Accounting Manager

Jobot; San Carlos (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot seeks an Accounting Manager to lead the transition from outsourced to in-house accounting, building internal controls and a scalable close process. This hybrid role in the San Carlos area offers responsibility for books, cash flows, and vendor relationships.

You will implement Campfire as our system of record, manage revenue recognition for municipal contracts, and partner with Finance, Sales, and Operations to optimize unit economics.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience transitioning outsourced to in-house accounting.
• ERP/accounting system implementation experience.
• Full-cycle month-end close ownership.
• CPA or CPA-track preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own transition from outsourced to in-house accounting.
• Run month-end and year-end close.
• Lead Campfire implementation as accounting system of record.
• Manage revenue recognition for municipal contracts.
• Own AP, AR, and payroll processing.
• Prepare financial statements for leadership and boards.
• Build internal controls and audit-ready workpapers.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Operations to track unit economics.
• Manage sales/use tax and multi-jurisdiction compliance.

Skills

Accounting proficiency

CPA or CPA-track

ERP implementation

Excel skills

Month-end close

Education

CPA preferred

Tools

Campfire

NetSuite

Sage Intacct

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Accounting Manager - Hybrid

Salary: $100,000 - $130,000 per year

A bit about us

Our client is building the intelligence layer for safer streets globally.

Why join us

• Fast growing company
• Great benefits
• Strong culture

Job Details

What You'll Do

• Own the transition from outsourced to in-house accounting — take over books, processes, and vendor relationships (bookkeeping firm, tax preparer) currently run externally, and rebuild them as an internal function with proper controls.
• Run month-end and year-end close — journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and a close calendar that gets faster and tighter each cycle.
• Lead implementation of Campfire as our accounting system of record — chart of accounts design, data migration, integrations, and internal training, following a project plan you help define.
• Manage revenue recognition for Obvio's municipal contracts — including revenue-share arrangements and percentage-of-completion structures that don't fit off-the-shelf SaaS revenue models, in partnership with Finance leadership.
• Own AP, AR, and payroll processing — vendor payments, municipal billing and collections, expense management, and payroll/benefits administration (directly or via a payroll provider).
• Prepare accurate, timely financial statements — P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, with account-level detail Finance leadership can trust for board and investor reporting.
• Build the internal controls and documentation a growing company needs — policies, SOPs, and audit-ready workpapers ahead of Obvio's first financial statement audit.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Sales, and Operations to track unit economics and contract terms across Obvio's growing footprint of municipal ATE programs.
• Manage sales/use tax and multi-jurisdiction compliance as Obvio's municipal footprint expands across states.

What We're Looking For

• 5-10 years of progressive accounting experience, including time in an Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, or Controller-track role.
• Direct experience transitioning a company's books from an outsourced provider to an in-house function — you've done this before and know where the landmines are.
• Hands-on ERP/accounting system implementation experience (Campfire, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, or similar) — chart of accounts design, migration, and rollout.
• Full-cycle month-end close ownership, from journal entries through finalized financial statements.
• Comfort operating without a large team around you — you're equally happy doing the transactional work yourself and building the process that eventually lets you delegate it.
• Strong Excel skills and a genuine interest in efficient, well-documented processes.
• Experience in a hardware, hardware-enabled-services, or similarly operationally complex business (physical asset deployment, field operations, multi-site billing) is a strong plus.
• CPA or CPA-track strongly preferred.

Bonus Points

• Experience with revenue-share, usage-based, or percentage-of-completion revenue models.
• Experience with government or municipal contracts and public-sector billing/collections.
• Prior experience preparing a company for its first financial statement audit.
• Exposure to AI/automation tools for close, reconciliation, or reporting workflows.

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