Staff Accountant

Summary

Join NinjaHoldings as a Staff Accountant and contribute to our financial reporting function. Prepare journal entries, analyze financial statements, and perform account reconciliations. Support accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accurate and timely transaction processing. Reconcile high-volume cash transactions and research discrepancies. Assist in improving accounting processes and collaborate on developing accounting for new products. Track loan portfolio performance using SQL and facilitate state and local tax return preparation. Help Accounting Managers with strategic projects. This role offers growth opportunities within a dynamic team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in public accounting or relevant industry experience
• Certification or progress towards CPA
• Strong quantitative analytical skills
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines, follow through to completion, and present conclusions of analysis in an organized and thoughtful manner

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, financial statement analysis, and account reconciliations
• Support accounts payable and receivable functions, ensuring accurate and timely processing of transactions
• Reconcile high-volume cash transactions and research reconciling items in loan management system
• Assist in the continuous improvement of accounting processes and procedures
• Collaborate on the development of accounting for new products
• Track real-time performance of the loan portfolio using SQL-based data visualization tools
• Facilitate state and local tax return preparation and filing efforts
• Help Accounting Managers and other team members on strategic projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SQL or other relational database tools
• Tax experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible, remote work
• Fun, fast-paced work environment
• Dynamic start-up culture
• Ability to make an immediate impact in a growth stage company
• Convenient downtown Chicago office located in the heart of the city