Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

Accountant

Reporting to the VP, Finance + Accounting, this role is responsible for supporting the day to day accounting operations that keep the business running accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with GAAP.

The ideal candidate has strong accounting operations experience and has worked in a small to mid-size company environment where they owned a broad range of accounting responsibilities. Larger company experience is welcome, provided the candidate has also operated as a generalist in a smaller or mid-size business and is comfortable moving across AP, AR, reconciliations, close support, reporting, vendor management, expense management, and payroll related accounting support.

Key Traits for Success:

• Hands on accounting generalist who is comfortable owning a broad mix of day to day accounting activities.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow through in accounting operations, documentation, and reconciliations.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and ability to apply accounting principles in practical business situations.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, risks, process breakdowns, or control gaps and escalate appropriately.
• Highly organized and able to manage recurring deadlines across AP, AR, close, expenses, payroll support, and reporting.
• Comfortable working in a growing, entrepreneurial business where processes may evolve as the company scales.
• Service minded partner who communicates clearly with cross functional and external partners.
• Proactive problem solver who looks for ways to improve accuracy, timeliness, documentation, and process efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accounting Operations:
  Own Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable execution.
• Ensure vendor invoices are entered accurately, coded appropriately, approved timely, and supported by proper documentation
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, vendor accounts, and general ledger activity on a regular cadence.
• Maintain clean, accurate, and up-to-date financial data to support leadership reporting and decision making.
• Prepare schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for monthly, quarterly, and year end close.
• Support journal entries, allocations, account categorizations, and chart of accounts maintenance.
• Identify discrepancies, risks, or process breakdowns and escalate appropriately to Finance leadership.
• Provide additional accounting, finance, or operational support as needed to meet the evolving needs of the business.
• Vendor, Expense, & Operational Support:
  Coordinate vendor setup, payment setup, autopay setup, W-9 collection, and vendor record maintenance.
• Manage bill pay processes, including ACH, credit card, check, online, and other payment methods as needed.
• Support 1099 documentation and related vendor reporting activities in partnership with external accounting partners.
• Administer the company credit card program and help monitor appropriate card usage, coding, receipts, and reconciliations.
• Manage the expense report and reimbursement process, ensuring timely review, documentation, coding, and payment.
• Support routine operational purchasing and vendor payment execution in partnership with Operations leadership.
• Close, Reporting & Compliance Support:
  Assist with monthly close activities by preparing reconciliations, schedules, accrual support, and documentation.
• Support GAAP compliant accounting practices and maintain accurate records for audit, tax, and external review purposes.
• Partner with external accounting, CPA, tax, or audit partners by responding to data requests and providing supporting documentation.
• Help maintain clear accounting process guides, documentation standards, and audit trails as the Finance + Accounting function scales.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, including hands on experience in a small to mid-size company environment.
• Experience operating as an accounting generalist with exposure to multiple areas of accounting operations, not only one narrow or highly siloed accounting function.
• Strong understanding of GAAP.
• Demonstrated accounting…