Financial Operations Associate
ApplePie Capital
Accounting & Finance, Operations
California, USA
ApplePie Capital is a fast-growing online lender focused exclusively on the franchise industry. Our channel is differentiated and our momentum is real - we forge partnerships with high quality franchise brands, who deliver highly-qualified franchisee borrowers seeking capital to grow their franchise empire and escape the growth limitations of traditional financing.
We have originated over $3B+ in loan volume to fund franchise loans. Our next step is to scale our success and become the premier one-stop shop for franchise finance, a $71B annual debt market. To get there, we’re looking for team members with true grit, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a burning desire to make their mark.
We are seeking highly motivated and resourceful individuals to join the Financial Operations team and develop themselves professionally into problem solving powerhouses. Do you dream of ways to make your job easier and dance when a reconciliation zeroes out? The Financial Operations team at ApplePie Capital needs the finance geek in you today!
What you'll do:
- Become a master of payment systems, reporting, and workflows
- Execute daily customer payment and activity monitoring and monthly account reconciliation processes
- Coordinate with vendors to investigate payment and reporting discrepancies, working them through to resolution
- Triage and investigate escalations with cross functional teams, vendors, and loan buyers
- Process payment distributions to loan buyers via ACH and wire, within service level agreement timeframes
- Manage timely disbursement of funds to originate ApplePie loans
- Work closely with the Loan Operations team to ensure accuracy of loan agreements and assist with loan closings
- Support the Accounting team with month-end close processes and reporting
- Identify process efficiency opportunities to help with speedier reconciliations and distributions to investors
What we're looking for:
- At least 3-5 years of professional experience in payment or financial operations
- Bachelor’s degree Finance, Accounting, Economics or related Business discipline
- Fintech startup experience is ideal for this role (specific payments experience a plus)
- A systems thinker who is obsessed with automating processes and reducing human involvement (including your own)
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for what you're building. A desire to seek out what's broken and fix it
- Analytical and inquisitive mindset with keen attention to detail
- Team player who can problem solve and is able to work on a variety of projects simultaneously
- Nimbleness with Excel is a given
- A strong work ethic, enjoy getting your “hands dirty”, and excel in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate cross functionally with colleagues who may not have your Fintech experience
ApplePie Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
For more information about ApplePie Capital, visit www.applepiecapital.com.