Accounting Assistant

Wag! is seeking a highly motivated Accounting Assistant to join a best-in-class team. You will report directly to the Accounting Manager and work with a first-in-class Accounting team and a wide variety of cross-functional teams to contribute to our continued future growth. The successful candidate will perform a variety of accounting and clerical support duties, including accounts payable, cash management, and other administrative duties. They will possess strong communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work effectively with team members.

What You’ll Do

The Accounting Assistant will play a key role in driving superior performance of the accounting/finance team in a fast-growing company by assisting with the following:

• Process, code, enter and reconcile invoices in accounting software.
• Maintain vendor files, produce necessary reports, and generate checks to ensure timely vendor payments on a weekly basis;
• Oversee online bill pay and record payments into accounting software
• Manage expense reporting system, including a review of employee expenses in accordance with company policy
• Prepares various financial reports and projections of funds
• Prepare bank deposits and subsequent cash receipt entries where required.
• Maintain efficient electronic filing systems
• Research clerical accounting problems and recommends solutions to correct problems
• Review and process reimbursements
• Prepare cash reconciliations
• Prepare month-end expense accrual listing
• Assist in annual audits
• Support accounting/finance team where needed
• Participate in other special projects and ad hoc analyses as needed

About You

• AS/BS or equivalent
• 2-3 years of accounting assistant experience
• Strong analytical skills, detail-oriented, and ability to multitask
• Ability to solve problems and conflicts in a tactical manner
• Superior written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and G-suite
• Experience with NetSuite, Bill.com, Expensify, and/or ADP a plus
• High level of honesty, integrity, commitment, and responsibility to day-to-day work
• Highly motivated and able to thrive under pressure and can deliver to set deadlines
• Team player with a positive attitude, who is proactive and owns accountability
• Shares company values and vision and is excited by the challenge of working in a dynamic start-up environment.
• Self-motivated and resourceful
• Values integrity and honesty above all else
• Experience in gig-economy and technology companies and/or a 2-sided marketplace is a plus.

About Us

Wag! Group Co. (“Wag!”, PET on Nasdaq) strives to be the #1 platform for busy pet parents, offering access to 5-star dog walking, pet sitting, expert pet advice, wellness plans, and one-on-one training from Wag!’s community of 400,000 local pet caregivers nationwide, in addition to pet insurance options from the leading pet insurance companies. Making pet parents happy is what Wag! does best. With safety and wellness at the forefront, Wag! has a trusted record of experience with more than 12 million pet care services completed by pet caregivers on the Wag! Platform, across 5,300 cities and 50 states, with pet parents rating 96% of services as 5-star. Wag! also operates Petted.com, the nation's largest pet insurance comparison marketplace, Furmacy.com, a local pharmacy which supports busy veterinary clinics, and the Wag! Pet Caregiver App, which empowers pet caregivers to care for pets in their neighborhood and earn real money. For more information, visit wag.co.

The compensation package for this role includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for a very limited subset of roles, commissions plans. Our expected cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:

$46,000 - $66,000 in San Francisco, California

$46,000 - $66,000 in New York, New York

We are hiring for multiple levels and locations including the above as well as remote in some states, so final offers may vary from the amounts listed based on geography, experience and expertise, training, transferable skills and other factors. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, connect with us via email at recruiting@wagwalking.com. If you have any locations about the role, working remote from a certain city or state, and/or anything else please don't hesitate to reach out to the recruiting team via email at recruiting@wagwalking.com. Check out our careers page https://wagwalking.bamboohr.com/careers to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Wag!.

Wag! Is currently moving forward with a flexible hybrid work environment and looking to return to the office at least one day per week if you work near one of our current physical offices. Our current office locations are San Francisco, California and Phoenix, Arizona.