Senior Accountant, Merge
$105-135k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
Customer-facing integrations & agent tools
Be an early applicant
Customer-facing integrations & agent tools
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$105-135k
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make secure data access easy.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA or equivalent preferred
- 1+ years of relevant accounting experience; Combination of public accounting (Big 4 strongly preferred) and industry experience (start-up through to becoming a public Company experience a plus)
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month end/year end close process is strongly preferred
- Experience with financial audit preparation is strongly preferred
- Proven proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, etc); must be highly proficient in Excel and Google suite products
- Excellent writing, oral communication, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail
- Excellent problem solving skills; project management experience a plus, ability to work in a fast pace environment
- Added bonus to have: direct accounting experience for any/all of the following areas: accruals, ASC 718 share-based payments, ASC 842 leases. Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, etc.), Campfire, Ramp, and Ordway
What the job involves
- Merge is seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our growing accounting team and assist in preparing day to day corporate accounting operations, supporting the month end close process, and helping to implement systems and processes that will support Merge as we continue to grow
- You’ll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast and high-growth environment, and have the opportunity for ownership over financial processes
- The ideal candidate thrives in a high-growth start-up, is detail-oriented, and has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Additionally, the candidate has demonstrated the ability to build scalable cross-functional relationships through systems and process implementation
- Financial Reporting:
- Perform month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Build or enhance balance sheet account reconciliations including reviewing and performing some clean-up of historical reconciliations and related balances
- Assist in the preparation of various financial statements, such as balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement
- Identify and drive process improvements to gain efficiencies and reduce close timelines
- Operations:
- Oversee accounts payable functions, including managing our offshore team’s work, coordinate vendor onboarding, reviewing vendor invoices, managing vendor payments, and ensuring timely issuance of 1099 forms
- Manage the Billing and Accounts Receivable processes, managing tasks including invoice processing and collections
- Utilize financial software systems (e.g. Campfire, Ordway, Stripe, Ramp) and tools proficiently to manage financial data and reporting tasks efficiently
- Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives to streamline accounting workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve scalability
- Leverage technology, data analytics, and AI-enabled solutions to enhance reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and financial insights
- Audit Preparation:
- Assist in annual financial statement audit, preparing audit schedules & other audit requests, and interacting directly with external audit staff
- Stay current on pertinent accounting standards, regulations, and best practices to ensure compliance and drive ongoing improvement initiatives
Our take
To help B2B companies navigate the increasing number of APIs needed to integrate SaaS product, Merge supplies a unified API. This provides access to dozens of payroll, recruiting, accounting, and HR platforms using a single integration layer. This way, businesses can work with a large number of APIs without compromising on efficiency.
Merge was founded in 2020 and has already built a large client base for itself, including Deed, AngelList, Ramp and Reachdesk. It has also expanded into new areas, providing support for CRM tools, ticketing systems and project management functions. With an impressively escalating annual revenue, and considerable funding at its back, the company continues to build out its product into new verticals.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2022
$55m
SERIES B
Nov 2021
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $74.5m
Company benefits
- Healthcare
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental Leave
- 401k
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Shensi Ding
(Co-Founder)Studied Computer Science at Columbia before joining Credit Suisse as an Investment Banking Analyst. Previously Chief of Staff at Expanse.
Gil Feig
(Co-Founder)A Columbia graduate who has worked for LinkedIn and Wealthfront as a Software Engineer. Previously Head of Engineering at Canvas.
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