Senior Accounting Associate

At Underdog, we make sports more fun.

Our thesis is simple: build the best products and we’ll build the biggest company in the space, because there’s so much more to be built for sports fans. We’re just over five years in, and we’re one of the fastest-growing sports companies ever, most recently valued at $1.3B. And it’s still the early days.

We’ve built and scaled multiple games and products across fantasy sports, sports betting, and prediction markets, all united in one seamless, simple, easy to use, intuitive and fun app. 

Underdog isn’t for everyone. One of our core values is give a sh*t. The people who win here are the ones who care, push, and perform. If that’s you, come join us.

Winning as an Underdog is more fun.

This role sits at the intersection of accounting, treasury, and regulatory financial operations, supporting the growth of Underdog's regulated financial services businesses, including our newly licensed Futures Commission Merchant (FCM).

We are seeking a strong accounting professional with solid technical accounting fundamentals and financial services experience. While direct FCM experience is not required, the ideal candidate is intellectually curious, enjoys solving complex problems, and is excited to learn the accounting, reporting, and regulatory requirements of a rapidly evolving financial services business.

You will work closely with Accounting, Finance, Compliance, Operations, and Product teams to help build scalable accounting processes and financial infrastructure in a highly regulated environment.

What You’ll Do

Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across regulated entities

Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and supporting schedules

Assist with regulatory reporting requirements, including preparation of supporting workpapers and schedules

Support daily capital, liquidity, and customer fund reporting processes and related reconciliations

Prepare and investigate daily trade, position, cash, and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items

Partner with Accounting leadership to document, implement, and continuously improve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls

Support annual audits, regulatory examinations, and compliance reviews by preparing documentation and responding to requests

Assist with tax reporting requirements and other regulatory reporting obligations

Help design and improve scalable accounting and reporting processes as the business grows

Identify opportunities for automation and process improvements to reduce manual work and increase operational efficiency

Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Compliance, Operations, Product, and Engineering teams to support new products and business initiatives

Who you are

3-5 years of progressive accounting experience

Active CPA license or actively pursuing CPA certification required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and accounting fundamentals

Experience in public accounting, financial services, fintech, banking, broker-dealers, asset managers, trading firms, or similar environments

Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Ability to learn complex business models, financial products, and regulatory frameworks quickly

Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy and ownership

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving environment

Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across teams

Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Sage, or similar

Even better if you have

Big 4 audit or advisory experience

Experience working with financial services clients or regulated financial institutions

Exposure to broker-dealers, exchanges, clearing firms, futures markets, or capital markets businesses

Experience supporting regulatory reporting, audits, or examinations

Familiarity with CFTC, NFA, SEC, or FINRA regulatory environments

Experience with process automation, data analytics, or AI-enabled workflows

Experience working in a high-growth startup or fintech environment

Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $120,000, plus target equity. The starting base salary will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s skills and experience, among other things.

What we can offer you:

Unlimited PTO for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)

16 weeks of fully paid parental leave

Home office stipend

A connected virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce

5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents

#LI-REMOTE
We're a remote-first company and value in-person connection. That said, we expect everyone to gather 2-3 times per year for team and company offsites, trainings, and more.

This position may require sports betting licensure based on certain state regulations.

Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.

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