Accounting Manager - remote

Killer opportunity for first-class accounting talent

Who we are:

Engine Room serves as the finance and accounting nerve center for the West Coast’s smartest venture-backed start-ups.

Whom we’re looking for:

Prime Accounting Manager talent with Life Science experience

Overview:

To be a part of Engine Room is to be a part of a team of professionals providing an all-inclusive high-powered finance and accounting department to venture backed life science start-ups. As a member of our team, you exude our cultural ethos internally and externally while working to contribute to the growth of our company and the success of our clients.

Summary:

The Accounting Manager at Engine Room performs a wide range of accounting related functions in support of client deliverables. As part of several internal client teams, you will communicate and collaborate with various Engine Room staff, as well as with our clients, ensuring accurate work that meets deadlines. Be an active participant on client team, fostering an engaging and responsive mindset. Responsibilities will be carried out following Engine Room internal controls and processes and GAAP rules consistently.

Essential Job Functions:

Perform full month-end close activities, including bank reconciliations, prepaid expenses reconciliations, fixed assets records, accruals, equity roll-forwards, contract review, revenue recognition and more.

Produce timely and accurate financial statements and regulatory reports.

Review your own work for accuracy and completeness and review the work of others.

Identify, research and resolve accounting issues, proactively identifying when technical assistance is needed.

Manage business compliance reporting requirements and prepare and file necessary returns.

Prepare schedules for audit support and provide requested audit documentation.

Participate in budgeting and cash flow reporting as needed.

Ensure adherence to appropriate accounting internal controls.

Review identified Accounts Payable teams’ work and any Sr Accountant work. Provide feedback and guidance to staff and Functional Managers on issues and performance regarding deadlines, coding, etc

Keep detailed and accurate records of client work in timekeeping systems for proper client billing.

If assigned, follow established procedures to process client payrolls and maintain accurate and complete records.

If assigned, on-board and off-board our clients’ employees.

Report up to client team Controller for deliverables and timelines.

Be able to reconcile a Capitalization table.

Understand various forms of equity financing, grant accounting, convertible notes, stock options and investment types to accurately record these transactions as needed.

Perform other job-related tasks or projects as needed.

Qualifications and Skills:

Ability to effectively collaborate in a dynamic environment often requiring toggling between responsibilities and/or clients

Possess excellent problem-solving skills

Solid MS Office Suite experience, including exceptional Excel skills

Ability to think and plan strategically

Possess exceptional accounting and math skills to accurately accomplish work, meeting client deliverables

Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with vendors, clients and teams both in writing and verbally

Be highly detail oriented

Able to work well in a team environment as well as independently

Possess self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management skills in all aspects of work

Possess a proactive and efficient mindset to maximize time and resources, meeting the needs of both team members and clients

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, OR 10 years of relevant experience

Minimum 5 years experience in operational accounting, auditing or consulting

Solid experience with MS Office Suite, especially Excel

Experience with expense management platforms

Education and Experience Preferred:

Minimum 2 years supervisory experience

Experience in the life sciences industry

Experience working on multiple clients simultaneously a plus

Experience with the following platforms: NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, BILL, Expensify, Box.

Physical Requirements:

Remote or Telecommute work from home. Telecommuting employees have the choice to work in Corporate Headquarters. The company reserves the right to change the telecommuting portion of this policy at any time.

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

What we do and how we do it:

We free up our clients to focus their energies on growing their core business and rocking the world. We give them right-sized finance and accounting support that combines sage strategic counsel with precise tactical execution.

Our tight-knit team deploys cloud-based accounting systems and proven best practices to help start-ups stay streamlined and smart about F&A.

Contact us today if you want to:

-- work with the West Coast’s best start-ups, without all the stress and risk

-- accelerate your professional development

-- become part of a fun, energized, growing business

-- no phone calls please

To learn more:

If it looks like a fit, send your resume to Heidi Green at hgreen@engine-room.com Thanks!

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