WHAT IF...

You could deploy your top-notch finance and accounting skills towards digitizing and modernizing the world’s oldest and most fundamental industry - agriculture? PickTrace is looking for a Sr. Accounting Manager to take full ownership over day-to-day accounting and financial operations; execute on monthly financial close and reporting; oversee tax, treasury, and audit processes; and support financial planning and forecasting. This individual will be responsible for hands-on execution, as well as work closely with leadership and cross-functional colleagues to develop new best-practice procedures and playbooks for financial and revenue operations. 

This role will report directly to our Chief of Staff.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

Accounting Operations and Controls

• Drive accurate and effective Accounts Payable processes, make vendor payments, conduct contract and order management, track invoices, and maintain transparent expense balances
• Reliably and accurately manage Payroll, reimbursements, benefits, bonuses, and commissions (currently through Gusto); handle recurring payments to international team members 
• Develop and ensure adherence to department Budgets, expense approval procedures, and documentation expectations
• Analyze monthly Spending Trends, review areas of concerns, and collaborate with leadership on expense controls and improvements
• Drive accurate and timely Accounts Receivable processes, including invoicing customers, resolving customer billing issues, monitoring aging, conducting collections, and receiving and processing incoming payments
• Manage Banking activities and transactions, including bank deposits and credit cards
• Ensure that all transactions are properly posted to General Ledger through Quickbooks Online and maintain up-to-date Chart of Accounts
• Deliver end-to-end monthly and year-end financial Close of Books with data integrity and comprehensiveness
• Execute on GaaP Accounting, including ASC 606 revenue accounting, cost accounting, equity accounting, and inventory and lease accounting
• Develop and improve PickTrace's accounting policies, systems, procedures, and Controls to improve efficiency and effectiveness, to maintain confidentiality and trust, and to remain up-to-date with accounting rules and changes 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end Financial Reports, generating timely and complete financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements) for presentation to leadership each month, highlighting trends and discussion items
• Support external lawyers and leadership in Cap Table maintenance, option grant reporting, and equity accounting

Compliance, Audits, and Taxes

• Keep PickTrace legally up-to-date with city, county, state and federal Corporate Filings and maintains corresponding financial records
• Manage smooth Financial Audit, including developing the controls and schedules required to complete a first audit

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Provide leadership team with supportive Financial Data in the monthly financial package, for example inputs into a rolling forecast 
• Collaborate with Sales department to develop operational improvements to Revenue Management to improve accounting data
• Support special projects related to Financial Insight and operations across a growing start-up

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Required

• 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience
• Expertise with accounting software, in particular Quickbooks Online 
• Deep understanding of accounting principles, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) and Google Suite
• Experience planning, gathering buy-in, implementing, and rolling out systems, tools, and processes among cross-functional colleagues

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• CPA and public accounting experience
• Familiarity with deployment of financial technology tools including Expensify, Bill.com, Salesforce, Carta, and Gusto
• Experience in a venture-backed fast-growing start-up environment (Series A or B stages)
• Experience with Software-as-a-Service technology companies serving enterprise customers
• Experience with inventory accounting 

WHAT TRAITS ARE IMPORTANT TO US

• Proactivity and self-drive to execute hands-on across accounting and finance, and also drive strategic improvements as a key player in business operations
• Strong problem-solving intuition, including effective presentation and prioritization of meaningful, actionable insights for cross-functional colleagues
• Intrinsic attention to detail and pride in excellent work, balanced with a nose for value
• Ability to collaborate, adapt, multi-task, and be resourceful in a fast-paced start-up environment 
• Strong sense of integrity, ownership, humility, passion, and team play in a multi-disciplinary team