About the Role:
As a Staff Accountant at Landing, you’ll play an active role in shaping the financial foundation of a fast-growing startup. You’ll collaborate closely with our Operations, Finance, and Accounting teams to own key responsibilities like balance sheet and P&L reviews. More than just day-to-day accounting, this role puts you at the center of building and evolving new processes that scale with the business. If you're excited about getting hands-on with a product that's growing fast—and being part of the team driving that growth—this is the role for you.
About the Team:
Our Accounting team is a diverse group of high achievers with a say yes attitude. We work in a constantly evolving environment where flexibility and ability to achieve timely results in ambiguous situations is prized. We ensure that compliance is efficiently maintained using systems and well-defined processes to achieve this. We play a critical role in Landing's mission, and we partner closely with the business to make the company more successful.
What You’ll Do:
- Drive the timely and accurate completion of month-end close activities, supporting key business decisions with up-to-date financials.
- Analyze monthly P&L data to verify correct accounting treatment, providing clear variance explanations to department leadership.
- Manage partner payouts with precision, ensuring accurate and timely disbursements in line with revenue share agreements.
- Lead the development and enhancement of partner reporting processes, supporting automation efforts to improve scalability and efficiency.
- Conduct internal audits and validation checks to ensure the accuracy of monthly revenue share calculations and maintain system integrity.
- Prepare and post journal entries and manage monthly accruals, playing an essential role in the month-end close process.
- Own bank account and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate and reliable financial reporting.
What You Need:
- Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience (project accounting a plus.)
- B.S. or B.A. degree in accounting or business-related degree or equivalent work experience
- Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced setting.
- Ability to think outside the box and challenge the status quo.
- Attention to detail, problem solving and troubleshooting skills are essential.
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Ability to multitask, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.
- Must thrive in a teamwork setting and have excellent organizational skills.
- Advanced Excel skills
- CPA is a plus but not required
Landing aims to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package we are proud to share with you!
- Solid compensation package + stock options
- Comprehensive benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, Disability, Mental Health, Pet, Commuter, and FSA or HSA
- We’ve got you covered with a 401(k) plan and access to ImmediatePay
- Feel relaxed with super generous PTO policy
- Opportunities for upward mobility - we want you to grow with us!
- Explore and travel comfortably free nights in a Landing home per year
Top Skills
What We Do
Landing is reinventing apartment rentals through a membership program that gives members access to flexible leases with no deposits in 200+ markets in our growing network.
Our streamlined platform provides access to tens of thousands of furnished apartments across the U.S., and our member benefits allow more flexibility with fewer compromises. Members can book an apartment in minutes entirely through our app (even use a credit card) and be ready to move to a new place in a matter of days.
Our goal is to help people explore more, live on their terms, and make sure they feel at home wherever they go.
