Vice President, Accounting

Capstone LLC (US); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus pool

Job summary

Capstone LLC (US) seeks a hands-on Finance leader to own the entire accounting function across US and UK entities. You will build and run the team, redesign workflows with AI assistance, and push automation to replace spreadsheets.

The role offers exposure to month-end close, audits, revenue recognition, AR/AP, payroll, and treasury, reporting to the Head of Finance & Accounting. The ideal candidate has 5–10 years’ progressive accounting experience, multi-entity, multi-currency experience, and

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience including full close ownership.
• Multi-entity and multi-currency experience.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge and revenue recognition.
• Experience leveraging AI in accounting workflows.
• Ability to optimize finance stack integrations and automation.
• Builder mindset: minimize spreadsheets, document as you go.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end close across US and UK with faster cycle times.
• Audit and statutory compliance with external auditors.
• Maintain GL integrity per US GAAP and UK requirements.
• Own revenue, AR & AP across entities.
• Payroll management with external providers.
• Treasury: cash management, forecasting, multi-currency funding.
• AI-first workflow design and automation initiatives.
• ERP ownership of Campfire ERP and stabilization.
• Optimize finance tooling and integrations (Salesforce, Workday, Ramp).
• Develop meaningful, automated management reporting and dashboards.
• Translate tribal knowledge into SOPs and controls.
• Lead and coach the accounting team; partner with Head of Finance.

Skills

5–10 years accounting experience

Multi-entity experience

Multi-currency experience

US GAAP knowledge

Revenue recognition

AI in accounting workflows

Finance stack optimization

Builder mindset

Strong communication

CPA or equivalent (nice to have)

Python/SQL scripting

Experience with Campfire/Ramp/Navan/SF

Education

CPA or equivalent credential

Tools

Campfire ERP

Ramp

Navan

Salesforce

Workday

Job description

Job Description: About the Role

We are looking for a leader who will own the entire accounting function at Capstone. You will direct the team who execute much of the day‑to‑day work, while holding ownership of accuracy, timeliness, controls, and judgment yourself. This is a hands‑on build‑and‑run role, not a maintain role. You will actively re‑engineer how the work gets done, including designing AI‑assisted and systematized workflows that reduce manual touchpoints, accelerate the close, and improve data quality. You will treat automation as the default and the spreadsheet as the exception. The role reports directly to the Head of Finance & Accounting and sits at the center of a lean, modernizing finance organization with real ownership and visibility. This is a controller‑track role: the right person will expand their scope and grow into a Controller title as the business scales.

What You’ll Own

Accounting & Finance Operations

End‑to‑end close. Own the complete month‑end close across the US and UK (revenue, prepaid, accrued, COGS, consolidations, and intercompany entries) driving faster, cleaner cycle times each month. You own the calendar, the quality, and the sign‑off.

Audit & statutory compliance. Own external audit and advisor relationships across both entities including UK audit, VAT, statutory surveys, 1099s, taxes, etc.

General ledger integrity. Maintain accurate, consistent, well‑documented books in compliance with US GAAP and applicable UK requirements, with reconciliations and workpapers that hold up under external review.

Revenue, AR & AP. Own revenue recognition, invoicing, AR, and the AP cycle across both entities.

Payroll. Manage the relationships across external payroll providers and partner with HR on accurate, compliant and timely processing.

Treasury. Own cash management across both entities: cash positioning and forecasting, multi‑currency funding between the US and UK, bank relationships, and payment execution, with a view toward automating and adding controls to processes.

Automation, AI & Systems

AI‑first workflow design. Identify manual, repetitive, or error‑prone workflows and redesign them using AI tools and automation from drafting and reconciliation assistance to AR follow‑up, document handling, and close support.

ERP ownership. Serve as a functional owner of Campfire ERP: complete and stabilize the implementation, configure recurring billing and revenue recognition, and push routine work into the system rather than spreadsheets.

Tech stack optimization. Evaluate, implement, and operate finance tooling and integrations between Salesforce, Workday, Ramp and the ERP to improve data flow and reduce reconciliation overhead.

Reporting & visibility

Build and maintain meaningful management reporting and dashboards, starting from pragmatic, partly manual views and evolving toward fully automated, real‑time as data quality improves.

Process & controls

Convert tribal knowledge into clear SOPs and internal controls so the function is resilient, auditable, and ready to scale.

Team Leadership

Direct the team and build the function. Lead an associate plus part‑time consultants who execute much of the transactional work. You assign, review, and own the output, managing tasks and deadlines through shared, automated tracking rather than ad‑hoc check‑ins. Coach the associate to build accounting depth over time. Partner with the Head of Finance and operate as a trusted second‑in‑command escalating only the highest‑judgment items.

What You Bring

• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a full close cycle.
• Multi‑entity and/or multi‑currency experience required.
• Strong command of US GAAP and revenue recognition, working familiarity with UK requirements, and demonstrated ownership of external audit relationships.
• Hands‑on, demonstrable experience leveraging or implementing AI in accounting/finance workflows.
• Proven ability to optimize finance stack systems, integrations, and workflow automations.
• A builder’s mindset: reach for a tool or a process before a spreadsheet, and document as you go.
• Highly organized, self‑directed, and comfortable in a lean, fast‑moving, multi‑jurisdictional environment with minimal layers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Nice to have: CPA or equivalent credential.
• Comfortable writing light scripts (e.g., Python, SQL).
• Direct experience with Campfire, Ramp, Navan, Salesforce, or Workday in an accounting context.

The expected compensation for this role is up to $170,000 annually, plus eligibility for Capstone's annual bonus pool.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.