[Hiring] Senior Accounting Associate REMOTE USA

Position: Senior Accounting Associate

Date Posted: August 17, 2025

Industry: Sports Gaming / Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: 4+ Years

Qualification: CPA required (Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; Big 4 experience preferred)

Salary: $95,000 – $115,000 (base) + target equity

Location: United States (Remote)

Company: Underdog

Description:
About the role and why it’s unique:
Join Underdog — a fast-growing leader in sports gaming — as a Senior Accounting Associate focused on expense accounting and core month-end workflows. You’ll own vendor payments, procurement reviews, contract analysis, and critical close tasks while partnering closely with Marketing, Legal, and Compliance. This role is central to scaling our finance operations as the business grows rapidly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day expense accounting, including activity in systems like Ramp and Zip.
• Review, validate, and route vendor invoices for approval and ensure payments are processed on time.
• Set up and improve approval workflows and reporting to increase operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Marketing to interpret affiliate and partner contracts and manage related spend.
• Act as a primary point of contact for vendors on payment queries and issue resolution.
• Lead monthly close activities for accrued expenses, partner payments, prepaid expenses, and account reconciliations (credit, bank, AR).
• Post journal entries and maintain correct departmental coding across accounting systems.
• Support finance initiatives including budgeting, forecasting, departmental reporting, and consolidation improvements.
• Develop working knowledge of tax and reporting obligations such as 1099s, tax provisions, and income tax considerations.
• Coordinate with Legal and Compliance to identify accounting-related registration or filing requirements.

Who you are:

• CPA holder with a solid accounting foundation.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, ideally with audit/assurance exposure (Big 4 background a plus).
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth, fast-moving environment and managing shifting priorities.
• Strong communicator and collaborator who works well with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and the ability to drive processes to completion.

Even better if you have:

• Hands-on experience with expense platforms such as Zip or Ramp.
• Prior involvement with marketing partnership spend or affiliate program accounting.
• Experience analyzing contract terms from an accounting perspective.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Target starting base salary: $95,000 – $115,000 (actual offer depends on experience and skills).
• Target equity as part of total compensation.
• Unlimited PTO (with some season-specific restrictions), 16 weeks paid parental leave, $500 home office allowance, 5% 401(k) match, FSA, and company-paid health/dental/vision options for employees and dependents.
• Virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed team. Note: some roles may require state-level sports betting licensure depending on local regulations.

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