Staff Accountant

ABOUT OPORTUN

Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven fintech that puts its 2.0 million members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $16.6 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.4 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members save an average of more than $1,800 annually. Oportun has been certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) since 2009.

WORKING AT OPORTUN

Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization's performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Accountant will oversee the daily banking operations, ensuring that all payments are processed accurately and timely. Additionally, the position will coordinate with various members of Management within the Capital Market, Treasury, and Finance teams to help manage banking access and reconcile cash movements. Additional responsibilities include conducting ad-hoc research, compiling audit support documentation, and maintaining key external relationships with banking partners and member payment vendors.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is highly motivated, has excellent attention to detail and the ability to work in a very dynamic and cross-functional environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that all daily payments are setup and approved in an accurate and timely manner.
• Consolidate and share daily and weekly summaries of US banking activity with Capital Market and Finance teams.
• Coordinate banking access and other core bank account administrative activities with the Finance and Treasury management executives.
• Oversee that on a daily basis all vendor deposits are reconciled to the loan level detail.
• Analyze, identify, and implement potential process and systems enhancements to create efficiencies and reduce resource allocation for routine tasks, procedures, and reports.
• Assist with any internal/external audits to ensure all deliverables are met by designated due dates.
• Assist with ad hoc research, analysis, and reconciliations for the Finance and Treasury departments.

REQUIREMENTS

• Good understanding of banking and accounting systems (preferably experience with CashPro and Workday).
• Good understanding of the basic cash flows within the loan industry.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple functions and work with limited or no supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work well and collaborate well with internal and external partners.
• Positive attitude and ability to adapt to change.
• Time & schedule flexibility.
• Fluent in verbal and written English and Spanish

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