AidKit

Manage and improve financial close processes, ensure data accuracy, automate workflows, and support audit readiness in a remote setting. | Requires CPA or equivalent, 5+ years in corporate accounting, advanced Excel skills, and experience owning month-end close processes. | About AidKit AidKit's cutting-edge technology transforms complex cash assistance programs into streamlined, secure, and dignified experiences. By seamlessly connecting applicants to vital resources, we're making aid radically accessible for diverse populations—including unhoused and unbanked. We started as a nonprofit initiative during COVID-19 and today provide the technology backbone for some of the nation's most innovative public safety net programs. As we continue to grow rapidly, the opportunity for impact is immense. Apply to join our team if you're seeking meaningful work in an environment that trusts your judgment and values your unique contributions. About the Role This is a hands-on operator role: you'll run the accounting "engine," partner closely with Treasury Ops (who executes AP/AR and payment operations), and bring the structure, documentation, and spreadsheet horsepower needed to scale. You'll ensure our financials are accurate, audit-ready, and delivered on time—operating independently with strong quality gates and minimal oversight. You will report to the Senior Director of Finance & Operations and serve as the primary owner of the accounting close and reconciliations during scheduled Finance leadership leave periods. Key Responsibilities Monthly Close & GL Integrity Execute the monthly close calendar, checklist, and deliverables with consistent timeline (target: ~14 business days) Prepare and maintain key account reconciliations (cash/bank, prepaids, accruals, deferred items, payroll) with clear support and variance follow-up Produce accurate monthly financial outputs (budget vs. actual, department reporting, next-twelve-month revenue tracking) Reconcile activity across banks and payment processors (e.g., Mercury, Dwolla, card partners) and ensure clearing/timing items are tracked, explained, and resolved. Perform final review of financials (reasonableness checks, variance investigation) before release Ensure revenue accrual estimates and deferral schedules tie cleanly to source systems and documentation (and reconcile to GL revenue). Drive cleanup and prevention of aged recon items Partner with Treasury Ops/Program Finance Ops to maintain accurate program/grant fund balance schedules and tie-outs across many programs/accounts. Systems, Data Hygiene & Automation Own finance systems (accounting-side) for Rillet + Ramp integrations—drive improvements, not just usage Build error-proof templates and checks that catch issues early (period/cutoff errors, miscodings, unmapped items) Reduce manual work with clean mappings, automation-first workflows, and auditable spreadsheets/models Partner with Treasury Ops to align data outputs with accounting records and maintain reliable cash visibility Create lightweight analyses to answer practical questions and share insights with Finance leadership Controls, Documentation & Audit Readiness Maintain SOPs for close, reconciliations, and accounting workflows Create a clean, organized evidence trail for auditors/diligence (repeatable PBC responses, defensible documentation) Own audit/diligence finance-side execution, coordinating with Finance leadership and Compliance as needed Perform periodic reviews of approvals, access, and permissions Coordinate and support external tax accountants for corporate tax returns About You CPA preferred (or equivalent experience) 5+ years in corporate accounting and/or close execution roles (startup/scale-up a plus) Demonstrated ability to own month-end close independently in a lean org Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills (pivots, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, cross-workbook functions, multi-criteria logic) Comfort making judgment calls and documenting decisions clearly Strong "no surprises" communication and documentation habits Experience improving processes, automating workflows, and supporting audits You care deeply about the mission of direct aid and supporting anyone who needs help What we love to see Naturally curious and analytical - you don’t stop at “it doesn’t tie,” you ask why, trace it to root cause, and prevent it from recurring. Strong communicator to leadership - you can summarize what happened, what you found, and what decision/action is needed in a clear, non-technical way. Tool-builder mindset — you’ve built spreadsheets or lightweight tools from scratch (templates, checks, dashboards, models) that reduced errors or saved meaningful time, and you can explain your logic. Compensation and Location For this full-time position, you can work from anywhere in the United States. The salary for this role is $130,000 Benefits: We reinforce a culture of dignity, autonomy, and trust by actively taking an interest in and supporting employees' lives outside of work. We also provide equity (varies by position and experience) and a comprehensive benefits package including: Fair salaries that are transparent and competitive, with a maximum ratio of 3:1 between the highest and lowest paid employees at the company Fully remote work setting with home office setup and maintenance stipends Unlimited paid time off Retirement plan with 401K matching Health benefits (for you and your family) Flexible schedule Generous 16-week paid parental leave Professional development support About Our Team AidKit is a fully-remote workplace with virtual headquarters in Colorado, with employees from coast to coast in the continental United States. How to Apply To apply, please submit your resume and a personalized cover letter (.PDF, video, or slide deck format) explaining your interest in the role and how your experience aligns with our needs. Applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed. Humans read your cover letter; make it human-sounding! Hiring Process Note: Final candidates will complete a short, practical skills exercise (60–90 minutes) that mirrors real close work (e.g., a reconciliation/tie-out and a brief close plan). We review applications on a rolling basis and will contact qualified candidates directly. Due to high volume, we are unable to field requests for feedback or informational interviews via LinkedIn or email. AidKit is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. You don't need to meet every criteria listed—we value unique experiences and believe that diversity drives innovation.

