Senior Accounting Analyst

About the Company:

Netspend Corporation is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Netspend's financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.
Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.
Since our founding in 1999 by industry pioneers, Netspend products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with employees worldwide.

Purpose: The Staff Accountant supports core accounting cycles with a focus on accuracy and timely close execution. This role is responsible for preparing journal entries, maintaining reconciliations, and contributing to the month-end close process under the guidance of senior team members. The position requires strong attention to detail, the ability to meet deadlines, and a willingness to collaborate across departments.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Monthly Close

• Revenue Accounting: Prepare monthly revenue journal entries and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP, providing support for the reviewer.

• Asset Accounting: Prepare monthly prepaid expense journal entries and reconciliations, maintaining accurate amortization schedules

• Accounting for Accrued Expense: Prepare monthly accrued expense journal entries and reconciliations, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to gather necessary information

• Issuing Bank & Payment Network Billing: Assist with the coding and processing of monthly issuing bank and payment network billings, ensuring proper GL classification.

• Other duties as assigned

Partner Accounting (rTSA)

• Monthly Deliverables: Assist in the preparation of select monthly deliverable files required under the Company's rTSA agreement, in coordination with the Lead Accountant

Data Retrieval & Analysis

• Data Retrieval: Extract and organize financial data from accounting systems including Oracle Fusion, Snowflake, and Adaptive/Office Connect to support journal entries and reconciliations

• Variance Review: Identify and flag account variances and discrepancies for review; assist in researching and resolving differences under direction

Process & Controls

• Documentation: Maintain clear and organized work papers for all assigned close processes

• Audit Support: Assist in preparing schedules and supporting documentation for external auditors for assigned account areas

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Stakeholder Partnership: Coordinate with Legal, FP&A, FinOps, Treasury, Accounting Operations, Operations, and external partners to gather information necessary for accurate and timely close completion

• Ad-Hoc Analysis: Support management requests for financial analysis and reporting as needed

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field required.

• Experience: Minimum 2–4 years of accounting experience.

• Technical Skills: Working knowledge of US GAAP. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, basic formulas); familiarity with ERP or database systems a plus

• Organization Skills: Ability to manage assigned tasks and meet close deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Communication: Effective written and verbal communication skills; able to work cross-functionally with FP&A and internal stakeholders