What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist, Product Finance position at Lead?
Lead is a fintech building banking infrastructure for embedded financial products and services. We operate an FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, we have offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and New York City, where our technical, product, design, and legal teams operate.
We are built for a constantly evolving financial landscape, where new ventures and technological advancements emerge daily. Guided by a team of entrepreneurs and technologists with decades of experience navigating intricate banking and payments regulations, Lead blends regulatory and technological expertise to help our fintech partners scale their operations with compliance and creativity.
Simply put, Lead offers the essential attributes that every fintech seeks in a partner bank. First, unparalleled technical expertise from a distinguished team of developers with an extensive understanding of the banking and payments systems. Second, oversight expertise, automated compliance systems, and bespoke program management to navigate the ever shifting regulatory landscape. Finally, a commitment to transparency and operational rigor to ensure everyone’s money does what it’s supposed to do.
As a Community Bank, we provide personalized banking services and solutions to support the businesses, individuals, and charitable organizations of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, both in branch and online. We are committed to fostering strong relationships, supporting local economic growth, and we believe in the power of being an integral part of the community we serve.
Role Description: We are looking to hire an Accounting Specialist, Product Finance to join an expanding team of accounting professionals. This role will involve a wide array of responsibilities across the department, including opportunities to engage with external stakeholders, such as our Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) partners. Primary responsibilities will include reporting support, reconciliation completion, month-end support, and entry processing. Additionally, this role offers exposure to unique business functions, including accounting duties related to BaaS programs. A successful candidate will be prepared to learn quickly and contribute to a fast-paced, growing team and organization.
In This Role You Will
We are built for a constantly evolving financial landscape, where new ventures and technological advancements emerge daily. Guided by a team of entrepreneurs and technologists with decades of experience navigating intricate banking and payments regulations, Lead blends regulatory and technological expertise to help our fintech partners scale their operations with compliance and creativity.
Simply put, Lead offers the essential attributes that every fintech seeks in a partner bank. First, unparalleled technical expertise from a distinguished team of developers with an extensive understanding of the banking and payments systems. Second, oversight expertise, automated compliance systems, and bespoke program management to navigate the ever shifting regulatory landscape. Finally, a commitment to transparency and operational rigor to ensure everyone’s money does what it’s supposed to do.
As a Community Bank, we provide personalized banking services and solutions to support the businesses, individuals, and charitable organizations of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, both in branch and online. We are committed to fostering strong relationships, supporting local economic growth, and we believe in the power of being an integral part of the community we serve.
Role Description: We are looking to hire an Accounting Specialist, Product Finance to join an expanding team of accounting professionals. This role will involve a wide array of responsibilities across the department, including opportunities to engage with external stakeholders, such as our Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) partners. Primary responsibilities will include reporting support, reconciliation completion, month-end support, and entry processing. Additionally, this role offers exposure to unique business functions, including accounting duties related to BaaS programs. A successful candidate will be prepared to learn quickly and contribute to a fast-paced, growing team and organization.
In This Role You Will
- Prepare general ledger account reconciliations and rollforwards for a variety of accounts, with a primary focus on Banking as a Service (“BaaS”).
- Complete daily journal entries and ensure accurate entry processing.
- Perform month-end close functions, including reconciliation completion and reporting support.
- Assist in new BaaS program implementations and support traditional accounting functions such as Accounts Payable, Prepaids, Fixed Assets, and Accounts Receivable.
- Demonstrate a mindset that balances operational excellence with continuous improvement.
- Fulfill external, internal, and regulatory audit requests.
- Assist in the preparation of financial reports for management and prepare ad hoc reporting and analysis.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- 2-3 years of accounting/finance experience
- Accounting or finance degree preferred
- Google Documents / Sheets or Microsoft Suite experience preferred
- Client obsessed mentality
- Willingness to take on new challenges in a fast-paced startup environment
- Strong judgment, instincts, attention to detail and analytical skills
- Self-starter, engaged, proactive and ready to roll up your sleeves
- Strong interest in project management
- At Lead, we design our benefits to support company culture and principles , to foster an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to create the conditions for our team to give their best in both work and life
- Competitive compensation based on experience, geographic location, and role
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k Matching, and other wellness benefits, including FSA, HSA and HRA
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible vacation policy, including PTO and paid holidays
- A fun and challenging team environment in a dynamic industry with ample opportunities for career growth
- Lead Bank is proud to have an inclusive culture committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
