Strategic Accounting Manager – Lead Close, O2C & Systems

Walden Robotics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Company equity

Company-substituted insurance programs

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Daily lunch

Job summary

Walden Robotics is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to own the day-to-day accounting engine as we scale, complete our first audit, and leverage accounting to inform strategic decisions. You will run the monthly close, enhance order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes, and tackle complex questions for our innovative business model.

This build-it-yourself role will stand up scalable processes now and grow into leading a small accounting team as headcount expands, with opportunities to mentor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5-10 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with some combination of public and private accounting experience
• Demonstrated ability to own complex, cross-functional accounting projects end-to-end
• Track record of mentoring others and raising the quality bar
• Working knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition, inventory and equity accounting
• Experience managing external audit and tax relationships
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online or a comparable accounting system

Responsibilities

• Oversee revenue recognition and deferred revenue accounting.
• Own equity, inventory, and allocation journal entries; including developing the cross-functional systems needed to adequately track the inputs for these accounting areas.
• Manage an outsourced accounting team, and develop your direct reports as we add internal headcount.
• Own the order-to-cash cycle, including customer billing and collections.
• Work with internal teams to ensure proper expense coding and classification is completed.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external audit and tax preparation.
• Lead monthly flux analysis and KPI/metrics reporting.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Revenue recognition

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring

Audit management

External tax relations

Order-to-cash

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Walden Robotics is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to own the day-to-day accounting engine as we scale, complete our first audit, and leverage accounting to inform strategic decisions. You will run the monthly close, enhance order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes, and tackle complex questions for our innovative business model.

This build-it-yourself role will stand up scalable processes now and grow into leading a small accounting team as headcount expands, with opportunities to mentor