Staff Accountant: Forecasting & Process Leader (Cambridge)

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

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.