Senior Accountant (Lending / Financial Services)

A venture-backed fintech lender is hiring a Senior Accountant. The company provides growth capital to established U.S. businesses, using live company data and AI alongside experienced underwriters. Its loan book has grown fast, and it is building an in-house accounting team in Chicago.

This is a hands-on seat reporting to the Corporate Controller. You will run the day-to-day books for a growing loan portfolio across several entities, and help shape how the team works as it grows.

What you'll own

• Month-end and year-end close under US GAAP, with JEs, recs and support schedules
• Loan and investment accounting: principal, interest and fee splits on debt service payments
• Reconciling loan and investment positions to servicer and counterparty statements
• Quarterly CECL support: loan-level inputs, allowance and provision entries, audit schedules
• Consolidation across entities and intercompany reconciliations
• AP in Bill.com and AR invoicing and cash application in QuickBooks Online
• Financial statements, footnote support and the annual audit
• Process improvement and clear documentation of procedures

What you bring

• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Financial services background: lending, loans, mortgage, debt or specialty finance
• Multi-entity consolidation and intercompany reconciliation experience
• Strong close and reconciliation skills
• Advanced Excel, and comfort using AI tools to work smarter
• Clear communicator who likes to own the work

Nice to have

• CECL or allowance for credit losses experience
• QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, Salesforce, Google Workspace
• Fintech or high-growth company experience
• CPA or CPA track

Details

• Hybrid: 1 to 2 days a week in a Chicago office
• $80,000 to $95,000 base plus bonus
• Small, growing team with direct Controller and CFO exposure
• Fast, focused interview process