Design and develop a no/low-code platform across front-end and back-end layers, write clean and secure code, participate in design and code reviews, and contribute to technical and product roadmaps. | Experience building full-stack web applications, preferably with Typescript and React, ability to handle ambiguous problems, and bonus for architectural design and large scale infrastructure experience. | About the Role As a salaried software engineer, your role will consist of building our no/low-code platform that allows organizations doing good to build a bespoke experience without bespoke software. Our stack looks roughly as follows: Front-end: Typescript, React & Tailwind Back-end: Typescript, Postgres and DynamoDB (with some Python we’re slowly deprecating). Infrastructure: Pulumi as Code deployments on AWS. Key Responsibilities Your responsibilities would include: Going from vague problems to fully fleshed out solutions across multiple layers of the stack that addresses real business needs. Writing code to expand our platform that is clean, easy to extend, secure, and documented. Write and review design documents for upcoming product and technical components and features. Participate in code reviews. Work with the engineering team to help plan our technical and product roadmaps. Handle prioritization and sizing for upcoming technical work. About You Experience in building full-stack web applications (Typescript preferred, but not a requirement) Willing to jump in and do right by those we serve, whatever it takes. Eager to tackle complex problems and comfortable working with ambiguity. Not required but bonus points if have done any of the following: Experience designing green-field projects from the ground up and owning major architectural decisions. Why? We believe that we can broaden our impact by building newer, better solutions to old problems and that requires thinking from first principles. Experience designing infrastructure that is robust to failure and minimizes mean time to recovery.Why? We serve populations that are in dire need and often low on tech-literacy. If they have issues, they’re unlikely to come back and try again. Experience managing large scale web infrastructure serving hundreds of thousands of users (or more!).Why? We run the largest guaranteed income pilots in the country, scaling from 1 to 1000 requests per second over the course of minutes. You care deeply about the mission of direct aid and supporting anyone who needs help, no matter where they come from. Compensation and Location For this full-time position, you can work from anywhere in the United States. The salary for this role is $140,000 per year. Benefits: We reinforce a culture of dignity, autonomy, and trust by actively taking an interest in and supporting employee’s lives outside of work. We also provide equity, which varies by position and experience, and a comprehensive benefits package including: Fair Salaries that are transparent and competitive, with a maximum ratio of 3:1 between the highest and lowest paid employees at the company. Fully remote work setting with home office setup and maintenance stipends. Unlimited paid time off Retirement plan with 401K matching Health benefits (for you and your family) Flexible schedule Generous 16-week paid parental leave Professional development support About Our Team AidKit is a fully-remote workplace with virtual headquarters in Colorado, with employees from coast to coast in the continental United States. About the Hiring Manager The hiring manager for this role is Justin Cajayon. Quick bio for him: before joining AidKit, he led multiple teams at a fintech startup and oversaw key initiatives for their series B funding round. Previously, he joined a full-stack consulting shop as the 3rd full-time employee and led their expansion to 10 employees. Today, he is very grateful to have the opportunity to serve the social impact sector and find ways for technology to drive positive impact at scale. Interview Process Interview Screen 30 Minutes You will speak with Justin and discuss your background, what’s important to you in your next role and any questions you might have about the role. Code Interview 60 Minutes We’ll send you a small full-stack Typescript app to check out locally and get familiar with (if you haven’t done full-stack work recently). We’ll then jump on a zoom call and incrementally add features until we exhaust 60 minutes. You’re welcome to use Google / StackOverflow / ChatGPT as you would normally while working. Deep Dive 60 Minutes You’ll pick a project that you’ve had some-level of responsibility for in the past and walk us through the “story” behind that project. What motivated it? What were the major engineering decisions and how were they decided? What was the resulting architecture? What would you do the same or differently, knowing what you know now? We recommend either preparing or being ready to draw an architecture diagram on the call. Reference Check As part of our hiring policies we ask you to provide a reference who we can contact who can speak towards your work. Ideally, this is a past manager who we can speak to to understand how to best set you up for success at AidKit. How to Apply To apply for this position, please submit your resume and a personalized cover letter explaining your interest in the role and how your experience aligns with our needs. Note that AidKit values authenticity and carefully reads cover letters with an eye towards learning something real about you and your interest in joining our team. Please submit cover letters and resumes in .PDF format. Video and slide deck cover letters are also acceptable. We review applications on a rolling basis and will contact qualified candidates for interviews. Thank you for your interest in joining the AidKit team! Due to the high volume of applications, our hiring team is not able to field requests for feedback or informational interviews sent via LinkedIn or email. If you are a good match for the role, our team will reach out to you directly. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with the review process beginning on August 15th. AidKit is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other dimension of diversity, to apply. We understand that diversity goes beyond checkboxes and that true innovation thrives when a variety of voices and ideas come together. You don't need to meet every criteria listed to apply. We value unique experiences and believe that diversity drives innovation.