functional teams to support internal financial systems process improvements and automation
- Use SQL to query large data sets and extract insights that impact Financial Reporting & Close
- Support financial statement audits and other compliance initiatives (SOC1, Money transmitter licenses, etc)
- Assist in design, implement and execute efficient internal control procedures relating to Customer Money Movement and other Platform activities
- Drive and manage key platform accounting projects that improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance by leveraging approved AI and other automation tools
- Work on other ad hoc projects within the finance organization, as required
Our take
For many small businesses, vital administrative tasks such as payroll, taxes, and benefits are manual tasks that take time and energy which many SMB owners don’t have. The three co-founders of Gusto – all coming from small business backgrounds – collaborated on a Fintech company that would handle employee payments, benefits administration, and compliance support specifically for small businesses.
The company may have started slowly, as the founders focused on nailing each individual aspect of Gusto’s operations, but has now skyrocketed to unicorn status with more than 400,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. And in 2021, Gusto began acquiring other companies to strengthen its offering and its position in a competitive market, including two other fintech startups, Ardius and Symmetry.
Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. Although Gusto has found itself impacted by the macroeconomic situation, through the significant effect it has had on its clientele, the company still appears positive for the future after raising funds in 2023 that has seen it reach key profitability benchmarks. It continues to expand its platform, most recently partnering with Parafin to launch a payroll line of credit for small businesses. With a growing suite of services and a clear focus on supporting small businesses through changing economic conditions, Gusto looks set to sustain its momentum and further strengthen its position in the HR and payroll technology market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.3m
Company benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents. Family care and support, including family planning and fertility benefits. Gender-affirming care and support. A variety of mental health resources.
- Time Away: It's important to take time away for yourself or to take care of your family. Gusto offers paid vacation, sick time, bereavement, and holidays, paid leaves, sabbatical, and more!
- Free meals and refreshments: If you work at one of our offices, enjoy food, drinks, and snacks— on us. Conversation and community is an added bonus!
- Perks:
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(Co-Founder & CPO)Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo, a mobile self-service technologies company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
Edward Kim
(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing, a printed photos company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
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