Senior Accountant

About Caribou 

At Caribou, we’re on a mission to help drivers save money and take control of their car payments. Caribou does this by using technology to unlock low rates, and people to make the process easy and enjoyable. We offer a fully online application and a dedicated team to walk you through the process. We put Drivers in control.

In the last year alone, we grew revenue by 5x and raised a $50M Series B. We’re built by leaders from the technology, automotive, and finance industries, and we’re proud to be backed by a great team of venture capital investors, including QED Investors, Goldman Sachs, Moderne Ventures, Accomplice, Link Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures and others.

About the Role

Caribou is looking for a Senior Account with a high level of integrity and enjoys working in a fast paced high growth environment as a Senior Accountant. As a member of Caribou’s Finance team, this person will work directly with Controller on building scalable accounting systems & processes to support Caribou’s next phase of growth while hyper focused on the precision of our accounting records. This role will:

• Ensuring strict adherence to GAAP and best in class accounting policies and procedures.
• Directs all accounting functions including, but not limited to, cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue accounting, general accounting, fixed assets and inventory, payroll, equity, COR (cost of revenue) accounting and SG&A expenses.
• Establishes and maintains the organization's accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives.
• Supervises and provides technical guidance to accounting department staff on a regular basis.
• Conducts, oversees and reviews monthly close processes with ownership of accuracy of general ledger & monthly financial statements.
• Analyzes revenue and spend variance vs. budget, forecast and prior quarters.
• Serves as a Company liaison to independent accounting firms and oversees the annual audit and supports various tax compliance filings.
• Responsible for development of internal control policies and procedures.
• Reviewing and assisting in preparing monthly Operating Reports, following up with business during the monthly close process.
• Supports systems design to ensure the efficient operations of the function. Works with systems experts to document and create scalable operational workflows and advises staff on administrative policies and procedures.

This role can be based out of Caribou offices in Washington, DC; Denver, CO; Austin, TX. Alternatively, the Senior Accountant may work remotely from a state where Caribou does business. However, this role will require attendance at occasional in-person team meetings. As a result, candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be eligible for this position.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, CPA preferred
• Minimum 8 years accounting experience, with 3 years management/supervision experience required, working in a high volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong month end close and internal controls experience a must.
• Big Four public accounting experience and/or large corporate experience strongly preferred.
• Able to collaborate outside of the finance function.
• ERP systems implementation experience is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills and be able to manage large datasets.
• Ability to work independently, plan and manage own workload, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpretive skills
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability.
• Demonstrated track record of increasing levels of responsibility.

How we will take care of you

Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member, and we always strive to live up to our value Take Care of Each Other. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

• Competitive base salary compensation: $100-130K
• Equity in a high growth startup
• Fantastic health, dental, vision, and mental health insurance, and a generous PTO plan
• Company-paid for short & long term disability insurance and basic life insurance 
• Optional benefits include HSAs, FSAs, voluntary life insurance, and pet insurance.

Our Core Values

We come from all walks of life and are joined together by our shared values, which guide our work. This helps us improve life for our customers, our communities and our team members.

• See people as people
• Take care of each other
• Commit to the mission
• Move quickly and bravely
• Get better every day
• Seek truth

Caribou is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, marital status, military or protected veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above, and the scope and responsibilities are subject to change. A pre-employment background check is required as a condition of employment.