SoFi is hiring: Senior Accountant in San Francisco

Overview

SoFi is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our growing SoFi Controllership team. This is an exciting opportunity for professionals looking for a team-oriented environment where you can develop your accounting and operational skills within our organization.

Base pay

$89,600.00/yr - $168,000.00/yr

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The role: SoFi is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Controllership team. This role supports accounting and reconciliations governance, process improvements, and provides an opportunity to develop accounting and operational skills in a forward-thinking technology company that’s transforming financial services with innovative loan products and investment tools.

What you’ll do

• Oversee the preparation of daily, weekly, monthly detailed account reconciliations performed by your team
• May lead a staff accountant, 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 audit requests
• Gain an in depth understanding of the SoFi systems and how transactions flow between systems and the general ledger and help secure the best independent support for the team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within finance, operations and engineering to research reconciling items and clear them in a timely manner, and prevent recurrence
• Work to streamline and improve 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 determine effective execution approaches
• Review workpapers explaining issues, procedures and conclusions
• Oversee analytical reviews of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
• Assist in developing analytical and statistical reports to drive leadership decision making around reconciliations
• Review and oversee ad-hoc reports and analyses related to reconciliations
• Coordinate with Bank Operations, Accounts Payable, and Treasury to ensure transactions are recorded properly under U.S. GAAP

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience in accounting, reconciliation and close activities
• Experience leading a small team
• Applied working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accounting procedures
• Strong organizational, analytical, mathematical, and project management skills
• Forward-thinking and hands-on approach
• Desire to learn; proactive and self-driven with the ability to think creatively in 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

Nice to have

• Experience with Workday Financials
• CPA certification is a plus
• Audit experience
• Prior experience performing reconciliations and using a reconciliation system

Compensation And Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page.

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics. SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. We offer reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities; please let your recruiter know or email accommodations@sofi.com if you need accommodations to participate in the application or interview process. Some geographic restrictions apply (e.g., remote work from Hawaii or Alaska may be unavailable).

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