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Financial Operations Analyst

Root Insurance

Root Insurance

IT, Accounting & Finance, Operations
Columbus, OH, USA
Posted on Jan 3, 2025

CURRENT ROOT EMPLOYEES - Please apply using the career page in Workday. This career site is for external applicants only.


The Opportunity

We are looking for a Finance Operations Analyst, a high-energy, action-oriented individual who will proactively look at issues from multiple directions, is comfortable making recommendations, and uses technology to enhance and improve the delivery of job assignments. The most successful candidate will be able to step into our fast-paced environment in order to support our growing accounts payable needs.


Root is a "work where it works best" company. However, this role is a hybrid position that will require in-office work at our headquarters in Columbus, OH.

Salary Range: $57,457-$80,000


How You Will Make an Impact

  • Process manual check payments

  • Assist with vendor onboarding

  • Process invoices

  • Review items in Ramp

  • Assist in reviewing Travel and Expense items in the expense management system

  • Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances

  • Accurate and effective documentation and records management relative to the accounts payable function

  • Assist in miscellaneous administrative items

What You Will Need to Succeed

  • Bachelors' degree preferred

  • Knowledge of general accounting principles, regulatory standards, and compliance requirements preferred

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office products

  • Easily builds joint working relationships

  • Approaches problems with an open mind

  • Curious in nature

  • Great attention to detail

  • Ability to multitask

  • Self-starter, with strong social, teamwork, and partnering skills


Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Join us

At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.

Who we are

We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.

What draws people to Root

Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:

Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.

Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.

Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.

People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.