Senior Accountant

Company Description

Novo is a venture-backed fintech that simplifies banking for small businesses. Since our initial beta launch in Fall 2018, we’ve expanded our offerings from free checking accounts and debit cards to lending products, business tools (invoices, bookkeeping, and more), and integrations.

Today, Novo is a powerfully simple banking platform that serves over 250,000 small businesses. In addition to providing smart tools built for entrepreneurs to better run and grow their businesses, Novo has processed billions in transactions in partnership with a number of established banking partners.

In April 2025, Novo brought onboard a new CEO and is embarking on an exciting chapter, shaped by a new executive team. This is a rare opportunity for entrepreneurial builders to join in on the ground floor alongside a best-in-class leadership team that’s shaping the culture and strategy for Novo’s future.

Our vision is to be the go-to-platform serving small businesses – from launch to everyday – so business owners can focus on growing, while Novo provides seamless money movement, money storage and access to capital. We’d like to look back 5-10 years from now and know that we helped new generations of small businesses succeed because of the work we did at Novo.

Novo is backed by leading venture investors, including Stripes, Valar Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Notable Capital (formerly GGV), and many more. Learn more about us at https://www.novo.co.

Role Description

We're growing fast and expanding product and revenue lines. We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to lead our accounting function, support financial infrastructure at scale, and serve as a key partner to the Controller as we move toward investor-grade financial operations.

What You'll Do

Core Accounting & Reporting

• Own daily accounting operations: GL entries, reconciliations, AP/AR, payroll, and revenue recognition across multiple product lines (interchange, deposits, lending, SaaS fees).

• Drive timely and accurate month-end close and internal financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP.

• Prepare detailed account reconciliations and supporting schedules for audits, board reporting, and management analysis.

• Assist with multi-entity consolidation and ensure data consistency across entities and products.

Build Scalable Infrastructure

• Own and improve our accounting systems; manage third-party integrations

• Partner with Product and Engineering to automate financial workflows — including revenue data pipelines, ledger mapping, and reconciliations.

• Ensure audit-traceable processes for high-volume, tech-driven financial data.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with FP&A on variance analysis, cost trends, and forecast alignment.

• Work with Product & Operations to translate financial data into insights that inform pricing, cost, and unit-economics decisions.

• Support investor and board reporting by providing clear, accurate financial data and commentary.

Compliance & Audit Support

• Prepare and manage audit deliverables, ensuring timely responses and clean audit results.

• Support compliance with evolving fintech and banking regulations, including fair-value, interest, and fee accounting treatments.

• Contribute to readiness for future SOX and public-company standards.

What You’ll Bring

• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including time in fintech, payments, or lending

• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience with fintech-specific accounting areas (interchange, deposit interest, lending, card programs).

• Hands-on experience with NetSuite, and transaction-level data reconciliation.

• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving systems and structures.

• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and communication skills; able to explain complex accounting issues clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Compensation:

The compensation range for this role is $85,00 - $94,000