About Ramp

Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 30,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $2B and 20M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $55 billion in purchases each year.

Ramp’s investors include Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, and Redpoint, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.

Ramp has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn’s Top U.S. Startups for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies.

About the Role

Ramp is looking for a Technical Accounting Lead to join our Accounting team. In this role, you will report to the Controller and work closely with other members of the Accounting and Finance teams. You will draft and update accounting policies, US GAAP accounting standard adoption, research and documentation of significant and non-routine transactions, and partner with all aspects of the business to ensure accurate and timely technical accounting reviews of proposed transactions and draft contracts. You will support the Accounting team as needed with the month-end close process, including reviewing journal entries and related account reconciliations. The Manager will work on multiple projects at once, with a focus on technical accounting projects, and be responsible for creating and maintaining effective communication with multiple business partners.

What You’ll Do

Drive technical accounting policies and reporting for all products and services offered by Ramp
Lead technical accounting discussions with auditors, advisors, and internal stakeholders to support product launches, preparation and review of accounting positions, policies and financial statements
Research the accounting and disclosure requirements of proposed accounting standards and transactions with external parties, considering the relevant accounting literature and the effect of the transaction on the company’s financial documents
Update and maintain internal control policies and procedures and provide supporting documentation to auditors regarding completion of control procedures
Assist with month-end close activities, including the preparation and/or review of accounting reconciliations and transactions
Mentor and coach team members, collaborate with Engineering and Data teams to create automated reports to improve the close process
Assist in aspects of tax compliance and tax reporting for sales tax, payroll tax, and income tax
Work closely with our tax consultants to ensure accurate and timely filings
Other ad-hoc accounting-related tasks and requests

What You Need

Active CPA license required

5+ years of external audit, accounting, and/or advisory at Big 4 - Manager level
Experienced working in a fast paced growing private or public company in Fintech
Must be a highly organized, meticulous self-starter with the ability to work independently and within a team environment
Education or comparable professional experience in Accounting or related field
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including communication of accounting policies and procedures to other team members
Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate, and proactively identify and prevent potential problems
Performs well under pressure and effectively balance multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritize responsibilities
Experience working with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office Suite; Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Proven strong technical writer

Nice-to-Haves

Nice to haves:
Prior experience working with Workiva
Experience building and managing a high-performing team

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)

100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
- Partially covered for your dependents
- One Medical annual membership
401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
Flexible PTO
Fertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)
WFH stipend to support your home office needs
Wellness stipend
Parental Leave
Relocation support to NYC or SF
Pet insurance