Staff Accountant
About Us:
YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and recently raised up to $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation over $1B.
We analyze billions of alternative data points every day to provide accurate, detailed insights on ridesharing, e-commerce marketplaces, payments and more. Our on-demand insights team uses proprietary technology to identify, license, clean and analyze the data many of the world’s largest investment funds and corporations depend on.
For three years and counting, we have been recognized as one of Inc’s Best Workplaces. We are a fast-growing technology company backed by The Carlyle Group and Norwest Venture Partners. Our offices are located in NYC, Austin, Miami, Denver, Mountain View, Seattle, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Singapore. We cultivate a people-centric culture focused on mastery, ownership, and transparency.
About the Role:
YipitData is looking for an experienced Staff Accountant to join our Finance team.
This is a unique opportunity to work at a high-growth FinTech company with entrepreneurial yet supportive colleagues. In this role, you will utilize your exceptional accounting knowledge and high attention to detail to manage accounts receivables, own customer communications, and assist the accounting team within a fast-paced dynamic environment.
As our Staff Accountant, you will:
- Manage the full accounts receivable cycle, including: invoice review, collections, cash application, and account reconciliations.
- Resolve billing discrepancies and customer inquiries in a timely manner; Monitor customer accounts and follow up on outstanding balances.
- Monitor A/R aging, follow up on outstanding balances, and partner with our Treasury Manager on collections.
- Review APAC entities' payroll reports and transactions booking in NetSuite.
- Assist in month-end closing procedures and other accounting tasks as assigned; Prepare and post journal entries as needed; Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules; Analyze financial results and explain variances (Flux review).
- Support our annual financial audit and other ad hoc projects.
You Are Likely To Succeed If:
- 2+ years of accounting experience in a fast-paced environment
- Strong experience with:
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Bookkeeping
- General Ledger (GL) accounting
- Month-end close processes
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping
- Experience with NetSuite accounting software and Salesforce CRM strongly preferred
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Knowledge of GAAP required
What We Offer:
- Our compensation package includes competitive salary and comprehensive benefit offerings.
- Opportunities to build a career as a manager or individual contributor through our career ladder that promotes based on impact. You will have regular career conversations with your manager where you will discuss your short and long-term career goals. We are committed to helping you develop in your career and offer the potential for internal mobility opportunities
- We care about your personal life, and we actually mean it. We offer flexible work hours, a hybrid work environment, unlimited vacation, a generous 401K match, parental leave, team events, a wellness budget, learning reimbursement, monthly WFH budget for remote workers, and more!
- Through our HR platform, you’ll get to choose from a variety of health plans starting at no monthly out-of-pocket premium, dental, vision, 401k match, and commuter benefits!
- Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you make, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics. Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.
- The annual base salary range for this position is anticipated to be $72,000 - $80,000. Final compensation may be determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal team benchmarks.
This role may be performed fully remotely within the United States. Please note that our US headquarters are located in NYC. We also have office hubs in Austin, Miami, Denver, Mountain View, and Seattle. If the remote work is performed outside of these offices, income may be subject to New York State tax withholding.
Please note that for this position, we are not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require visa sponsorship.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
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Short answers (3)
- What is your minimum required yearly salary (in USD) to consider this position?
- When is the earliest you can start this position? If you do not have a date in mind, please share with us what kind of notice you would need to give your current employer. (Note: your desired start date will NOT affect your candidacy).
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- Please only submit a PDF version of your resume above. Submitting .doc, .pages, or other file types may lead to rendering/formatting errors.
- Assume it's May 6th. You are closing the April books. Which of the following does not require an adjusting entry for April?
- You received a receipt for an annual software license paid in full on our company credit card. At month-end, what account are you most likely adjusting?
- You are preparing an invoice for an existing customer. This customer previously paid $30,000 for a 1-year subscription for 1 product, starting October 1, 2022. They are now upgrading to 2 products for $40,000 for a 1-year subscription, starting May 1, 2023. What amount should be invoiced to the customer effective May 1, 2023?
- In which of the following scenarios would you accrue for an April revenue?
- A customer pays a $5,000 outstanding invoice. What is the correct accounting entry?
- Are you legally authorized to work in the United States for YipitData?
- Will you *now* OR *in the future* require employer-based sponsorship for immigration-related employment benefit(s) or visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, I-140, etc.) to work for YipitData? (Immigration-related employment benefits include, for instance, H-1B, TN, O, E, and other nonimmigrant work visa/status; employment based “green card”/immigrant sponsorship, such as a labor certification, I-140 immigrant petition for alien worker, adjustment of status, consular processing, etc.)
- I acknowledge that for remote-based US roles, depending upon where the remote work is performed, INCOME COULD BE SUBJECT TO NYS TAX WITHHOLDINGS.
- A final step in the hiring process is for you to arrange reference calls with former managers, direct reports (for managerial roles), and others.
- YipitData is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks collaboration, innovation, and excellence through diversity and inclusion. Here is a set of voluntary demographic questions that are part of our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. You may choose not to answer the questions below. If you do choose to answer, your responses will be used (in aggregate form only) to help us identify areas for improvement in our process. Your responses, or your choice to not respond, will not be associated with your specific application and will not in any way be used in the hiring decision. optional
- Please specify the race/ethnicity you identify with (select any/all that apply): optional
- Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? optional
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- What are your pronouns? (select any/all that apply) optional
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities. optional
- What is your veteran status? optional
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- Do you have Accounts Receivable experience? If so, please elaborate in 1-2 sentences.