Senior Accountant, Gusto
Platform Accounting
$106-132k
2-3 days a week in office
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Open for applications
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$106-132k
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where work empowers a better life.
Role
Who you are
- Accountant by trade with a strong understanding and passion Fintech and data driven solutions
- Thrives in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment and feels confident standing up brand new processes
- Analytical thinker that can investigate variances, identify trends, and surface errors/anomalies in large data sets
- Comfortable picking up new tools and deepening your Excel & SQL skills through self-learning and on-the-job coaching
- B.S. or B.A. in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field of study
- CA, CPA or close to getting these certifications
- 4-6 years of relevant accounting experience; Combination of public accounting (Big 4 strongly preferred, including 1+ years of relevant industry (FinTech, payments, payroll)
- Experience with large-scale ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday)
- Experience working with remote/shared service team members and vendor partners
- Ability to interpret and analyze large payments processing data sets across multiple platforms within the scope of cash reconciliation
- Experience in implementing and developing operational processes on a large scale
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of successful cross-functional collaboration on shared initiatives
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Experience in process development, standardization and automation, with proven ability to operate successfully in a highly-complex and changing environment with competing objectives and priorities
- Experience implementing and/or managing payments or transaction level reconciliation and exceptions management solutions a plus
- Experience in and understanding of payroll industry or global payments concepts, industry and technology is a plus
- Proficient in MS Office or G Suite; Experience in SQL, Redash, Tableau a plus
What the job involves
- The Platform Accounting team is responsible for cash management, reconciliation and accounting for daily platform customer cash activity, fees and transaction losses processing at Gusto
- This role has a combination of platform accounting, data analysis and reconciliation system tasks and responsibilities
- In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring successful implementation of new payment partner integrations and product changes impacting the customer cash reconciliation cycle and platform accounting
- This role will participate in monthly accounting close, work directly with payments operations, EPD and payments project managers to support global and cross functional initiatives
- Success in this role is defined by a consistent track record of accomplishing tight deadlines and effectively supporting large cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful communication, collaboration and implementations
- Plan and perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical reviews
- Collaborate with internal business partners such as Data Analytics, Product, Finance Systems, Treasury, Engineering to implement new integrations including bank accounts, processors, and products
- Partner with FP&A lead to analyze actual results and support additional analytics when necessary
- Collaborate with both internal and external partners to investigate and resolve cash-impacting reporting discrepancies
- Participate in building and owning reliable and scalable processes and controls for Gusto’s Payment Platform; mitigate finance and payments risks
- Enhance operations and build new models such as accruals & payment reporting
- Maintain & support internally built knowledge base in Atlassian Confluence to document business and process changes as they relate to new payment integrations or new processes
- Partner with large group cross-functional teams to support internal financial systems process improvements and automation
- Use SQL to query large data sets and extract insights that impact Financial Reporting & Close
- Support financial statement audits and other compliance initiatives (SOC1, Money transmitter licenses, etc)
- Assist in design, implement and execute efficient internal control procedures relating to Customer Money Movement and other Platform activities
- Work on other ad hoc projects within the finance organization, as required
Our take
For many small businesses, vital administrative tasks such as payroll, taxes, and benefits are manual tasks that take time and energy which many SMB owners don’t have. The three co-founders of Gusto – all coming from small business backgrounds – collaborated on a Fintech company that would handle employee payments, benefits administration, and compliance support specifically for small businesses.
The company may have started slowly, as the founders focused on nailing each individual aspect of Gusto’s operations, but has now skyrocketed to unicorn status with more than 200,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. In 2021, Gusto began acquiring other companies to strengthen its offering and its position in a competitive market, including two other fintech startups, Ardius and Symmetry.
Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. Although Gusto has found itself impacted by the macroeconomic situation, through the significant effect it has had on its clientele, the company still appears positive for the future after raising funds in 2023 that will see it reach key profitability benchmarks. It continues to consolidate its platform, for example by integrating with OpenComp to grant its users access to the company's Compensation Intelligence Platform.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.1m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus a variety of mental health resources
- Flexible vacation - Gusties are encouraged to take the time off they need to continue doing great work
- Fertility treatments, parental leave, pregnancy termination, caregiving, gender-affirming surgery, hormone treatments, transgender-inclusive services, and more
- If you work at one of our homebases, enjoy food, drinks, and good conversation — on us
- Celebrate 5 or 10 years at Gusto and take a month off to recharge
- Take advantage of internet, phone, commuter, and wellness stipends each month, along with a WFH stipend and cash for anniversaries
Company values
- Embody a service mindset - Never stop advocating for the needs of others
- Dream big, then make it real - Be ambitious. Show and do, rather than tell and talk
- Be proud of the how - Ensure deep integrity in everything you do
- Embrace an ownership mentality - Take initiative to leave things better than you found them
- Debate then commit - Share openly, question respectfully, and once a decision is made, commit fully
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(CPO)Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo, a mobile self-service technologies company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
Edward Kim
(Head of Engineering)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing, a printed photos company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
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