Accounts Payable Analyst

Description

Funding Circle’s Accounting team is looking for an enthusiastic, smart and diligent Accounts Payable person to join our team. This will be an opportunity to work in a fast paced and fun start-up work environment with opportunities to learn and grow.  Key responsibilities will include processing vendor payments, entering payroll information, and assisting with the accounting close process.

Birds-eye view of the role:

• Input invoices into the accounting and bill payment systems, ensuring correct approval, sorting, coding and matching of invoices/receipts prior to payment
• Set up wire transfers and prepare checks as needed for payments.  
• Reconcile activity between the general ledger system and our external vendor invoice processor (Bill.com)
• Review employee expense reports for compliance with policy and ensure timely and accurate processing;  Reconcile activity on corporate credit cards to amounts on expense reports.
• Review reports from our external payroll vendor for completeness and accuracy and prepare payroll for processing.  
• Liaise with internal and external clients.  These will include employees and managers for expense report processing and invoice approvals, vendors for AP information, and external auditors as needed.  
• Update balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts
• Prepare and file 1099 and other information returns using an outside vendor.
• Assist in month end closing and other projects as needed

Our ideal teammate has:

• BS/BA degree in finance, accounting or related field
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• Proficiency in MS Office, including the ability to operate computerized accounting and spreadsheet programs
• Proficiency in English (ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing)
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong work ethic, professional attitude and reliability
• Unquestioned ethics and integrity
• Well organized and a self-starter
• Must be able to follow standard filing procedures
• One or two years’ accounts payable experience preferred
• Identification with our mission, “to build a better financial world”
• Alignment with our core values: Think Smart, Make It Happen, Be Open, Stand Together, Live The Adventure