Senior Accountant

Kikoff•San Francisco, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money. We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially. This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact. We are seeking a highly motivated Sr. Accountant to join our growing accounting team. Our team builds scalable processes to support Kikoff's pre-IPO financial reporting and compliance needs. You will be a critical member of the team, helping build and operate a public-company ready month-end close process. You will manage the general ledger, account reconciliations, and provide audit and financial reporting support, focusing on efficiency and quality. The role reports into the Controller will be located in our San Francisco office (in office 3 days/week).

Requirements

3+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably with public accounting and/or high-growth company experience at a later-stage or public company.
You have a strong knowledge of US GAAP; conceptual and practical experience in researching, understanding and communicating technical accounting issues and recommendations
You have proven experience with developing scalable, efficient and controlled processes
You are a self-starter who can thrive in a fast-paced environment and proactively drive business results
You’re detail oriented and have high analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as strong written and oral communication skills
You are organized and execution focused, with an ability to work independently
You’re curious and willing to embrace AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results

Nice To Haves

CPA or active CPA candidate preferred

Responsibilities

Own parts of the month-end close including month-end journal entries, reconciliations and supporting schedules (cash, intercompany journals, fixed assets including internal use software, allocations, expenses)
Develop, implement, and document new accounting policy and provide expertise in recommending enhancements to existing policies
Contribute in the financial audit process in preparation and providing of various audit requests and inquiries
Complete monthly variance analysis through understanding the financial data within the greater context of the business
Work closely with various stakeholders within accounting and FP&A, and across the company to identify problems, process gaps and propose reasonable and creative solutions to improve processes including opportunities for automating manual processes or activities within a process
Work closely with the Controller in general corporate accounting matters and ad hoc projects or requests