Accounting Associate
ABOUT COMPSTAK
CompStak envisions a commercial real estate industry where accurate and transparent data leads to better, faster deals for everyone. We gather critical information that is hard to access, then make it instantly and seamlessly available to our platform members.
Launched in 2012, we’ve partnered with thousands of brokers across the country, using a unique crowdsourced model to create the foremost lease and sale transaction data and analytics platform in the world. CompStak is used by the world’s largest real estate investors, lenders, brokers, and appraisers to compare properties, underwrite investments and loans, close deals, and track market trends.
Compstak has over 70 employees in the US and continues to grow. We’re backed by top VCs and industry players like Canaan Partners, Moody’s, RealPage, 500 Startups, and Daily Mail Group and have raised over $26m to date. Our HQ office is in New York City, and we have regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
About the Role
CompStak is hiring an Accounting Associate to drive the accuracy and timeliness of the financial reporting process. The role will provide a comprehensive and complete accounting experience including, but not limited to, involvement in the financial statement close process, budget to actual analysis, US GAAP reporting, cash management, auditing, investor reporting and more. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. This role will report directly to the VP of Finance and will have a crucial role to play as the team and company continue to grow rapidly.
What you’ll do:
- Play a key role in the day-to-day operations of the accounting team
- Act as a business partner to various internal departments to ensure their needs are addressed and invoices are processed on time
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
- Establish and manage the AP/AR Process
- Act at the point of contact for employee expense accounts
You will assist with:
- General bookkeeping and month-end financial closing process
- Financial reporting
- Financial Planning
- SAAS metrics
- ROI metrics
- Various projects on an ad-hoc basis including month-end close and audits
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience and aptitude in bookkeeping Proficiency in ExcelBachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent
- Strong proficiency in Excel
- Attention to detail and process, thoroughness, and sensitivity to confidentiality
- A true Multi-tasker.
- Ability to identify and implement process improvements
- Ability to learn, develop, and adjust on the fly
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Strong communication skills when working with internal and external stakeholders
Software includes
- QBO
- Ordway Billing and Revenue
- Divvy
- Bill.com
- Adaptive Insights (FP&A)
- Experience with any of this software is preferred but not required, full training will be given.