Startup Accounting and Tax Manager (Hybrid Remote)

*Who is Trusteer? *
Trusteer Financial is a growing finance and accounting firm based in Boston, New York, and California. We serve as a trusted partner and advisor to early to late-stage companies in the technology, media, entertainment, life sciences and crypto industries.

Our mission is to remove the financial friction of starting and running an enterprise through CFO advisory, Accounting, Tax and transaction services solutions. We support both early-stage businesses without full-time finance teams, as well as late-stage companies that have a finance team in place. Our full array of services helps companies reduce their risks, optimize financial operations and scale their businesses efficiently.

Why Work at Trusteer?
We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do, so every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally by utilizing our extensive networks, personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at trusteerfinancial.com/.

The majority of our team are former founders.

Due to continued growth, Trusteer Financial is expanding our team and is seeking a strong Accounting Manager with a lot of room for growth and interest in expanding their technical skills. This role is HYBRID in the office and remote. Reporting directly to a Senior Manager and Partners, the role's main duties and responsibilities include the following:

Responsibilities
• Work directly with clients to identify and address accounting and finance needs.
• Own client relationships throughout entire engagement lifecycle:
• Set up new accounting systems and implement accounting procedures.
• Restructure and improve any pre-existing client financials.
• Manage monthly close process and oversee financial statement generation.
• Regularly interface with company founders, CEOs and CFOs.
• Prepare client financials for audits, investor due diligence, board presentations, management reporting, etc.
• Gain deep understanding of client operations/strategy to regularly provide additional value.
• Lead and develop Associates to execute client deliverables and grow professionally.
• Effectively and clearly communicate with clients and coworkers across various channels.
• Support Senior Leadership on strategic initiatives and operational improvements.

Required Qualifications
• 4+ years of accounting experience.
• Bachelor degree (ideally in finance and/or accounting) with cumulative GPA of 3.3/4.0.
• Highly proficient in Quickbooks, Xero and Excel.
• Familiarity with Bill.com, Expensify, Stripe, Shopify and Gusto.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Self-starter with the ability to identify and solve problems independently.
• Team player with strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable to new situations, including learning new software.

Desired Qualifications
• CPA prerequisites, QuickBooks Pro Advisor, and/or Xero Certification.
• Experience in client-facing, deadline-driven roles.
• Previous experience in startup environments.
• Exposure to various technology industry verticals (e-commerce, software, fintech, etc.).

What We Offer
• Unbeatable company culture working with multiple startups within New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and world-wide.
• Competitive salary plus additional performance related bonus’s.
• Above inflation annual salary increase.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Entrepreneurial feel with a lot of supportive resources and mentors.
• Remote working.
• Close-nit, highly competent, collaborating, team environment with incredibly low staff turnover and high staff retention.