Senior Accountant Consultant - Remote

Launch Finance; Menlo Park (CA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Accountant to support startups with comprehensive financial solutions. This role involves managing various accounting functions, including payables, receivables, and payroll processing, while ensuring compliance with GAAP standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills, with at least five years of accounting experience, particularly in a venture-backed technology environment. This dynamic position allows you to work with multiple clients, providing a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced industry. Join a vibrant team where your contributions will be valued and recognized.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

3 weeks PTO

Flexible Spending Accounts

Voluntary Life Insurance

Disability Plans

Work-from-home options

Qualifications

• 5 years of accounting experience with a focus on venture-backed tech firms.
• Must have payroll processing and 1099 preparation experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage payables, expense reports, and vendor files for multiple clients.
• Participate in month-end close and prepare account reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Payroll Processing

Accounting Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Master's Degree in Accounting

CPA

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

Bill.com

Expense Software

Job description

Launch Finance is a financial services firm dedicated to serving startups at all stages of growth across all industries with high-quality, cost-effective financial solutions. We are actively looking for a Senior Accountant to join our growing team. This is a full-time or part-time position working as an employee of Launch Finance while providing fractional accounting and consulting services to our startup clients (think public accounting model - responsible for multiple clients).

Overview

Your responsibilities will vary depending on the size and complexity of the client. You may be responsible for accounts receivable, collections, accounts payable, expense reporting, and general ledger accounts, including deferred revenue and fixed assets. You may also work cross-functionally supporting other client groups including payroll and HR - in the startup company environment, you wear many hats!

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manage payables, expense reports, and vendor master files
• Preparation of invoices, application of customer payments, and reconciliation of accounts receivable
• Potentially prepare and process payroll and the related journal entries
• Timely participation in the month-end close process, including the preparation of account reconciliations
• Review and resolve accounting discrepancies and issues as they arise
• Manage cash, bank reconciliations, and cash burn reporting
• Ensure compliance with appropriate GAAP and FASB guidelines for the size and nature of the client's business
• Assist and support external tax professionals
• Assist in the development and maintenance of financial controls
• Payroll processing
• Preparation of monthly internal financial statements

Requirements
Experience

• The candidate must have experience as a Senior Accountant for a venture-backed technology Company with a strong attention to details.
• Support with multiple clients is a big plus.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• 5 years of accounting experience
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks, Xero, bill.com, and expense software
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have payroll processing experience.
• Preparing 1099s
• Providing audit support and documentation for the PBC list.
• Updating budget models.

Attributes

Above all, a successful Candidate must have unquestioned personal integrity and professional ethics. Further, the candidate should demonstrate the following:

• Extremely motivated, self-starting individual with a high energy level.
• Independent, assertive, energetic, and performance-driven.
• Detailed planner capable of executing agreed initiatives and/or deliverables.
• Strategic and analytical, yet with the additional quality of being hands-on, detailed, and capable of working within a fast-paced and dynamic industry environment.

Education

Must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting. CPA preferred (active or inactive). MBA or equivalent is a plus.

Benefits

Benefits for full-time employees include: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, participation in Flexible Spending Accounts and 401(k), 3 weeks PTO, voluntary Life Insurance & Disability plans, and work-from-home (remote).

Salary Range

Launch Finance offers a competitive base plus bonus. Employees who work 40-plus hours per week are eligible to participate in the Productivity Bonus Program. The salary range base compensation for the Senior Accountant role is $75,000 to $115,000.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.