Overview
This role involves owning the end-to-end accounting function as the organization scales. It is a hands-on, high-impact position focused on building scalable accounting processes, ensuring a clean and timely monthly close, and leading the external audit.
Reporting to the VP of Finance, you will help establish processes and controls that support rapid growth. As the business scales, the role includes a clear path to managing a team of Staff Accountants and Billing Specialists while staying close to day-to-day accounting.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end accounting, including:
- General ledger management
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Accruals and invoicing
- Lead and manage the monthly close process end-to-end, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Prepare and review journal entries, account and bank reconciliations, and update supporting schedules in accordance with GAAP
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the annual financial statement audit, managing auditor requests and supporting a smooth audit process
- Maintain and continuously improve accounting policies and internal controls as the business grows
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online
- Partner with the VP of Finance on technical accounting matters, including:
- Revenue recognition
- Equity/stock-based compensation
- Capitalization and amortization
- Support sales tax compliance and help evaluate or implement automation tools as the organization expands
- Design and implement scalable processes and systems to support continued rapid growth
Requirements (Must-Haves)
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including time at a startup or high-growth early-stage company
- Deep hands-on expertise with QuickBooks Online
- Proven experience owning a monthly close process end-to-end, from initiation to reporting
- Experience leading or heavily supporting a financial statement audit (managing auditor relationships and requests)
- Strong understanding of GAAP and technical accounting fundamentals
- Excellent organizational skills and comfort operating in a fast-paced environment while improving processes and procedures
- Experience with hardware and fixed asset schedules
- High attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, and Engineering teams
- Strong analytical skills, including solving problems in Excel with large data sets
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves)
- Familiarity with Ramp or similar expense management platforms
- Familiarity with Stripe or similar billing/payment processing platforms
- Experience with sales tax automation software such as Avalara, Anrok, or Numeral
- CPA or CPA candidate
- Experience with a SaaS or subscription-based revenue model
- Prior experience managing or mentoring junior accounting staff
- Some FP&A experience supporting management with analytical projects
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation: base salary plus target bonus and stock options
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Unlimited paid time off
- 401(k) plan with company match
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