Accounting Manager

We're seeking a detailed-oriented Accounting Manager to join the growing Accounting team. Reporting to the Controller, you'll take ownership of accounting operations - procure to pay, record to report, and month-end close. You will be a critical and key partner on a lean team to ensure our financial reporting is timely, accurate, and compliant with relevant accounting standards.

Our ideal candidate is meticulous, process-driven, and able to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. You should be comfortable juggling multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. This role requires someone with a proven track record of establishing and improving accounting procedures at scale, while consistently meeting deadlines within a high-growth setting.

This role is open to remote candidates, preferably in the U.S, Eastern timezone.

- Execute core components of the monthly close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness

- Prepare and post journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules

- Review balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness

- Analyze financial statement fluctuations and variances to prior periods

- Streamlining and improving the speed and accuracy of the overall close process

- Prepare the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (includes intercompany and consolidations)

- Support audit requirements by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries

- Help maintain compliance with GAAP and other relevant accounting standards

- Work with external tax preparers by providing supporting schedules for tax filings and other requests, as well as assistance with other regulatory requirements

- Document accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistent application

- Assist with other ad-hoc projects that may include preparing technical accounting memos

- Review and process vendor invoices, ensuring proper coding and approvals

- Ensure vendor payments and reimbursements are coded appropriately

- Process and record wire transfers and other banking transactions

- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes

- Support implementation and optimization of new tools (e.g., ERPs)

- Create and maintain documentation for accounting processes and controls

- Assist in developing scalable processes to support company growth

- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Big Four (or large public accounting) audit experience

- In-house accounting experience as a lead/owner at a growth-stage company on a lean team

- A track record of owning balance-sheet accounting independently and supporting or leading external audits

- Experience writing technical accounting memos (e.g., ASC 606, leases, equity)

- Advanced Excel skills (e.g., SUMIFS, SUMPRODUCT, INDEX/MATCH, etc.)

- Consumer fintech, payments, earned wage access, lending, or embedded finance exposure (or early-stage SaaS)

- Ready and eager to use all tools available to become a force multiplier on the team

- Experience with modern procurement tools (e.g., Ramp, Brex, etc.)

- Experience with modern ERPs and reporting tools (e.g., QBO, NetSuite, Campfire, Pigment, Anaplan, etc.)

- Data & SQL tool experience a plus (e.g., Tableau, Snowflake)

- Hands-on accounting experience in a dynamic, high-growth startup environment

- Exposure to diverse accounting functions beyond the typical role boundaries

- A collaborative team culture that values accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement

Join our team and help build the financial foundation that supports Clair's growth and success. Your attention to detail and accounting expertise will be instrumental in ensuring our continued financial stability as we scale.

Location: This role is open to remote candidates, preferably in the U.S, Eastern timezone.

Compensation: The annual base salary for this role is $139,000-$147,000 . The base pay for this role is determined using many factors, such as education, skills and experience and is reflective of Clair Series stage and size. Base pay is only one part of Clair's competitive total compensation package which includes equity, benefits and additional perks.

The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.