Accounting Associate

Signal Advisors; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) company contribution

Flexible PTO Policy

$500 home office setup

Job summary

A financial services company in Detroit seeks an Accounting Associate to manage financial documents and accounts. Responsibilities include preparing invoices, monitoring receivables, and ensuring timely accounting close. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience, a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, and a strong grasp of GAAP principles. The position offers a blend of autonomy and team interaction to streamline processes.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional accounting experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP and internal control framework.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial documents including invoices and reports.
• Monitor aging receivables to identify collection issues.
• Reconcile bank statements and prepare journal entries.
• Complete accounting close processes on time.
• Complete accounting close processes in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring appropriate financial controls, procedures and efficiencies are in place.
• Research issues and prepare internal reports.
• Develop and implement process improvements and automation.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Independent execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

What We’re Looking For In Team Members 🎨

Signal Advisors is on a mission to solve the retirement crisis. 69% of Americans do not work with a financial advisor today and only a quarter of Americans have a financial plan. Our team is reimagining a 60-year old industry—bringing new technologies, comprehensive services, and an inspired vision to financial advisors. Supported by our incredible investors, we’ve grown from a small Detroit-based team in 2020 to over 100 team members dispersed across the country.

We are: Empowering Leaders. Client Advocates. Entrepreneurial Champions.

Our team is a blend of industry experts and technologists building a better business, together. We’re in it for the long haul. Are you looking to be part of a dedicated, dispersed team where you can architect your impact and shape the company’s vision? Join us at Signal!

ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE

As an Accounting Associate at Signal Advisors you will work closely with accounting & finance leadership to prepare and review financial information providing a clear picture of the company’s financial performance. You will play a key role in the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and spend management of the company. In addition, you will be responsible for performing account reconciliations and ad-hoc analysis.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Prepare financial documents, such as invoices, reports and tax forms
• Monitor aging receivables reports to identify potential collection issues
• Reconcile bank statements
• Prepare and record journal entries
• Complete accounting close processes in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring appropriate financial controls, procedures and efficiencies are in place
• Research issues and prepare internal reports
• Develop and implement process improvements and automation

What We’re Looking For In Team Members 🎨

Generalist

Things move fast here - we’re looking for someone that is able to learn quickly on the spot and isn’t afraid to dive into a new topic.

Executer

We’re currently building out many new initiatives and programs. You’ll need to quickly ramp up and start executing. We talk a lot about strategy and high-level ideas, and you should be able to independently translate ideas into action, dig into the details, and make progress toward our team’s goals.

Process-Driven

You’re someone that geeks out on processes and is a sucker for making sure things stay on track. The goal is to be meticulous enough for quality output but not meticulous to the point of indecision.

Accountable

Our teams at Signal are small but mighty—we expect team members to work independently, grab the jump ball, and get it past the finish line. Receiving & giving feedback is crucial to accountability. You should be someone that’s comfortable with a culture of continuous feedback.

MUST HAVES

• 3-5 years of professional accounting experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred
• Knowledge of GAAP and internal control framework

WHAT WE VALUE @ SIGNAL

We’re obsessed with finding a better way. Never settle for less.

We act with a sense of urgency. We use our best judgment to act urgently on the right things at the right time.

We raise our level of awareness. Everything starts with awareness. We’re curious and alert to what is happening around us.

We find inches everywhere around us. There are thousands of opportunities to make an impact. We take those opportunities and act.

We do the right thing. Sticking to the highest standard of integrity is not optional.

We have strong opinions, loosely held. It’s not about WHO is right, it’s about WHAT is right.

Simplicity is Genius. Simplicity doesn’t just clarify; it makes things better for everyone. It’s that simple.

Ideas are valued, execution is worshiped. Great ideas get you to the 50-yard line; outstanding execution gets you into the end zone.

We are the "they". There is no "they". We are empowered to fix things, to be proactive, to find a solution.

We launch big ideas and then obsess over feedback to learn how we can make it even better.

Compensation & Benefits

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data.

In Addition To Salary, Our Team Members Benefits Include

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• FSA or HSA-eligible health plans
• 3% 401(k) company contribution with no vesting period
• Parental leave
• Learning & Development stipend
• Wellness programs
• Flexible PTO Policy
• 10 company-wide holidays
• $500 for your home office setup
• Remote friendly company
• Annual all-company retreat
• Competitive equity package based on on role and level

Our company is committed to building a team that represents the many dimensions of diversity. We know underrepresented groups have been systematically excluded from certain spaces, and we strongly encourage you to apply in honor of the background and identities you embody, including location, background, race, gender, sexual orientation or any other personally defining attribute. We’re imperfect communicators, so think of our job postings as just the start of the conversation. Take the leap — you might just be the perfect person for one of our open roles, even if you don’t fully match the job description.