About Relay Payments

Relay Payments is building a modern digital payment network to revolutionize the trucking and logistics industries. Trusted by more than 400,000 drivers, 100,000 carriers, and 2,000 truck stops nationwide, Relay has brought efficiency and automation to an industry historically reliant on cash, checks, and cards. Relay has joined forces with industry leaders like Pilot Company, Maverik, Schneider, Coyote Logistics, Lineage Logistics, and others to provide secure, reliable over-the-road transactions. Founded in 2019, our Atlanta-based fintech includes more than 150 team members and has won awards for product innovation, customer service, and organizational culture. We are a proud sponsor of NASCAR and William Byron from Hendrick Motorsports for 2024. For more information about Relay, visit relaypayments.com.

About The Role

Relay Payments is seeking an ambitious, solution-driven Staff Accountant to join our team. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for assisting with the month-end close process, reconciliations, analysis of balance sheet and income statement accounts, and month-end financial reporting. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, organized, and capable of working on an array of different projects.

• Gain a deep understanding of the Relay Payments platform in order to monitor and properly account for the movement of customer funds onto and through the Relay balance sheet
• Support the month-end close process by preparing schedules and reconciliations
• Assist in the preparation of monthly commentary, financial dashboards, month-end variances, and other supporting analysis
• Support other departments with customer inquiries and requests
• Assist with Relay’s travel and expenses, including assisting other team members and external parties through the travel booking process
• Collaborate with different departments and vendors to streamline requests, spend, and budgeting on a monthly basis
• Prepare customer reconciliations, pricing reconciliations, and propose solutions to customer inquiries and product issues
• Coordinate and participate in other projects and perform ad-hoc duties as needed

About You

• Minimum of 2-4 years of related experience in accounting or finance; bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance strongly recommended
• Big 4 experience a big plus, CPA preferred or in progress
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and a high level of discretion
• Thorough, accurate, and seeks to understand and solve problems through logical reasoning
• Strong organizational skills in addition to excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop relationships and work closely at all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated ability to function independently, multi-task, and realign priorities as needed
• Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Familiarity with Quickbooks Online and Looker reporting tools
• Willing to work a hybrid schedule on-site 3x/week at our ATL HQ across from The Battery 

Our Core Values

• Invent the Future - We embrace the spirit of invention, the idea that there’s always a better way. Together we dream big, fail fast, drive forward, and find creative solutions where others see roadblocks. We prize grit, resilience and speed as we work to transform our industry and to move it into the future.
• Own the Work -Our work is a source of personal pride and fulfillment. We’re here because we relish a challenge and enjoy the exercise of proactively identifying and solving problems. We understand the power of accountability and are in constant pursuit of “more and better” for our customers, our partners and ourselves.
• We’re in it Together - We’re all in, committed to, and driven by our shared ambition and vision; we understand that alignment and collaboration are imperative. We set aside our ego to actively sync with one another, becoming greater than the sum of our parts. We are consistently open and generous with information, clear, concise and direct in our communication.

Why Relay Payments

• This is a game-changing chance to join one of Atlanta’s best-funded, most well-positioned fintech start-ups.
• We are generously sharing equity in the company - everyone’s an owner!
• We invest in your future with our 401K match program and dedicated personal/professional development funds. 
• Do what’s best for your mental, physical and emotional health with our “Be Reasonable” PTO policy.
• We offer competitive benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance.
• And lots, lots more!

Relay Payments is an equal opportunity employer. At Relay Payments, we make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promoting, transferring, demoting, evaluating, compensating and separating, without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion, age, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, service in the uniform services, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.