Staff Accountant

ByteStream Solutions; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Job summary

ByteStream Solutions in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Staff Accountant to bring order to finance chaos and provide a trusted forecast for executives. The role emphasizes ownership of journal entries and cost structure translation.

You'll build and defend the annual budget, streamline the month-end close, and perform profitability analyses by product, region, and customer. A CMA credential is valued and mentorship is offered, with flexible scheduling around Cambridge.

Qualifications

• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first.
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality.
• Proven Process Improvement results, ideally seasoned in Cambridge, MA.
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before.
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a lead capacity.

Responsibilities

• Own the lead sign-off on journal entries above the threshold.
• Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts.
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time.
• Conduct profitability analysis by product, region, and customer segment.
• Build the $149,000 - $241,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it.
• Resolve billing disputes and escalation aged receivables for collection.

Skills

Integrity

Multitasking

Process Improvement

Cambridge experience

Storytelling with data

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

The Staff Accountant we hire will turn ByteStream Solutions's finance chaos into a forecast Cambridge executives can actually trust. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $149,000 - $241,000 and freelance hours come standard, but the finance reins are the real prize.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the lead sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time
• Conduct profitability analysis by product, region, and customer segment
• Build the $149,000 - $241,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Resolve billing disputes and escalation aged receivables for collection

What You'll Bring

• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality
• Proven Process Improvement results, ideally seasoned in Cambridge, MA
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a lead capacity

Where most finance vendors automate the easy parts, ByteStream Solutions tackles the hard ones, from an oddball-friendly headquarters in Cambridge, MA. We keep the freelance workload sustainable so your best Bank Reconciliation work isn't your last gasp.

We reward your CMA Certification with $149,000 - $241,000, surround it with mentorship and benefits, and let your schedule flex around Cambridge.

Pair your Process Improvement with our QuickBooks-heavy team and watch what ByteStream Solutions can build.