GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJs relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand clients needs attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced accounting professional to oversee and support financial technology initiatives within a regulated banking environment. This role is responsible for managing the accounting lifecycle of fintech-related programs from initial setup through ongoing operations while ensuring accuracy compliance and strong internal controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end accounting lifecycle for fintech initiatives including onboarding new programs and maintaining support for established partnerships.
- Design and document accounting workflows for new programs including funds flow mapping reconciliation procedures and financial reporting processes.
- Perform high-volume daily reconciliations related to prepaid transactions payment activity and related fintech operations.
- Prepare and record daily and monthly journal entries including review of entries prepared by other team members ensuring compliance with GAAP.
- Develop a thorough understanding of each programs financial structure system architecture and operational processes.
- Analyze detailed transactional data across multiple systems to identify discrepancies or irregularities; escalate and assist with resolution as needed.
- Promote cross-team knowledge sharing to ensure consistent accounting treatment and process accuracy across all fintech programs.
Qualifications
- 810 years of progressive experience in full-cycle accounting.
- Experience in banking financial services or fintech environments preferred.
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of GAAP financial reporting requirements and internal control frameworks.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including PivotTables lookup functions and complex formulas.
- Exposure to bank reconciliations prepaid program accounting or payment platforms is advantageous.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical abilities and the capacity to perform effectively in a fast-moving collaborative setting.