Senior Accountant

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent
• 4+ year of experience in accounting, reconciliation and close activities
• Experience leading a small team
• Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and accounting procedures
• Strong organizational, analytical, mathematical, and project management
• A forward-thinking and hands-on approach
• A desire to learn
• Proactive and self-driven with the ability to think creatively within a flexible environment
• Strong knowledge of accounting theory and practice
• Computer skills, including Excel, Word, and general ledger and reconciliation systems
• Knowledge of balance sheets, income statements, and mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, and ratios

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation of daily, weekly, monthly detailed account reconciliations performed by your team
• Lead a team of two, including coaching, training and managing day to day activities
• Review certain daily, weekly, monthly detailed account reconciliations performed by your team
• Assist in the monthly and year-end close processes as well as assisting with year-end annual audit requests
• Gain a in depth understanding of the SoFi systems and how transactions flow between systems and the general ledger and helping with securing the best independent support for the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within the finance, operations and engineering organizations to assist in researching reconciling items and clearing them in a timely manner as well as thinking through how to prevent those items from happening again.
• Work to streamline and improve the reconciliation processes including automation within the reconciliation tool.
• Analyze accounts, journal entries, subsidiary ledgers, and other accounting documents for accuracy and completeness in connection with reconciliations.
• Identify reconciliation issues and work with senior team members to come up with an effective execution approach
• Review complete and easy to follow workpapers explaining issue, procedures and conclusion
• Oversee analytical reviews of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
• Review and assist in the development of analytical and statistical reports to drive leadership decision making around reconciliations
• Review and oversee preparation of ad-hoc reports and analyses upon request in relation to reconciliation
• Work closely with Bank Operations, Accounts Payable, and Treasury departments to ensure that transactions are recorded properly under U.S. GAAP