Accountant Atlanta (Remote Friendly)

Greenlight is the leading family fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. We proudly serve more than 6 million parents and kids with our award-winning banking app for families. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spend controls, and invest for their family’s future. Kids and teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest. At Greenlight, we believe every child should have the opportunity to become financially healthy and happy. It’s no small task, and that’s why we leap out of bed every morning to come to work. Because creating a better, brighter future for the next generation depends on it. We are seeking a highly motivated Accountant who will work with other Greenlight Accounting and Finance team members and Greenlight employees on various challenging assignments. A successful Accountant will be passionate about helping in a variety of different areas of need as we continue to grow the accounting operations. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast and high-growth environment, and have the opportunity for ownership over key financial processes. ### Your day-to-day:

• Perform day-to-day accounting activities, ensuring accurate journal entries in the accounting system and follow-up on any unusual transactions.
• Prepare journal entries, perform financial analysis and support the month-end close process.
• Prepare and maintain reconciliations for balance sheet accounts assigned.
• Assist with financial statement reviews during month-end close and provide detailed explanations for period over period changes in the financial statements.
• Support and/or own core Accounts Receivable processes including billing, cash application, customer collections support, accounts receivable aging review and account reconciliations.
• Understand the end-to-end O2C process and ensure accurate GAAP-compliant accounting.
• Assist with booking and supporting related revenue entries, deferred revenue, and contract-related analysis.
• Assist in key Accounts Payable processes including review of transactions processed by the accounts payable team for completeness and accuracy from the subledger systems (vendor bills, employee reimbursements, and corporate card review); assist in the timeliness of vendor payments.
• Book and maintain accruals, prepaids, and related month-end entries; ensure expenses are recorded in the correct period.
• Participate in a variety of cross-functional projects with other departments that include data validation, review of reports, development of AI Agents and use of AI tools, communication with vendors, implementation of systems, business systems support, among others.
• Provide support in developing workbooks, data reporting, data automations, journal entries and reconciliations related to new accounting areas resulting from product launches and other changes in the business.
• Support external audit requests for specific areas of responsibility.

### Who you are:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with other members of the team, members of other departments, drive progress toward meeting goals
• Adaptability and flexibility to assist with a variety of projects in a fast-paced growth-oriented environment
• Strong ability to handle multiple projects at once, work independently and maintain complete ownership over your work
• Team first mentality and willingness to put the priorities of the team ahead of your own as that is the key to our success as a department

### What you’ll bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related fields required, and master’s degree preferred
• 2+ years of previous relevant experience in industry or public accounting
• Proficiency with NetSuite (other similar ERP systems), AP/Procurement tools, T&E applications, among others
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to manipulate and digest large amounts of data required
• Experience in corporate month-end closing cycle is preferred
• Excellent time and self-management skills and ability to prioritize critical projects
• *Our stance on salaries:**

Greenlight provides a competitive compensation package with a market-based approach to pay and will vary depending on your location, experience and skill set. The total compensation package for this position will also include a discretionary performance bonus, equity rewards, medical benefits, 401K match, and more. Greenlight conducts continuous compensation evaluations across departments and geographies to ensure we are keeping our pay current and competitive. The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $90,000 - $110,000 The estimated b Apply tot his job Apply To this Job