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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing subledger platforms and leading engineering teams while ensuring accurate accounting and reconciliation processes. Proficient in translating accounting requirements into system design and driving architectural improvements for scalability and simplicity.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Subledger ManagementTeam LeadershipHigh-Volume Transactional SystemsDouble-Entry BookkeepingSystem Design
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringTransaction RecordingReconciliationFinancial Close ProcessAutomationIdempotencyAuditabilitySystem ArchitectureData ModelingProduction Financial Systems
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationOrganizationSelf-Direction
Industry Keywords
FintechPaymentsFinancial SystemsAccounting FundamentalsEngineering Leadership
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own and manage the subledger platform
- Serve as the primary contact for technical, accounting, and operational topics related to transaction recording and reconciliation
- Lead, grow, and mentor a team of engineers
- Set technical direction and champion correctness
- Drive subledger architecture toward simplicity and scalability through sound abstractions and automation
- Ensure accurate accounting and full traceability for booking and post-booking money movements
- Build senior-level relationships with Finance and Accounting
- Translate accounting requirements into system design and surface technical constraints early
- Partner with Payments, Bookings, Post-Booking, and Data teams on contracts, data models, and migration paths
- Reduce manual reconciliation effort and reporting gaps
- Eliminate discrepancy classes at the source
- Track reconciliation accuracy, unmatched transaction rates, close-cycle timelines, and system reliability
- Lead recurring reviews with Finance and engineering leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years managing engineers
- Fintech, payments, or financial systems experience is a plus
- Experience designing and operating high-volume transactional systems where correctness, idempotency, and auditability are critical
- Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, ledgers, subledgers, reconciliation, and the financial close process
- Ability to apply accounting fundamentals to system design
- Systems-minded architectural approach emphasizing clear invariants, clean abstractions, and automation
- Experience leading large refactors or migrations of production financial systems
- Clear communication with accountants and engineers
- Ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong organization and self-direction in a high-growth environment
- Based in the Eastern or Central time zone, with daily overlap with Finance, Accounting, and engineering teams
Benefits
Comp & perks- Pre-IPO equity packages
- Hopper covers 100% of group insurance premiums
- Life, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
- HSA covering eligible medical and dental expenses
- Dialogue telemedicine services for employees and dependents, anytime, anywhere
- RRSP plan with automatic pre-tax withdrawals each pay period
- Generous parental leave
- Unlimited PTO
- Carrot Cash travel stipend
- On-demand coworking space through FlexDesk
- Work-from-home stipend
- Entrepreneurial culture
- Open communication with management and company leadership
- Small, dynamic teams with significant impact
