Financial Operations Lead
Root Insurance
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The Opportunity
We are looking for an Financial Operations Lead. In this role, you will lead the Accounts Payable function. This individual contributor should be a highly analytical and strategic advisor to the departments who will bring their accounts payable knowledge to our growing team.
Root is a “work where it works best” company. This means we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US. We will continue to have our headquarters in Columbus and offices in other locations to give more flexibility and more choice about how we live and work.
This role requires in office work and will require this person to work in a hybrid capacity from our headquarters in Columbus, OH.
Salary Range: $93,400 to $116,700 (Bonus Eligible)
How You Will Make an Impact
Manage new vendor set up in Root's Accounts Payable (AP) systems
Manage accounts payable email inbox and all related correspondence
Invoice processing and payment (including monitoring/coordinating invoice approvals, reconciliations, ensuring each are tied to an obligation, payruns/payment reviews, and report creations)
User access reviews for accounts payable systems, liaison for account payable software vendors
Support through uploading contracts, coordinating signatures, working with departments/vendors to ensure invoice and contracts alignment, submitting support tickets
Lead support/liaison for Internal Audit for all accounts payable controls
Company accruals and support accounting close deliverables
Support day to day operations/administration of company credit card Program (administer/review/approvals)
Troubleshoot account payables related issues (internally and externally)
Partner with head of procurement for creation/execution of AP strategic projects and OKRs
Backup for operational specialist duties (review approve employee reimbursements, manual check processing, etc.)
Other duties as assigned
What You Will Need to Succeed
Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance preferred
6+ years of work experience in a big four accounting firm, financial reporting experience, and/or accounts payable experience.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively under strict time constraints.
Self-starter with strong interpersonal, teamwork, and partnering skills.
Proficient with Microsoft and Google products and data analytic tools.
Effective writing, presentation and communication skills.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!
Join us
At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.
Who we are
We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.
What draws people to Root
Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:
Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.
Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.
Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.
People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.