Staff Accountant, Spiral
$50-60k
Ethical banking app
Open for applications
Ethical banking app
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$50-60k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower millions of people to build better lives and positively impact their communities.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Staff Accountant with 1–2 years of accounting experience to join our growing finance team
- 1–2 years of accounting experience in a small/mid size company
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Strong understanding of accrual accounting
- Experience with monthly close processes
- High attention to detail and organizational skills
- Proficiency in Excel
Desirable
- Experience with QuickBooks Online
- Exposure to fintech, SaaS, or startup environments
- Experience working with multi-entity or multi-bank reconciliations
- Interest in automation, systems improvement, or AI tools
What the job involves
- This role will work directly with our forward-thinking Director of Finance to support month-end close, maintain financial accuracy, and implement modern tools and AI-driven solutions to streamline accounting operations
- This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accountant who wants hands-on exposure across all areas of accounting in a dynamic fintech environment and is excited about leveraging automation and technology to improve processes
- Prepare and record payroll journal entries (TriNet) including salary, wage, PTO accrual, and reimbursement entries
- Perform month end close tasks as assigned
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations across multiple financial institutions (including operating, sweep, reserve, clearing, and credit card accounts
- Support our donation operation by processing month end user donations and sending payments out to charities
- This position will work directly with a forward-thinking Director of Finance focused on modernizing accounting operations. The Staff Accountant will play an active role in:
- Implementing automation tools
- Leveraging AI to streamline reconciliations and close processes
- Improving financial reporting workflows
Our take
Spiral is a challenger bank that, alongside offering no-fee and no-minimum deposit checking and savings accounts, accommodates easy charitable donations. It does this by automatically taking a percentage of customers' incoming funds and putting them into charities of their choice.
With more than half of Americans donating to charity each year, SPiral is built around the idea that giving should be simple and built into daily financial habits. As ethically conscious consumerism contunues to grow, its model taps into demand fo rfinancial products that align with personal values.
Recently, Spiral has shifted toward powering community-focused digital banking through partnerships. And in 2025, it teams up with Bank of Guam to bring its savings and giving tools to customers across Guam and the Western Pacific.
Through Spiral's platform, customers can round up purchases to save or donate, set automated savings goals, track their charitable impact, and access digital donation reports. The partnerships reflects Spiral's broader strategy to help banks grow deposits and deepen customer relationships by turning everyday banking into a tool for both personal financial progress and community impact.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2023
$28m
SERIES A
Mar 2021
$14m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $42m
Company benefits
- Fully remote working: We're a globally distributed team and support remote and in-person work
- Health and wellness: Employer-paid medical plan, vision, and dental, long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 401k: Startup equity and 401(k) plan
- Parental leave: Parental leave for both mothers and fathers to bond with their new child
- 20 days PTO: Employees are provided with 20 days of paid time off (PTO) per year
- HSA account: Health Savings Account (HSA) for eligible employees
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Shawn Melamed
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, heading up the build of its Technology Business Development and Innovation Offices. Co-founder of Hub of Love.
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