Senior Accountant

Bankjoy; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Excellent health plans (US & Canada)

Retirement plan with matching

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO & holidays

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Bankjoy, a US-headquartered fintech with a Canadian entity, seeks a hands-on Senior Accountant to own day-to-day accounting for multiple entities. Reporting to the COO, you will manage AR, AP, US sales tax, and the annual audit as the sole accountant in the business.

You will pull numbers from Salesforce and signed contracts, then work directly with the deal owner to finalize billing decisions. Autonomy and documented processes are key to success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with full ownership of a month-end close.
• Hands-on US multi-state sales tax experience: nexus determinations, filings, exemptions.
• Working knowledge of Avalara or similar tax engine integrated with billing.
• US GAAP revenue recognition under ASC 606 for multi-element SaaS contracts.
• Experience in multi-entity environments with cross-border operations and foreign currency translation.
• Experience owning or supporting external financial statement audits.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, and billing platforms; Salesforce a plus.
• Able to pull data from CRM and signed contracts without supervision.
• CPA (Canada or US) or equivalent.
• SaaS/fintech experience; credit unions/banks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end monthly billing cycle for SaaS subscriptions, implementation fees, expansions, and passthroughs.
• Interpret signed contracts for correct billing, including minimums and escalators.
• Source billing inputs independently from Salesforce and contract files.
• Reconcile vendor invoices against amounts billed; investigate variances.
• Own AR collections: aging reviews and client follow-ups.
• Prepare invoices for COO review and release.
• Own AP intake, vendor coding, and payment runs for COO approval.
• Maintain AP current to avoid vendor disruptions.
• Own US multi-state sales tax filings and Avalara administration.
• Coordinate tax filings for Canadian corporate tax and US/State taxes.
• Own full month-end close across US parent, Canadian entity, and subsidiary.
• Maintain schedules for deferred revenue, amortization, accruals; allocate payroll.
• Produce monthly KPI package for the board.
• Serve as primary contact for annual external audit.
• Develop and maintain process documentation for recurring cycles.
• Identify and fix recurring error sources; drive system/workflow improvements.

Skills

Month-end close ownership

US multi-state sales tax

Avalara integration knowledge

ASC 606 revenue recognition

Multi-entity / cross-border experience

Audit management

CRM data extraction (Salesforce)

Documentation of processes

CPA (Canada or US) or equivalent

SaaS/fintech exposure

Education

CPA (Canada or US)

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Bill.com

Billing platform

Zoho

Salesforce

Job description

Who We Are

Bankjoy is a Y Combinator and Bessemer Venture Partner backed FinTech startup. We are changing the way community banks and credit unions do business, enabling them to become tech-driven and digital first. Bankjoy provides modern digital banking products including mobile banking, online banking, online account opening, loan origination, and conversational AI. Our mission is to revolutionize banking tech infrastructure by leading digital transformation at financial institutions - big and small.

The Role

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Accountant to own day-to-day accounting operations for a US-headquartered fintech with a Canadian entity. Reporting directly to the COO, this role owns accounts receivable and accounts payable, the monthly close across multiple entities, the US multi-state sales tax function, and the annual financial statement audit.

This is a sole-contributor role with full functional ownership. You will be the only accountant in the business, working directly with the COO, and partnering with Sales and Client Success to get billing right at the source. You will have the autonomy to run the function your way and the responsibility to document how it runs.

The ideal candidate is resourceful and self-directed: someone who pulls the numbers they need from Salesforce and signed contracts, goes directly to the person who closed the deal, and brings the COO decisions rather than questions.

What You'll Do

Revenue, Billing & Accounts Receivable

• Own the monthly billing cycle end to end: recurring SaaS subscriptions, implementation fees, expansion and upsell items, and third-party passthroughs.

• Interpret signed client contracts to determine correct billing, including minimums, tiered unit pricing, annual escalators, passthrough treatment, and go-live timing.

• Source billing inputs independently from Salesforce, contract files, and the Sales or Client Success owner who closed the deal.

• Reconcile third-party vendor invoices against amounts rebilled to clients, and investigate variances before they reach the client.

• Own AR collections: aging review, client follow-up, and timely escalation of at-risk balances.

• Prepare invoices for COO review and release.

Accounts Payable

• Own AP intake, vendor coding, and entry; maintain written vendor-to-GL coding standards.

• Prepare payment runs for COO approval and manage vendor relationships, statements, and billing disputes.

• Keep AP current so that no vendor relationship is disrupted by a missed or late payment.

US Sales Tax & Compliance

• Own the US multi-state sales tax function: nexus monitoring, registrations, and monthly and quarterly filings.

• Administer Avalara, including the billing system integration, and reconcile taxable sales to filed returns each period as a standing control.

• Collect and maintain exemption certificates for tax-exempt credit union clients.

• Manage voluntary disclosure agreements, state notices, and state tax audits.

• Support Canadian corporate tax filings and US federal and state returns with external advisors.

Month-End Close & Reporting

• Own the full close cycle across the US parent, its Canadian entity, and its subsidiary.

• Maintain recurring schedules: deferred revenue and implementation fee amortization, prepaid expenses, referral fee accruals, and sales commission amortization.

• Allocate payroll and benefits by department across US and Canadian payroll, including CAD translation and RRSP remittance reconciliation.

• Investigate and explain month-over-month variance by department without being asked, distinguishing real movement from timing artifacts.

• Produce the monthly KPI package for the board.

External Audit

• Serve as primary point of contact for the annual financial statement audit.

• Prepare PBC schedules and workpapers, respond to auditor requests, and post audit adjustments.

• Maintain rollforward schedules that tie to the general ledger year over year.

• Treat audited financial statements as controlled documents and route all external distribution through the COO.

Process & Documentation

• Build and maintain written documentation for every recurring process, including the month-end close checklist, vendor coding rules, departmental mapping, and billing logic.

• Identify recurring error sources and fix them at the root rather than correcting them each month.

• Recommend and implement improvements to systems and workflows as the business scales.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full ownership of a month-end close (must have).

• Hands-on US multi-state sales tax experience: nexus determination, state registrations, filings, exemption certificate management, and voluntary disclosure agreements (must have).

• Working knowledge of Avalara or a comparable sales tax engine, including its integration with a billing system (must have).

• US GAAP revenue recognition under ASC 606 applied to multi-element SaaS contracts, specifically implementation fee deferral and principal-versus-agent analysis for passthrough revenue (must have).

• Experience in a multi-entity environment with cross-border operations and foreign currency translation.

• Experience owning or substantially supporting an external financial statement audit.

• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, and a billing platform; Zoho and Salesforce a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to work without supervision: comfortable pulling data from a CRM, reading a signed contract, and going directly to the deal owner for an answer.

• Evidence of process documentation you wrote and maintained. Candidates should be prepared to share a work sample, such as a close checklist or procedure you authored.

• CPA (Canada or US) or equivalent practical experience.

• SaaS or fintech experience strongly preferred; experience serving credit unions or community banks is a plus.
  

Salary Range

$115,000 - $135,000 CAD

What You Get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment

• Competitive compensation

• Stock options at a well-funded startup

• We cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for individuals on our base plan, with significant contributions toward all other plan options (USA).

• We cover 100% of extended medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your family under our single, comprehensive plan (Canada).

• Retirement plan with 4% company matching

• 8 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents, 4 weeks for non-birthing

• 3-5 weeks PTO depending on tenure

• 5 health days

• 15 holidays

• End of year shutdown

• Performance-based bonuses

• Remote first culture

Equal Employment Opportunities at Bankjoy

Bankjoy is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Bankjoy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.