Staff Accountant

LendUp builds technology, credit products, and educational experiences for the 56% of the adults in the US, who are currently shut out of mainstream banking because of poor credit or volatile income. That’s a lot of hardworking, deserving people who we believe did not have good options, until now.

Our mission is to provide anyone with a path to better financial health. Being a socially responsible, machine learning-enabled financial services company is a big job, but we’re driven by the challenge. Now in our sixth year, we’re growing each and every day as we continue to bring our mission to life. Join our passionate team and help us turn our mission into a movement.

LendUp is headquartered in downtown San Francisco with an office in Richmond, VA. We’re backed by prominent Silicon Valley investors including Y-Combinator, Google Ventures, PayPal, Susa Ventures, Data Collective, Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz Seed Fund, Kapor Capital, QED, Eagle Cliff Investors, Thomvest Ventures, Alexis Ohanian, Troy Carter, and many others.

About the Role:
The Staff Accountant will support all aspects of the accounting activities and will assist in providing management with financial information by researching, recording, and analyzing accounts. This includes performing account reconciliations, preparing general ledger entries, and reviewing bank activity reports to ensure that all payments made by and to the organization are processed appropriately. The Staff Accountant will also support the Accounting team by performing day to day accounting tasks as well as any assigned projects.

You Will:

• Prepare journal entries by compiling, analyzing, and substantiating financial transactions
• Maintain and balance account reconciliations by inputting, reconciling, and verifying data
• Assist in developing and implementing accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures and recommending changes
• Support addressing accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
• Support the month-end close process and reporting analysis
• Assist in the annual audit, including year-end schedules and financial statement preparation
• Assist with other accounting tasks and special projects

You Have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Two years’ experience in a business office setting performing accounting duties is required
• Proficiency in MS Excel (i.e. pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s experience is required)
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Understanding of accounting and financial processes

We Have:
LendUp has all of the things you’d expect, like a competitive salary; early stage equity; 100% company paid medical, dental and vision insurance; generous vacation/sick leave policy; catered, free lunch; fully stocked kitchens with free healthy snacks; free onsite gym; and a 401(k) program.

But here’s what we really love about life at LendUp:

• We are driven by having a lasting impact on the world and knowing that our time is spent positively impacting the lives of others. We are strategists and doers, because we know that both matter when it comes to achieving our lofty mission.
• One of our values is Different Backgrounds, Same Mission. We’re committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that spurs innovation and creates a meaningful and impactful work environment. We are passionate participants in our employee resource groups (LeanIn, LGBTQ & Allies, and Black Ladders) and have Slack channels dedicated to everything from philosophy to sports to hip-hop.
• We have fun together at our weekly happy hours, quarterly team building events, company-sponsored volunteerism, hackathons, and sports teams.
• Our dog-friendly SF office.

LendUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We extend equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition, or any other reason protected by law.