Financial Reporting Analyst

contfinco; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Continental Finance Company is a growing fintech leader in credit card marketing and servicing. We seek a Financial Reporting Analyst to support our Finance & Accounting Team and GAAP-based reporting.

You will assist with financial statements, management reporting, and audit preparation while helping streamline ledger processes in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent required.
• 1–2 years public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in preparing and reviewing financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Team player with ability to collaborate across teams.
• High interpersonal skills with diplomacy.
• Prior banking or financial services experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with financial statement preparation for all entities and analytics.
• Support management reporting, KPIs, and investor presentations.
• Assist in mark-to-market accounting and posting to the general ledger.
• Coordinate with external auditors and prepare audit documentation.
• Research accounting literature and update policy disclosures as needed.
• Process allocations, accruals, amortization, depreciation and journal entries.
• Prepare general ledger entries and reconcile accounts.
• Streamline and automate accounting procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Come join a growing financial technology company that’s leading the marketplace in both the marketing and servicing of credit cards! Continental Finance Company specializes in credit card options for those consumers with less than perfect credit. We are seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst to support our Finance & Accounting Team.

The Financial Reporting Analyst will report to the Supervisor, Financial Reporting and Controller to support the overall financial reporting infrastructure. In addition, the role will support the maintenance and administration of the General Ledger accounts and business transactions of the organization, applying the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Essential Functions:

• Assist the Supervisor, Financial Reporting & Controller with financial statement preparation for all entities with supporting financial reporting analytics, including future integrated reporting with our Bank affiliate and potential new Holding Company.
• Assist the Supervisor, Financial Reporting & Controller with management reporting, key performance indicators, and investor presentations.
• Assist in preparation of mark to market accounting, prepare and review complex accounting transactions and estimates for posting to the general ledger.
• Liaise with external auditors and prepare audit documentation upon request to assist in quarterly reviews, and the annual independent audit.
• Research technical accounting literature related to new transactions and Account Standard Updates to existing literature, and update accounting policy documentation as needed or prepare new note disclosures.
• Perform the processing of functional and benefits expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation and recording of adjusting and reclassification journal entries, if necessary.
• Prepare general ledger entries by maintaining records, files and reconciling accounts.
• Continuously streamline and automate accounting procedures by analyzing current processes and recommending changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent degree required.
• 1-2 years public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated proficiency with preparing and reviewing financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, and statement of cash flows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, and advanced Excel).
• Team player and can collaborate with other teams in the organization.
• High level of interpersonal skills with demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management.
• Prior banking or financial services experience a plus.

Why Continental Finance?

Continental Finance Company (the “CFC”) is one of America’s leading marketers and servicers of credit cards for consumers with less‑than‑perfect credit. Since our founding in 2005, we have prided ourselves on corporate responsibility to customers in terms of a strong customer support program and fair treatment. With our success, we have also grown into an innovative financial tech company! With a state‑of‑the‑art consumer marketing and servicing platform, we provide a variety of services to consumers when other financial institutions will not accommodate them. With more than 2.6 million credit cards managed and serviced since our founding, we pride ourselves on putting the customer first. We are not a chartered banking financial institution, nor are we a debt originator or a credit card issuer.

CFC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Our company provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

CFC offers a hybrid work schedule which includes three (3) core days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two (2) remote workdays (Monday and Friday).