Senior Accounting Manager

About the Role:

As a leader on the Accounting team, you will materially impact and help shape Papaya’s success by implementing and managing processes and resources, and leading annual audit preparation. 

Flexibility, communication, and a willingness to learn are of the highest importance. Papaya believes that diversity helps build an inclusive culture where all team members can grow, contribute, and feel valued. If you agree, we’d love to hear from you.

Open to remote candidates based in the continental U.S.

What you will be doing: 

• Lead the Accounting function including internal and external Accounting resources, setting it up for future growth.
• Lead preparation and internal execution of annual financial statement audits.
• Prepare monthly financials and management reporting packages. Manage the preparation and review of month-end journal entries and account reconciliations. 
• Maintain general ledger structure, continuously optimizing accounting processes.
• Assess, research and document appropriate US GAAP treatment for various transactions within the business. Write the company’s Accounting policies as needed. 
• Own implementing and maintaining portions of the upstream data systems that impact accuracy of financials.
• Manage tax returns and other tax filings.
• Actively support the growth of the business: identify and drive process improvements, complete special projects as needed. 
• Responsible for biweekly payroll, and other payroll related duties.

We’d like to hear from candidates with: 

• 5+ years of professional accounting experience. CPA required.
• Big Four experience preferred. Private accounting experience at a high-growth company is a plus.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Ability to problem solve and provide solutions on complex issues.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently, but unafraid to ask questions.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Driven to learn fast, be creative, and win as a team.
• Desire to work in a fast growing, sometimes unstructured environment where you can add a lot not only to your functional role but to all those around you.
• Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet, professional manner.

About Papaya:

Papaya is a modern fintech platform that simplifies bill payments for American families. Using computer vision and automation, our app makes paying your bills as simple as taking a picture. 

We started in 2016 with the mission to alleviate the frustration of paying bills. We are building technology to help address American families’ number one source of stress, finances, while also helping billers of all sizes and from all industries get paid faster and more often.

At Papaya, we love to celebrate our incredible group of hardworking employees - and it shows. We’re proud to say that we were voted one of Built In LA’s Best Small Companies to Work for in 2020, 2021, and 2022! We are proud to have 4.8 stars and over 90k reviews on the App Store, and are backed by investors that include Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and First Round Capital. 

In order to provide greater transparency, we have included base pay ranges for all of our US-based job postings. Our pay ranges are based on the role's level and responsibilities, and benchmarked against similar stage growth companies in the fintech industry. We utilize multiple factors including skills and work experience to determine the final offer amount given to each candidate.The base pay range for this position is: $150,000 - $180,000/year. 

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria above but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

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