Accountant - US

About Us

KoreFi builds AI Coworkers for US restaurants that help operators grow revenue, protect margins, and automate operational work. Our AI coworkers are purpose-built for the restaurant industry to uncover opportunities, reduce manual effort, and give operators more time to focus on growth. With multiple coworkers already delivering value, we're building the next generation of AI coworkers for restaurant operators.

Built by the Y Combinator-backed founding team behind Karbon Card—a fintech trusted by over 2,000 businesses—we are on a true 0 to 1 journey to redefine restaurant accounting. With our solution already live and delivering significant ROI, we are building a genuine lifeline for small business owners.

Job Summary

KoreFi is hiring an Accountant to manage full-cycle bookkeeping, complex 3PD/merchant reconciliations, and month-end close for US restaurant clients in QuickBooks Online. Additionally, you will document workflows and edge cases with our product team to turn repetitive accounting processes into automated tooling.

Where you will create Impact

·       Own full-cycle bookkeeping and month-end close for multiple restaurant clients in QuickBooks Online.

·       Run bank, merchant, and third-party delivery reconciliation — tying platform payouts to gross sales, commissions, marketing fees, chargebacks, and adjustments across POS, 3PD, and bank.

·       Manage expense categorization, and journal entries with clean, tie-to-the-cent accuracy.

·       Serve as a point of contact for client accounting questions and communication.

·       Document your reconciliation workflows clearly enough to be automated.

·       Partner with the product team to identify repetitive, rule-based steps and edge cases we can build into tooling.

Must-have Skills

·       3+ years of US accounting experience, full-cycle bookkeeping through month-end close.

·       Strong QuickBooks Online proficiency — chart of accounts, bank/credit card feeds, journal entries, class/location tracking across multiple client books.

·       Solid grasp of US GAAP fundamentals: accrual accounting, revenue recognition, matching.

·       Restaurant or hospitality accounting — daily sales journal entries, tips/gratuity, food and labor cost tracking, prime cost, 3PD platform (DoorDash, Uber Eats) reconciliation.

·       Bank and merchant reconciliation in high-volume, multi-account environments.

·       Reconciliation discipline and strong attention to detail.

·       POS-to-accounting reconciliation (Toast, Square, Clover) integrated with QBO.

·       Process-minded — you can document a workflow clearly enough for someone to automate it.

·       Comfortable with ambiguity and building process from scratch in an early-stage environment.

·       Curious about tooling rather than attached to manual process.

Good-to-have Skills

·      Experience working in an early-stage startup or tech-enabled accounting services company.

·      Familiarity with DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub merchant portals and clearing reconciliation.

·      Exposure to AI-powered accounting software or automated reconciliation tools.

Our Way of Life — The Karbon Values

·       C – Collaborate to Win: We grow together—working as one unified team to solve problems and deliver value.

·       E – Elevate the Bar: We strive for excellence, move fast, and constantly raise our standards.

·       O – Own It End-to-End: We take responsibility and deliver outcomes—no excuses, just impact.

Perks & Benefits

·       Access to fintech-focused learning resources and accounting training.

·       Participation in team events, open demos, and internal learning sessions.

·       Flexible work from home policy and other supportive leave benefits.

·       Hands-on experience contributing to AI-powered fintech products.

·       Exposure to senior leadership and real-world decision-making.