Senior Accountant

Caribou is a financial technology company that simplifies auto loan refinancing by connecting customers with financial institutions. The Senior Accountant will own daily general ledger activity, loan transaction accounting, reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, and the development of scalable accounting processes and controls.

Responsibilities

Ensure strict adherence to GAAP and best in class accounting policies and procedures

Oversee high-volume daily refinance loan transactions and own daily bank reconciliations

Own end-to-end Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) analysis, capitalization journal entries, and schedule reconciliations

Lead accounting onboarding for new lenders, making sure systems, approval routing, and operational requirements are fully met before launch

Drive key month-end close workflows including preparing complex journal entries and accruals in accordance with pre-established deadlines

Perform monthly balance sheet account and revenue reconciliations ensuring clean tie outs to the general ledger

Support monthly financial reporting deliverables, variance analysis and period-over-period flux reviews against prior periods and budget

Continuously audit close procedures to eliminate bottlenecks, automate manual tasks, and accelerate reporting timelines

Collaborate with the broader Accounting team to establish, document and enforce GAAP-compliant business processes and internal controls

Lead cross-departmental efficiency projects, handle audit queries, and support ad hoc financial analyses as needed

Preferred

CPA strongly preferred

preference for public accounting and/or large corporate/fintech experience

preference for experience with NetSuite

CPA

Public Accounting Experience

Large Corporate Experience

Fintech Experience

NetSuite

Benefits

Eligible for annual performance-based Incentive (for applicable opportunities)

Equity options

401(k) retirement plan

Generous paid time off including Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents

Highly subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans

Fully company-paid mental health, disability, and basic life insurance

Optional benefits such as HSAs (with Caribou HSA contributions), FSAs, supplemental life and health, legal, and pet insurance

Up to $1,000 per year for eligible professional development expenses

Employee referral program

Candidates are welcome to work remotely from the states of AZ, CO, DC, IL, MD, TX, and VA

Option to work in-office or hybrid from the Denver, CO or Chandler, AZ offices

Remote work may be considered in CA, FL, MA, NY, OR, WA, and WI, subject to additional approval

Company

Auto loan refinancing marketplace connecting borrowers with lenders

Denver, Colorado, USA

https://www.caribou.com/

Founded in 2016

201-500 employees

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

3-6 years experience in progressive accounting roles

Experience with modern accounting software required

Strong technical accounting knowledge with an understanding of US GAAP and ability to document accounting conclusions

Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and effectively present complex information to both finance and non-finance partners

Advanced Excel capabilities with proven ability to manipulate and analyze large, complex datasets

Flexibility to quickly adapt when other high priority needs cause priorities to change

CPA strongly preferred

Preference for public accounting and/or large corporate/fintech experience

Preference for experience with NetSuite

Required skills

Represents the skills you have, click on the tags, US GAAP, Technical Accounting, NetSuite, CPA

Preferred skills

CPA strongly preferred, preference for experience with NetSuite

Experience

3-6 years