Accounting Manager (Fintech)

Location: Remote US; most roles can be performed from almost anywhere within the country of employment.

Base pay: $145,000–$205,000 per year in CA, WA, NY, NJ, and CT; $128,000–$188,000 per year in other U.S. states.

Company

Affirm provides transparent financial products that allow people to pay over time without hidden fees or surprises.

What you will do

• Manage statutory accounting and monthly close activities for international entities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, variance analysis, and close checklists.
• Coordinate with external accounting, payroll, tax, statutory, and audit providers to maintain accurate local books, timely deliverables, and compliance.
• Lead statutory audit planning and execution, including auditor onboarding, timelines, requests, testing support, issue resolution, completion, filing, and audit-file retention.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements, disclosures, footnotes, supporting schedules, tie-outs, and audit documentation.
• Manage transfer pricing calculations, intercompany invoicing, journal entries, reconciliations, settlements, and cross-functional alignment.
• Improve controls and scalable workflows by standardizing templates, strengthening audit trails, documenting judgments, identifying control gaps, and using NetSuite, BlackLine, Excel, Workday, and AI-enabled workflows.

Requirements

• CPA designation or 6+ years of relevant professional accounting experience with a bachelor’s degree in business or finance.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, statutory accounting, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.
• Experience supporting or managing statutory audits, including PBC coordination, audit testing, financial statement review, completion, and filing.
• Experience with international entities, local accounting requirements, statutory reporting, and external service providers.
• Experience with transfer pricing calculations, intercompany invoicing, intercompany reconciliations, and cross-border accounting.
• Strong project management, ownership, attention to detail, written and verbal communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate with Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Payroll, People, Finance, auditors, and local accounting providers.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, conditional formulas, pivot tables, large-dataset analysis, and financial statement support.
• Experience with accounting systems and close-management tools; ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

Nice to have

• Public accounting experience, particularly audit experience with multinational or public company clients.
• NetSuite and BlackLine experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work with flexibility within the country of employment; occasional in-person work or onboarding may be required.
• 100% company-paid medical coverage for employees and dependents, plus dental and vision benefits.
• Monthly technology, health, and wellness spending stipends.
• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
• Employee stock purchase plan with a discount.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.