Staff Accountant
WHO WE ARE
Postmates enables anyone to have just about anything on-demand. We pioneered the on-demand space and currently serve 80% of US households with a fleet of more than 350,000 Postmates and the largest network of merchants in the US. We’re changing the landscape of commerce by making cities our warehouses, providing the delivery infrastructure, and connecting our customers to any product, anywhere, anytime. Postmates isn’t just an app, it’s a way of life and a part of pop culture. We are the O.G. of on-demand and we’ve given people a new superpower — the ability to Postmate anything from anywhere. We’re building a movement to make Postmates a verb: Postmate it.
WHAT WE DO
As a Staff Accountant at Postmates, you will play an integral part in establishing and maintaining financial processes, ensuring monthly financial statements are available within reasonable timeframe. You will be a member of a growing, and dynamic finance and accounting team at a pre-IPO company experiencing hyper-growth.
The ideal candidate will have initiative to identify opportunities for improvement as well as desire to implement process improvements. The candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work with a broad range of people with different backgrounds and perspectives.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Operate as a key contributor to the monthly financial close process
- Prepares journal entries and performs other assigned tasks related to month-end close
- Reconciles accounts on a timely basis
- Active involvement with the day to day transactional processing
- Assist in preparing for and participating in Postmates’ audit
- Document financial processes and policies
- Work on ad-hoc projects
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
- A minimum of 4 years of total experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a paperless environment
- Hands on experience in the financial close process
- Experience with NetSuite (preferred)
- Experience at a public company is a real plus
YOUR BENEFITS
Postmates has your back. In our impact-first work environment, we value huge company vision. As you strive to build the future with us, we’ll support you with a competitive salary and equity plan, along with access to our 401k plan and robust benefits including: health benefits, flexible paid time off, parental benefits, and food perks.