Staff Accountant, Handshake

$80-90k

+ Equity

GSuite
NetSuite
Junior and Mid level
San Francisco Bay Area

3 days a week in office

Handshake

College career network and job board

Open for applications

Handshake

College career network and job board

501-1000 employees

B2CRecruitmentNetworking

Open for applications

$80-90k

+ Equity

GSuite
NetSuite
Junior and Mid level
San Francisco Bay Area

3 days a week in office

501-1000 employees

B2CRecruitmentNetworking

Company mission

To democratize access to opportunity and ensure any student can build a great career no matter who they know, where they live or what school they attend.

Role

Who you are

  • 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
  • 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

Desirable

  • Teampay, Brex and Navan experience would be a plus

What the job involves

  • 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
  • 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

Our take

The three founders of Handshake established their company in an attempt to eliminate inequality and make the student hiring landscape fairer. The Handshake platform acts as a LinkedIn for college students, pairing students from every walk of life with more than 650K employers, including the entire Fortune 500, which includes Google and Nike.

The graduate recruitment platform is open to any student with a valid @.edu email address, with more than 12 million active users from thousands of colleges and universities. With a student-first philosophy, the company generates revenue from both universities and employers rather than students.

Valued at $3.5B, Handshake has gained traction in a competitive market, although it has strong competition from recruiting giants LinkedIn and Indeed. It stands out, however, by helping students build new relationships and skills, rather than simply making connections to people they already know.

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Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

2% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jan 2022

$200m

SERIES F

May 2021

$80m

SERIES E

Total funding: $434m

Company benefits

  • 💰Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company
  • 🍼16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents
  • 💝Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support
  • 💻Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home
  • 📚Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career
  • 🏦401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year
  • 🏝 All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Summer and Winter #ShakeBreak, two one-week periods of Collective Time Off

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Garrett Lord

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Majored in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. Interned at Palantir Technologies before co-founding Handshake in 2012.

Ben Christensen

(Co-Founder)

Graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Computer Networking & Systems Administration. Interned at Target and worked as a Developer at Up and Running Software. Was part of Arbor Networks' ASERT Security Research team.

Scott Ringwelski

(Co-Founder)

Attained a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Co-founded Handshake in 2012.

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