Paystand

Paystand

Senior Accountant

Santa Cruz, California, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$138kDetected 1 day ago
Data AnalysisNLPFinancial AnalysisAccountingExcelQuickBooksSAPProcess ImprovementERPAR/VRCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringGAAPFinancial ReportingAccounts PayableVariance Analysis

About the role

  • The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining the General Ledger (GL), performing month-end close activities, and preparing financial reports.

Responsibilities

  • Perform full-cycle accounting including monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
  • Prepare and review complex journal entries and perform bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Oversee high-volume AP/AR, ensure accurate vendor payments, and manage invoicing.
  • Maintain internal control procedures and coordinate with external auditors.
  • Perform variance analysis and deliver actionable financial insights.
  • Use AI and data tools to build smarter, faster reporting pipelines.

Requirements

  • Languages: Professional working proficiency in Spanish (required for Mexico-based team communication).
  • experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Sage).
  • AI & Automation: Demonstrated experience using AI tools, APIs, or automation platforms to improve accounting or finance workflows.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Software: Advanced MS Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables)
  • AI & Automation: Demonstrated experience using AI tools, APIs, or automation platforms to improve accounting or finance workflows. This could include building automated reports, using AI for data analysis, integrating tools via API, or designing no-code/low-code solutions.
  • At Paystand, AI fluency is a real part of how we work - and it comes up in our interview process, including at the executive level. We're not looking for engineers, but we do want people who:

Nice to have

  • Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of GAAP
  • CPA or equivalent certification is a plus.

Skills

  • Deep knowledge of GAAP; CPA or equivalent certification is a plus.
  • Software: Advanced MS Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables); experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Sage).
  • We're not looking for engineers, but we do want people who:
  • Have actively used AI tools (beyond basic chat) to solve real work problems.
  • Have built or contributed to automation workflows, prompt-based pipelines, or API integrations.
  • Are curious, experimental, and eager to keep learning as AI capabilities evolve.
  • Can speak concretely about how they've used AI to save time, reduce errors, or unlock new insight.
  • Attention to Detail: High accuracy in complex financial data.
  • Independent Judgment: Comfortable working with limited supervision.
  • Interpersonal
  • Process Improvement: Constantly looks for smarter, faster, and more automated ways to work.
  • Big Picture Thinking: Connects day-to-day accounting work to broader business and strategic goals.

Compensation

  • $100k-$138k

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus opportunity.
  • Equity through stock options-own a piece of our success!
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching.
  • Monthly wellness allowance.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous PTO and sick leave because we believe in work-life balance.

Company info

  • By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, we digitize receivables, automate financial processes, reduce time-to-cash, lower transaction costs, and unlock new revenue streams for businesses.
  • Why We Do It: We're driven by a mission to revolutionize digital payments and decentralize finance, creating a more open, inclusive, and transparent financial ecosystem, starting with B2B payments.
  • How We Do It: As change-makers in the DeFi movement, we don't just follow trends-we set them.
  • If you're passionate about shaping the future of fintech and eager to redefine what financial technology should look like, Paystand is the place where you can make a significant impact.
  • Join Us: Be part of something bigger.
  • Join Paystand and help us lead the financial revolution.
  • Paystand is on a mission to rebuild the financial system - making business payments open, fair, and decentralized.
  • As one of the fastest-growing B2B fintech innovators, we're transforming how money moves between businesses by replacing outdated, fee-based systems with a blockchain-enabled, cashless network that rewards efficiency and transparency.
  • Following the acquisitions of Teampay and Yaydoo, Paystand is integrating into one global fintech platform - connecting North America and Latin America under a unified vision for decentralized finance and commercial payments.
  • We're scaling fast and preparing for our next major milestone: IPO readiness and beyond.
  • We are an AI-first company.
  • From day one, every team member is expected to actively embrace AI tools and automation - not just as productivity shortcuts, but as a core part of how we design processes, solve problems, and scale intelligently.
  • Paystand isn't just a company-it's a growing global network.
  • With the strategic acquisitions of Teampay, a leader in spend management, and Yaydoo, a top AR and AP platform in Latin America, we're building an expansive ecosystem designed to revolutionize financial operations and fuel business growth worldwide.
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