GL Accountant

Who We Are

Our Accounting team is responsible for providing timely and accurate financial results of HopSkipDrive. Accounting also manages Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables, and takes pride in partnering with internal teams to move our business forward. We do, and you will, support the business in the following ways:

• Recording, tracking, and analyzing financial data timely and accurately for month-end and year-end financial closes.
• Preparing essential financial reports and documents
• Managing taxes, internal financial audits, and compliance
• Aligning general ledger accounting practices to support budgeting and forecasting.
• Collaborating with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information.
• Performing audits on financial data to assure its accuracy and truthfulness.
• Ensuring that financial information complies with professional and regulatory standards.
• Recommending new procedures, instructions, and system modifications to improve the efficiency, timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of financial accounting systems.

 

Who You Are

 

We’re looking for a challenging and rewarding experience. We are defining a new category in an incredibly fast-moving market. At HopSkipDrive, we know that to tackle the toughest challenges, we need different approaches, unique perspectives, and new ways of thinking.  We are building a team of creative problem-solvers from many different backgrounds. You will be the driving force behind building processes and laying the foundation for the scalability of the business. 

 

You will have increasing ownership of the various processes and deliverables within the Accounting function.  You will work with internal and external stakeholders to hit often-overlapping deadlines to help grow the enterprise side of our business.  Your primary responsibility is to partner and collaborate with team members and consultants across the organization, and to understand their strategic drivers, key objectives, business needs and priorities. 

You will have the necessary communication skills and strategic thinking to help us build a high performing Accounting function focused on operational excellence, robust controls, and accountability. This position will be reporting to the Senior Manager of Accounting.  

With the following skills, you’ll make a tangible and immediate impact:

• Handle general accounting functions including accruals, prepaid and amortization, recording of journal entries, account reconciliations.
• Ensure the timely close of the company’s financial records on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Apply accounting policy consistent with US GAAP to prepare, analyze, maintain and deliver complete and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and file various state and local tax forms and other regulatory filing requirements.
• Ongoing support of internal customer needs, specifically Operations, Sales, FP&A, and Legal teams.
• Participate in developing/refining day-to-day operating practices and a focus on continued process improvement.
• 1-2 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent required.
• Have aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Are highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively take charge of accomplishing goals as well as ability to continually prioritize workload as needed
• Strong experience in Microsoft Excel  
• Experience with NetSuite and Airbase
• A great communicator with proactive communication skills
• Team player who wants to grow within a company

Our Investment In You

We want you to be an owner in our company and share in executing our vision, so every full-time employee has equity. In addition, we offer flexible vacation, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401(k), FSA, and an opportunity to work for a uniquely positioned, VC-backed company in a hugely attractive space with significant upside potential. HopSkipDrive is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role in Los Angeles, CA is $65,000.00 - $78,000.00. This position is hybrid / remote based in LA. Final compensation for this role will be determined by several factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skill set, certifications, and specific work location. The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options.

 

HopSkipDrive is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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Last updated on Aug 28, 2024