Senior Manager, Accounting Operations - Greater Washington, DC

This role will be greater Washington, DC based and may require attendance at occasional in-person team meetings at our Caribou Washington, DC office as well as up to one day a week in-office.

About the Role

Caribou is looking for a Senior Manager, Accounting Operations to oversee our accounting operations team.

In this role, you will…

• Manage and oversee the payroll and accounts payable functions and month-end close processes including supervision of the Payroll Manager and Senior Accounts Payable Specialist.
• Manage the biweekly payroll, monthly commission payroll and weekly vendor payment processes.
• Assist in the month end close process by approving direct report journal entries and preparing/entering journal entries in accordance with pre-established deadlines and controls.
• Prepare and/or review balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly basis and ensure they tie out to the general ledger.
• Review mail correspondence and notices, deposit checks, and communicate as necessary with other departments.
• Responsible for compliance with accounting business processes and internal controls as well as designing and implementing new internal controls over accounting business processes.
• Assist in preparation of documents for financial statement audits, workers compensation audits, and 401K audits.
• Respond to information requests as needed.
• Assist with other responsibilities and projects, as needed.

About You

You, like us, are driven to achieve your goals. At Caribou, we have just three core values: Give a damn. Velocity. Make the assist. We’re motivated. We race towards our goals. And we help each other along the way. 

This role is right for you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting 
• CPA required
• NetSuite experience preferred but not required
• 7+ years of related accounting experience
• Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
• Excellent customer service, verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills
• Possess a teamwork orientation and also be able to work independently

How we will take care of you

Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member. Our compensation and benefits package includes: 

• Competitive compensation: $125k-$155k
• Equity options
• 401k savings program
• Generous paid time off including: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents.
• Robust wellness benefits including company-paid plans for health, dental, vision, mental health, disability and basic life insurance.
• Optional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs, FSAs, supplemental life and medical insurance, and pet insurance.
• Up to $1,000 per year for eligible professional development expenses.