Accounting Manager

At Braviant, we believe in hiring great talent and offering them the flexibility to achieve great results unbounded by geography.

Who we are :Braviant is a leading provider of tech-enabled credit products that combines breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to transform how people access credit online. Our next-generation approach to lending reduces credit barriers and creates a Path to Prime to help millions of underbanked consumers build credit history, reduce their cost of borrowing, and take control of their personal finances. Braviant has been named multiple times to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Crain's Chicago, BuiltIn Chicago and American Banker.

What you'll doing:

• Lead all operations related to the accounting department including month-end close, general ledger activity, balance sheet reconciliation, daily settlement reporting, treasury, and payables
• Manage and execute the monthly financial close process including preparation and delivery of financial reporting and analysis to internal and external stakeholders
• Possess thorough working knowledge of US GAAP, technical accounting standards, and internal controls
• Mentor and review accounting deliverables of junior team members
• Partner closely with the Finance team by providing key insights and visibility into financial results
• Continuously evaluate areas for process improvement and automation
• Proven capability to streamline processes and build out accounting processes for new products
• Lead annual audit and tax filings to completion
• Other duties and ad hoc projects within the scope of responsibilities, including state financials and quarterly investor financials preparation

What you'll bring:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in the corporate accounting department in public companies, Big 4 accounting firms, or high-growth companies
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting; CPA required
• Prior experience with fair value accounting and secured debt facilities
• Experience with NetSuite
• Strong Excel skills
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills and comfort with making data-driven decisions
• Comfortable with ambiguity and possess a ‘figure it out & get it done’ mentality
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency