The Accounting Manager is a new role and will be a key member of Meetup's growing Accounting Team, reporting to our Finance Director. He or she will be leading the Accounting Team and all transactional accounting processes of the company. We are seeking an eager, curious and passionate professional who is a proactive, demonstrates critical thinking skills and always looking for ways to innovate and look for a better, more efficient, scalable way to complete your own and your team's tasks.

You will make an impact and ultimately help the company to achieve its accounting goals through mentorship of the Accounting Team, evolving systems, automation and streamlining processes. If you are smart, self-motivated, solutions-oriented with excellent organizational skills, you are the right person to join our team!

What you'll do:

• Provide leadership, management, and mentorship for the Accounting Team
• Own the accounting function. Oversee all related day to day accounting operations and month end close procedures
• Identify, lead and implement processes improvements to create greater efficiencies and effectiveness of the Accounting Team
• Evolve software and systems to automate and streamline accounting processes
• Lead the annual financial statement audits and tax returns working with our external accounting consultants and auditors
• Complete ad hoc projects and analysis report requests as needed
  
  

Who you are:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting (minimum). Public accounting experience and CPA license required
• 7+ years of related experience (preferably in the technology industry) and 2+ years of management experience. Strong accounting knowledge (US GAAP) is a must
• Experience with generalized enterprise level accounting systems (we use Intacct). Passion for leveraging technology to automate processes and systems. Track record of implementing accounting systems and improving accounting processes
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability & desire to mentor and develop both individuals and team, with the results to prove it. Excel at giving structured recommendations and provide support to see execution. Strong drive to unlock your team member's full potential, value transparency, and dissatisfaction with the status quo
• Ability and desire to roll up your sleeves and be hands-on in an entrepreneurial fast-paced environment with an enthusiastic spirit that no job is too big
• Must be a team player and a fast learner, who works effectively and is able to juggle a variety of responsibilities and work with a sense of urgency without sacrificing quality
• Top-notch Excel skills and a manic attention to detail
  
  

Meetup's team is smart, ambitious, and passionate; the environment is relaxed and a lot of fun despite regular, tight deadlines. We are focused on quick, quality completion of projects and excited by what we do. If this sounds exciting, tell us why you'd like to be our first Accounting Manager in your cover letter!

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