Head of Accounting
About finally
finally is one of America’s fastest-growing and most exciting fintech companies, focused on being the premier financial automation platform for SMBs. Our innovative product suite integrates Credit & Banking, Billing & Invoicing, Bookkeeping, and Taxes, all harmonized through cutting-edge artificial intelligence to aid Small to Medium-sized businesses. Finally aims to declutter financial operations, providing businesses with a seamless financial journey, allowing them to focus on what truly matters – their growth.
We’re headquartered in sunny South Florida and we raised $200 million dollars just in 2024 to bolster our growth, to innovate, and to continue to serve our customers. Our company has more than 250 individuals today across 3 offices. We’re proud to serve as the official corporate card and spend management platform for iconic sports franchises like the Florida Panthers, Miami Heat, and Chicago Bulls.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Accounting at Finally to join our team as our inaugural hire on the internal accounting staff. The ideal candidate will be at the Controller or Director level, and have experience at a fintech start up, financial services company, or financial institution, or possess a strong background with working and scaling teams as the first finance or accounting hire at a previous start up. In this role, you will be responsible for putting in place and optimizing our internal accounting workflows, internal and external financial reporting, leading month end closes, making sure our general ledger and chart of accounts are accurate, working with cross functional partners to enforce our corporate expense policy, and leading the company through our first audit.
This will be an exceptionally high visibility and entrepreneurial position. You will also have the opportunity to be a critical thought partner and design partner for our product and engineering teams as they build the next generation financial automation platform for small and medium sized businesses.
What you'll do
Lead our first audit
Optimize our month end close process
Design and build more efficient processes around AP, AR, payroll, ledger entries, etc.
Form the foundation for a high performing finance and accounting organization
Hire a team of high octane accounting managers, AP and Payroll specialists, bookkeepers, etc. to work under you.
Be a power user and critical thinker around the Finally expense management, banking, bookkeeping, and accounting products to help our product get better over time
What you need
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
6+ years of experience in operational accounting at a financial services related firm, fintech company, or start up
Proficiency with Netsuite and a modern expense management software (Ramp, Divvy, Brex, Airbase, etc)
Strong understanding of financial products, financial services, and the payment industry
Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively cross functionally
Demonstrated experience in hiring and leading a team of finance and accounting professionals
Nice to haves
Experience with cross border and international accounting
Experience with lending businesses and money transmission
Experience with compliance and state level compliance reporting
Understanding of financial regulations and compliance requirements in the fintech industry
Be opinionated about equity accounting, compensation schemas, best in class tech vendors, automation and audit readiness
CPA designation
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Paid training
Vision insurance