Overview
This role provides mentorship to the accounting team and supports upper management on complex accounting matters, internal controls, and best-practice accounting methods.
Responsibilities
Oversight of daily operations
- Own responsibility for various club books across all GL accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
- Review, analyze, implement, and maintain the organization’s accounting operations.
- Establish, develop, and/or recommend objectives, policies, and procedures to management to identify risks and support audit readiness.
Monthly closing
- Complete timely month-end closing of the GL.
- Prepare related reports and reconciliations, including operational accounting for: GL, AP, fixed assets, payroll accruals, intercompany accounting, and consolidation.
Innovation and efficiency
- Build efficiencies by maximizing system automated processes and integrations.
- Research, analyze, and interpret complex technical accounting issues and new accounting standards.
- Support annual audits performed by external auditors.
- Identify process improvement opportunities to scale and automate manual procedures.
- Assist management with special projects and ad-hoc analyses.
Continuous improvement
- Improve and enhance best-practice processes, procedures, and internal controls to promote operational efficiency and compliance.
- Respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in ad-hoc projects and analyses.
Requirements
- Knowledge of internal controls and US GAAP.
- Intercompany reconciliations.
- GL account reconciliations and work papers.
- Experience reviewing and processing journal entries.
- Ad-hoc financial reporting.
- Ability to balance strategy and execution, including contributing to tactical needs.
- Ability to work in a busy, dynamic environment; think on your feet and handle competing priorities.
- Collaborative communication skills (written and verbal) with strong listening ability.
- Ability to work across departments (FP&A, AP, Payroll, Club Operations).
- Strong organization and teamwork; proactive, positive attitude.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaborate with a distributed remote team.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with complete confidentiality.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing and managing multiple tasks with minimal guidance.
- Flexibility and eagerness to learn and adapt as systems and processes evolve.
Preferred Qualifications
- Inventory accounting.
- Tax compliance.
- Payroll accounting.
- NetSuite experience.
Education and Experience
- 5+ years of experience in a staff accounting role.
- Bachelor’s in Accounting.
- Accounting experience in a start-up environment (preferred).
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay range: 80,000 - 85,000 USD per year
Location
- Remote (U.S.-based) with occasional travel for site visits and business-related events.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Ability to operate a computer and use a keyboard, mouse, and video conferencing tools.
- Ability to communicate clearly via video, phone, and written channels.
- Occasional travel may be required for site visits and events.