About the Role
We are a fractional CFO/COO firm that supports fast-growing startups and small businesses with finance, operations, and systems expertise. We are hiring an Accounting Manager who will be placed as a dedicated resource for one of our clients–an emerging adtech company founded by former Googlers.
This role manages day-to-day accounting operations (GL, AR/AP, reconciliations, month-end close), improves processes and tools, and contributes to financial visibility and reporting. As this will be the first Finance/Accounting role, this person should show the ability to contribute to and grow into Financial Planning & Analysis responsibilities.
This role has a strong analytical component. We are looking for someone who can connect the numbers to the story, not just record them.
Key Responsibilities
Core Accounting
- Record daily entries across AP, AR, payroll, reimbursements, and operating expenses.
- Prepare and post adjusting journal entries (accruals, amortization, reclasses).
- Own monthly reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, accruals, prepaid schedules, and other balance sheet accounts.
- Lead a clean, timely month-end close; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepare monthly financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and supporting schedules.
AR / AP & Cash Operations
- Manage invoicing, contract-based billing, and maintain an accurate AR aging.
- Process vendor bills, reimbursements, and recurring expenses.
- Ensure timely payment runs aligned with cash priorities.
- Maintain day-to-day cash visibility and assist with short-term cash forecasting.
- Keep vendor and customer records current and accurate.
- Support cash forecasting by analyzing timing of inflows/outflows and highlighting operational drivers of cash needs.
Process & Tool Optimization
- Improve accounting workflows and implement automations where possible.
- Optimize use of tools such as QuickBooks, Xero, Bill.com, Ramp, Airbase, etc.
- Strengthen financial controls, documentation, and review processes.
- Pursue the zero day close.
FP&A & Financial Analytics
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Contribute to analytics such as margins, spend trends, customer profitability, and KPI reporting.
- Assist leaders in setting revenue, cost, and hiring assumptions.
- Connect actuals to forecasts, explaining what changed and why it matters.
Qualifications
- 4-7+ years of accounting experience (GL, reconciliations, AR/AP, month-end close).
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and experience supporting U.S.-based companies.
- Proficient in cloud accounting tools (QBO, Xero, Bill.com, Ramp, etc.).
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.
- Analytically oriented–able to interpret the numbers, not just prepare them.
- Excellent English communication and strong attention to detail.
- Able to work U.S. hours
Nice-to-Have
- CPA / CA / ACCA (or progress)
- Experience working with startups or tech companies
- Exposure to FP&A or dashboard/reporting tools.
