Financial Accountant
The Company
Cover Genius is a Series D insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Uber, Hopper, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year.
Our team and products have been recognized with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times which ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest-growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commit itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.
Our People are
Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired
Our People are not
Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious
About the Role
As a Financial Accountant at Cover Genius, you will be working amongst a rapidly expanding Finance team in the US. This role will require you to be a knowledgeable and resourceful member of the Accounting team who supports and evolves the day-to-day while working cross-functionally across the organization as you drive key financial processes that continually support and enable all areas of the business and its rapid growth.
To ensure success in this role, you will have an internal stakeholder mindset, strong project management skills, and a team-first perspective. As a Financial Accountant, you will support the day-to-day operations of the Americas Finance function, assisting with financial reporting and month-end close activities, and act as the core liaison for auditors, tax advisors, and local banks. Regular cross functional collaboration will ensure optimal results for the business and afford you the opportunity to accelerate your career by touching the full spectrum of the Finance function.
What will your day look like? You will...
- Perform month-end close activities such as accruals, bank and credit card reconciliations, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions
- Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and overall process improvement as we build and scale the Finance team
- Preparation of weekly cash flow forecast and other cash management reports
- Preparation of semi-monthly payroll audits for the U.S. and Canada
- Support financial statement audits with Big Four auditors, which includes the preparation, maintenance, and oversight of audit-ready financial statements and supporting workpapers
- Support in maintenance of tax compliance calendar and work with external tax advisors to maintain compliance and good business standing
- Assist with multi-dimensional financial reporting for presentation to internal leadership and external stakeholders
- Manage vendor onboarding, invoice approval, and invoice payment processes
- Partake in ad hoc accounting or finance projects and analyses
To help us level up, you'll ideally have:
- 1-2 years of Accounting experience (public accounting preferred)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- Active CPA license or actively on track to obtain license
- Prior experience with NetSuite a plus
To be successful, you'll bring:
- Collaborative and strong internal stakeholder management mentality
- Uncanny organizational skills and the ability and drive to solve complex problems every day
- Expert multitasking, self-prioritization, and project management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to quickly identify both risks and opportunities while maintaining a strong focus on both process improvements and results
- Unimpeachable integrity, maturity, strength of character, and professionalism