Corporate Accountant

What is Teamshares?

Teamshares is a mission-driven startup that buys small businesses from retiring owners and transitions them into enduring, employee-owned businesses through our software, education, and community products. There wasn't an easy way for small businesses—which make up 98% of firms in the US economy—to become employee-owned before Teamshares!

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a dedicated individual to oversee our corporate accounting function, driving process improvements, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and contributing to our ongoing success. If you're passionate about finance, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and possess strong technical accounting skills, we invite you to apply and be a part of our journey.

What you'll do:

• Oversee the day-to-day activities of the corporate accounting function, with a focus on business process and system improvements, automation and improved efficiency around close calendar
• Coordinate and lead the monthly and quarterly corporate close and reporting activities to ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial results
• Key responsibilities may include: processing of accounts payable, billing customers, coding of transactions, account reconciliations, expense accruals, prepaid expenses and allocations 
• Ensure proper capitalization and amortization of internal use software development costs, including liaising with the engineering team. 
• Ensure the accuracy of billings and monitor the AR aging schedule for past due receivables
• Review and approve invoices and monitor the AP aging schedule to ensure vendors are paid timely and accurately
• Ensure timely preparation and distribution of 1099s
• Oversee the development and implementation of policies and procedures for corporate accounting.
• Participate or lead ad-hoc projects, analysis or reporting, including collaborating with other cross-functional teams as necessary

Technical skills:

• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting, internal controls and financial reporting
• Hands-on experience in managing corporate accounting operations and performing accounting analysis
• Demonstrated ability to successfully multi-task the management and delivery of complex projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Data-savvy and able to extract and analyze from a variety of sources.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent organizational skills, self-disciplined and sense of personal accountability.A desire and comfort in working in a constantly changing and unpredictable environment
• Flexibility to manage multiple tasks and shift between priorities
• Critical thinker capable of initiating process improvements and problem-solving
• Enthusiastic, inquisitive and desire to learn a broad range of accounting, tax, finance, and industry topics

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or similar field
• 3-5 years of relevant industry experience
• CPA license is preferred
• Experience with NetSuite is preferred

Why should you join us?

Teamshares believes in supporting every team member with a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including: equity for all employees, exceptional medical/dental/vision benefits plans for employees and their families, and paid parental leave.

We recognize and facilitate the tangible impacts each employee has on our mission, while still maintaining a healthy work-life balance culture that emphasizes unplugging at the end of the work day. Our team values time off and actually takes vacation. We embody a growth mindset and provide the support you need to grow in your career.