Market competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range of $160-$215K annually. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. Full-time employees are also eligible for a competitive equity package, and benefits.

About PayZen

PayZen is on a mission to bring financial health to healthcare. Our platform improves access and affordability for patients while helping providers reduce administrative burden and improve cash flow. We partner with leading health systems, hospitals, and physician groups and are backed by top-tier investors including NEA, SignalFire, Viola Group, and 7Wire Ventures.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Accounting and Reporting to own and scale PayZen’s monthly close process, accounting operations, and Workday Financials environment. This role is critical to ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting in a high-growth fintech environment and will play a key role in strengthening close discipline, system integrations, and internal controls as PayZen grows and matures, and moves toward IPO readiness.

This leader will partner closely with Finance, Data, Engineering, Product, and external auditors to drive operational excellence, automation, and reliability across the accounting function.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Close & Operations

• Own and lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and scalability as the business grows.

• Establish and continuously improve close calendars, checklists, reconciliations, and review controls.

• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analyses, and close deliverables.

• Partner with FP&A to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and business drivers.

Workday Financials & Systems

• Function as the primary Workday Financials Systems Administrator and technical subject matter expert, responsible for system configuration, tenant management, integration development, and reporting architecture across GL and Accounting Center modules. Must possess demonstrable Workday administrative credentials and experience.

• Lead optimization, automation, and enhancements within Workday to support close efficiency and data integrity.

• Partner with Engineering, Data, and IT on upstream data flows, system integrations, and controls over financial data.

• Support future system implementations and enhancements tied to scale, compliance, and audit readiness.

Controls, Audit & Compliance

• Design, document, and implement SOX-ready internal controls over financial reporting.

• Lead audit coordination for close-related areas, including PBC management and auditor walkthroughs.

• Partner with Technical Accounting on new transactions, policy implementation, and accounting changes.

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Develop accounting team members responsible for close and operational accounting.

• Drive accountability, mentorship, and continuous improvement across the accounting organization.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Legal, Data, and Operations to support new initiatives and growth.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.

• 8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and high-growth fintech, SaaS, or financial services environments.

• Deep expertise in monthly close, operational accounting, and internal controls.

• Hands-on experience with Workday Financials required; Accounting Center experience strongly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and audit requirements; IPO or SOX readiness experience is a plus.

• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects and system implementations.

• Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with imperfect data.
  

Why PayZen?

• Make a tangible impact on patient access to healthcare

• Join a high-growth fintech at a pivotal stage of scale

• Work on complex, meaningful accounting and systems challenges

• Partner with a collaborative, high-performing leadership team

• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits
  

Compensation Range: $160K - $215K