Accounting Manager

About Us

Hive Watch is a tech-forward, inclusive organization fostering the evolution of the physical security industry. We are a diverse team of forward thinkers who empower each other to find creative and collaborative solutions in an industry ripe for modernization. We are passionate about the problems we're solving for our customers and equally passionate about the company we're building.

Hive Watch is here to help security teams pivot from chasing threats to preventing them. We protect organizations, people, and property through the intelligent orchestration of physical security programs. With better communication, more insights, and less “noise”, we are modernizing what it means for businesses and their employees to truly feel safe.

• Funding & Growth Momentum Hive Watch recently closed a $33M Series B, bringing total funding to over $65 million. The company is entering “Phase 2:
  Scale” with multiple Fortune 500 customers secured. 95% of Americans have interacted with a product, service, or brand protected by Hive Watch.
• Founder with Deep Industry Expertise Ryan Schonfeld, Founder & CEO, began his career as a police officer and investigator before leading Global Security and Safety Technology at Fox Group. He founded Hive Watch to disrupt an antiquated physical security industry with AI‑powered tools that free security operators from false alarms to focus on real threats.
• Culture of Ownership & Impact This is an environment where you can take genuine ownership, build meaningful relationships, and deliver results quickly. If you want to help build and scale a rapidly expanding finance organization with a real path to advance your career, this is the place.
• Direct Access Reporting directly to the VP of Finance, you'll work within a lean org structure with direct access to the Founder and senior leadership team to help shape the company's financial infrastructure.

You’ll own the accounting operations and technical compliance for a high‑growth SaaS company as we scale from Series B to profitability and beyond. This isn’t about just closing the books each month—you’ll be implementing systems, establishing processes, and ensuring our technical accounting is audit‑ready while partnering cross‑functionally with Sales, Operations, and Product teams.

• Own the month‑end close calendar, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting with clear variance explanations.
• Maintain a clean general ledger and supporting schedules, including cash, AP/AR, deferred revenue, accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets.
• Drive continuous improvement in close speed and accuracy through standardized processes, templates, and documentation.
• Prepare monthly financial packages with clear narratives that leadership can rely on for decision‑making.

• Partner with Legal and Sales Operations to ensure contracts flow correctly into billing, managing start dates, payment terms, renewals, and amendments.
• Own billing integrity, AR aging analysis, collections cadence, and cash application processes.
• Document revenue recognition conclusions under ASC 606 and maintain comprehensive support for technical accounting positions.
• Reduce DSO through proactive collections management and process improvements.

• Manage the complete sales commission lifecycle from calculation through payment and reconciliation.
• Partner with Sales leadership to resolve disputes, answer questions, and ensure transparency in commission processing.
• Build scalable commission tracking and reporting processes that keep pace with sales team growth.

• Build and maintain accounting policies, process documentation, and internal controls appropriate for a scaling SaaS company.
• Lead audit and tax support efforts, managing PBCs, tie‑outs, schedules, and relationships with external partners.
• Continuously identify operational gaps and implement pragmatic controls that reduce risk without slowing the business.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, ASC 606, and software capitalization standards (ASC 350‑40).

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