Senior Staff Accountant

A career with Gravity Payments is an opportunity to be on a collaborative team where creative leadership, passion for progress, and responsibility are paramount. Our team members focus and commit to providing for our clients and our community because we care deeply for others.  

Success in this role looks like:

• In the first 90 days:
• Proficiently navigating the systems and processes that are owned in the role. 
• Autonomy in the accounts payable process and the month-end accounts payable tasks. 
• In the first 6 months:
• Implementing process improvements for efficiency and accuracy. 
• Proactive in anticipating needs for growth and scaling the accounts payable processes. 
• Learning and taking on other processes within accounting to help support or absorb as the team and company evolve. 
• Having an active role in taking processes and systems to the next level and not satisfied with the status quo.

Core Responsibilities

• Identify and implement ways to create efficiencies in processes
• Accurately process and record vendor invoices and expense reports in a timely manner
• Ensure proper documentation, authorization, and coding of invoices and expense reports
• Work closely with team members around the company to resolve vendor inquiries and manage vendor relationships
• Develop and implement a process for new vendor negotiation and setup process 
• Perform monthly reconciliations and analysis of accounts payable transactions
• Participate in month-end and year-end closing processes and provide support for financial audits/reviews
• Enter credit card and bank account transactions in the financial system
• Execute credit card and bank account reconciliation
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and accounting principles
• Help other team members take on challenges in additional areas of accounting, and work to solve problems
• Conduct regular audits to identify and resolve financial discrepancies
• Develop and maintain financial policies and procedures

Requirements

Preferred Skills

• Ability to manage complexity
• Optimizes work processes 
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
• Detail-oriented: Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• 2+ years of experience in accounting or a related role
• Prior payments industry experience is helpful but is not required
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices including GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills, including proficiency in organizing data, utilizing pivot tables, writing formulas, and extracting data into Excel
• Prior experience with accounting software such as Intact, FloCast, and Ramp
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines

Technical requirements

• Must have access to a wired internet connection
• Must have access to at least a 25 megabits per second (mbps) download and 20 mbps upload speed connection

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401K)
• Life Insurance (Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Open PTO After One Year)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Wellness Resources

The salary for this position is $80,000. We may be open to negotiating outside of this range if the desired salary aligns with the needs of the candidate and the company.

Gravity Payments is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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