Senior Accountant

At Koalafi we believe in a world where no one has to put an important purchase on hold. Thats why were making it easier for more people to pay for big purchases over time.

Retailers across the country rely on us to offer flexible lease-to-own financing to their non-prime consumers while increasing sales and strengthening customer loyalty. Their 2M customers love us because we provide a flexible way for them to make payments and give them an opportunity to improve their credit. Our 200 Koalafi teammates enjoy inspiring and challenging work that accelerates their careers.

Interested in learning more about how were transforming the financing experience and joining our team

What Youll Do

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in supporting the accounting operations of a fast-growing lease-to-own financing company. This position is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting managing complex accounting processes supporting audits and compliance requirements and partnering cross-functionally with internal teams. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment can manage multiple priorities simultaneously and brings strong technical accounting expertise under U.S. GAAP.

Financial Reporting & Close Process

• Lead assigned areas of themonth-endclose process ensuring accuracy completeness and timelinessof financial records
• Prepare and review journal entries account reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Ensure proper application of U.S. GAAP in all accounting treatments
• Assist in the preparation of internal and external financial statements
• Assist with financial statement and variance analysis identifying trends and explaining fluctuations

Reconciliations & General Ledger

• Perform and review balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items and discrepancies in a timely manner
• Maintain and ensure integrity of the general ledger

Treasury & Cash Management

• Support treasury functions including cash forecasting daily cash management and bank account reconciliations
• Monitor liquidity and assist with cash flow analysis
• Coordinate with banking partners as needed

Audit & Compliance

• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors during financial statement audits
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to audit inquiries
• Correspond with multiple U.S. states regarding sales tax compliance filings audits and inquiries

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build andmaintainstrong working relationships with internal departments such as Operations Legal andProduct supportinginterdepartmental initiatives and process improvements
• Partner with leadership to provide insights that support business decision-making

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identifyopportunities to improve accounting processes controls and efficiencies
• Assist with accounting system enhancements implementations or automation projects
• Contribute to the development and documentation of accounting policies and procedures

About You (Qualifications)

• 35 years of relevant experience in in-house accounting public accounting or a combination of both ideally withinfinancial services consumer finance leasing or lease-to-own industries
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables lookups large data sets)
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Experience supporting or performing financial statement audits
• Experience with month-end close reconciliations and financial statements whether preparation or auditing
• Familiarity with ERP/accounting or auditing systems preferably NetSuite
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and can clearly communicate accounting impacts to non-accounting stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• CPA license (active or in progress) preferred
• Sales tax compliance experience across multiple states is a plus
• Location Requirement: This position requires regular in-person attendance at one of our two office locations (Richmond VA or Arlington VA). Candidates must already be located within a commutable distance to either location as relocation assistance is not available at this time.

Why choose Koalafi: A career at Koalafi means opportunities to tackle exciting challenges every single day. We take pride in a culture of innovation trust and ownership. Youll get outside your comfort zone build meaningful relationships and most of all take charge of projects that ultimately help people get the things they need most.

Benefits:

At Koalafi you will have a direct impact on our products and help shape the companys success. We offer competitive compensation & benefits packages to keep you at your best:

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage
• 20 PTO days 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement with company matching
• Student Loan & Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter assistance
• Parental leave (maternal paternal)
• Inclusion and Associate Engagement Programs

Who we are & what we value:

• We focus on whats most important
• We set clear expectations and deliver
• We embrace challenges to reach our full potential
• We ask How can this be better
• We move fast together