Finance Operations

About Column

For companies building financial technology and transforming the financial services space, the biggest bottleneck to their growth and innovation is often the underlying banks and infrastructure stack they rely on. We have spent our careers founding and scaling companies like Plaid, Square, SoFi, Blend, and Affirm, and have seen this problem firsthand — builders and developers needing to partner with traditional banks, and creating API and abstraction layers over the patchwork that is the bank, its core, and many other vendors. All of this results in a complex (and often expensive) banking supply chain involving a user, fintech, BaaS middleware provider, bank, core and the Federal Reserve.

At Column, we set out to simplify and fix this. We are a bank and a software company built from the ground up, offering builders and developers technology-forward banking solutions that cut out the hundreds of vendors, middleware providers, and abstraction layers. This means a safer, more transparent, and less costly banking supply chain. Come build with us!

The opportunity

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to build out the financial operations and infrastructure at a bank that is powering innovation in fintech.  As part of the Finance & Accounting team, you'll step into a dynamic role where you'll support our strategic initiatives, and ensure our financial processes are efficient and precise across accounting, finance, treasury, and credit operations. Our ideal candidate has a strong foundation in accounting, wants to grow their broader finance skill set, and is highly motivated to help scale a business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their career to accelerate their ownership and development while learning and working alongside senior finance professionals from Warburg Pincus, Sixth Street, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and EY in San Francisco (Presidio) to build a world-class Finance function from the ground up.

What you’ll do

• Assist in month-end and quarter-end close processes, including preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations

• Conduct in-depth technical accounting analysis to support strategic decision-making

• Support in the preparation of detailed financial reports (including quarterly regulatory reporting and annual financial statements and footnotes), forecasts, and budgets

• Analyze financial performance, identify trends, monitor budget variances, and provide actionable insights to senior management

• Support strategic planning processes and financial forecasting, financial goal setting, and KPI tracking

• Assist in the preparation and coordination of internal and external financial audits

• Support the implementation and maintenance of finance and accounting software and systems (e.g. ERP, billing, procurement systems)

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency and accuracy

• Assist in capital markets activities, including loan sales, loan funding, and work related to completing these transactions

• Engage in treasury and liquidity management activities, including day-to-day liquidity monitoring, stress testing, reporting, and deposit analysis
  

What you’ll need to be successful

• 3-5 years experience in accounting, finance, consulting, or a related role

• Working knowledge of US GAAP to contribute to the operationalizing and application of accounting policies

• Experience in the banking or financial services sector 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail in banking or the financial services industry

• A scrappy, roll-up-your-sleeves, low-ego attitude, and a strong ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment

• Bonus points if you…

  • Have experience with ERP systems especially accounting modules such as revenue recognition, fixed assets, prepaid, and leases

  • Are proficient in SQL, Python, or other database / statistical analysis languages

  • Are proficient in financial analysis and reporting

  • Are proficient in financial modeling or bank financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes

  • Are a CPA

What you’ll get from us:

• 🏥 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 50% covered for your dependents

• 💳 FSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses

• 📈 401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options

• 🌴 Flexible time-off policy - take the time off