Accounting Manager

About the role

Fieldguide is an early stage start-up focused on building software to automate and streamline the work of assurance and audit practitioners, particularly in cybersecurity, privacy, and financial audit. Based in San Francisco, CA, Fieldguide is a remote-first company that supports its employees in doing their best work from anywhere. The company is backed by leading investors and values diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Own significant areas of the monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Manage accounting for key areas such as revenue, accounts receivable, payroll, commissions, operating expenses, prepaids, and fixed assets.
• Review contracts and business activities to identify and resolve accounting implications.
• Own and continuously improve accounting workflows in Rillet and other tools within our finance technology stack.
• Build processes and controls that improve accuracy without creating unnecessary complexity.
• Use AI and automation to reduce manual work and improve the speed and quality of the close.
• Partner with Strategic Finance and teams across the company to ensure transactions are recorded correctly and issues are addressed early.
• Support the annual audit, tax filings, and other compliance requirements.
• Take ownership of new accounting projects as the company and our products continue to evolve.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including experience at a high-growth startup or SaaS company.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience managing a monthly close.
• Experience with revenue recognition and other accounting issues common to subscription software businesses.
• A track record of independently researching problems, developing a point of view, and driving issues to resolution.
• Strong critical-thinking skills and the ability to identify when a process, transaction, or result does not make sense.
• Comfort operating in an environment where processes may still need to be created or improved.
• Experience using AI tools in day-to-day work and curiosity about how they can improve accounting operations.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams.

Bonus points

• Experience with Rillet.
• CPA and/or public accounting experience.
• Experience improving or automating accounting processes in a scaling organization.