Everyone is welcome at Handshake. We know diverse teams build better products and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply.

Your impact

We are thrilled to welcome a highly motivated Staff Accountant to our expanding Handshake team. In this role, you will support the Accounts Payable Manager and play a crucial part in the accounting process. In this role, you'll take the lead in managing our accounts payable process, including booking invoices, coding credit card transactions, and conducting monthly reconciliations. You will work directly with vendors to maintain strong business relationships and offer support and assistance. Your work will ensure accuracy and alignment with our policies, keeping us on track with our month-end close timeline.

You'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and contribute to the development of new processes. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, excellent interpersonal communication abilities, and a willingness to thrive in a fast-paced setting.

Your role

• Invoice and Credit Card Processing: Enter, code, and process invoices and credit card charges accurately and in a timely manner.

• Vendor Relations: Work with vendors to onboard them and resolve payment inquiries as needed.

• Validate policy compliance for bills, credit card charges and expenses filed via expense report against approved purchase requests.

• Review and approve expense reports based on the company’s expense report policy

• Manage school payment reimbursements process

• Ensure timely posting of bank account transactions and ensure bank posting completeness on a weekly basis

• Perform month-end duties such as posting journal entries and account reconciliations (Fixed Assets, Prepaid Expenses, Cash and Banks)

• Handle checks deposit and customer payment application

• Assist in statutory filling

• Support automation efforts in procurement to pay and expense reimbursement process

• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders

• Identify process improvement areas, offer solutions and collaborate to drive process implementations

• Perform adhoc projects as necessary

• Assist wth auditor request

• Identify areas for process improvements

• Perform ad hoc projects as necessary

Your experience

• 2-3 years of related accounting experience is required

• Experience with Netsuite, Bill, Expensify and G-Suite

• Experience within a high-growth/fast-paced businesses

• Skilled team player with experience working with cross-functional business stakeholders

• Attention to detail and organization skills

• BS/BA Degree or equivalent with a background

Bonus areas of expertise

• Teampay, Brex and Navan experience would be a plus

Compensation range

• $80k - $90k

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

About us

Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 750,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits. In 2022 we announced our $200M Series F funding round. This Series F fundraise and valuation of $3.5B will fuel Handshake’s next phase of growth and propel our mission to help more people start, restart, and jumpstart their careers.

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