Senior Accountant

Uphold • Full-time • New York, New York • $90k / year • 1d ago

About Uphold

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking, and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services, and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries.

Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.

To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.

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This position reports to the Controller

Primary Responsibilities:

Perform month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for various balance sheet and income statement accounts
Perform financial statement analyses and document meaningful explanations for fluctuations
Review financial statements to ensure transactions and consolidations are properly reflected and in accordance with GAAP
Participate in streamlining and process improvement projects, enhancing the internal controls over accounting processes and systems
Assist in implementing new accounting policies and procedures
Prepare schedules and reports for management and external service providers
Support external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility, including preparation of audit schedules
Support management in completing special projects, ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests, and other tasks as assigned
Support financial reporting and planning teams, as necessary

Education and Experience Requirements:

BA/BS degree in Accounting or related field
2+ years of accounting experience
Strong knowledge and application of GAAP and internal controls
Ability to execute, follow-up, and ensure attention to detail
Commitment to process improvement and the ability to think “out-of the box”
Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritize and multitask
High degree of dedication to improvement and strong sense of ownership
Strong Excel is required

Salary: $90K + Bonus + Benefits

Nice-to-haves:

Financial Services experience
NetSuite or similar product experience
CPA (or eligible)
Experience overseeing technical audits
Fintech/SaaS experience

EEOC Employer:

Uphold is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.