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Accounting - Founding Hire

150k – 210kLos Angeles, CAAustin, TXFinance & AccountingOnsite7+ YOE
Summary

Builds accounting infrastructure for high-growth dual-use tech company, owning financial statements, month-end closes, revenue recognition per ASC 606, internal controls, treasury, and audits. Requires CPA, 7+ years experience, deep GAAP expertise.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Prepare timely and accurate financial statements, including footnotes, disclosures, and supporting schedules.
  • Perform month-end and year-end close, including general ledger reconciliations, ensuring US GAAP compliance.
  • Manage and align chart of accounts to business needs.
  • Develop cost allocation processes with charge codes for teams, projects, and customers.
  • Oversee operational accounting: accounts payable, receivable, invoicing, cash application, customer data.
  • Assign revenue recognition per ASC 606, review contracts, track gross margins.
  • Establish internal controls, policies, and procedures for procure-to-pay and quote-to-cash.
  • Manage cash/treasury: forecasting, liquidity, disbursements.
  • Ensure financial data integrity across systems; improve integrations with billing, CRM, expense platforms.
  • Coordinate external audits and SOX compliance.

Requirements

  • CPA certification with 7+ years progressive accounting experience, including public accounting or high-growth startups.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field.
  • Deep US GAAP knowledge; financial reporting, audits, accounting systems implementation.
  • Ownership mentality for end-to-end accounting.
  • Systems builder: build/automate processes.
  • Dynamic leader and team player.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Accounting software: NetSuite, QuickBooks, Ramp, Stripe, Bill, Coupa; ERP implementations.
  • B2B SaaS experience.
  • Government contracts: CAS, FAR, contract types.

Compensation

Base pay: $150,000 – $210,000 per year.

Skills
US GAAPASC 606NetSuiteQuickBooksStripeSOX compliancerevenue recognitionfinancial reportingERP implementationsCost Accounting Standards
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