The SaaS Accounting Manager is responsible for delivering value and accounting services to clients from Propeller’s portfolio of fast-growing SaaS companies. This includes leading teams of accountants to provide weekly, monthly and year-end accounting activities. The role offers growth and exposure across several exciting startup companies.
The SaaS Accounting Manager works closely with our Accounting and Finance Directors, CFOs and others at Propeller, to manage client relationships, oversee the preparation of monthly financial reporting, and develop and implement accounting policies, procedures and controls for our clients.
The ideal candidate has a solid operational and technical accounting background in the SaaS industry, strong communication skills, and the proven ability to juggle priorities and work proactively to drive results. This person is a self-starter and flexible; has a high level of integrity; is action and goal-oriented; and is comfortable in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment. It’s a plus to have worked in a client-services, multi-client or multi-entity environment.
Responsibilities:
Accounting & Reporting
Oversee teams delivering standard weekly and monthly accounting and bookkeeping
Lead month-end close process for a portfolio of clients, working with a team of accountants to complete reconciliations and prepare supporting schedules as needed
Own general accounting processes, including streamlining workflow, reviewing account reconciliations, and ensuring accuracy of deliverables
Document and maintain scalable standard operating procedures with strong controls
Develop an understanding and documentation of complex accounting processes with clients, including internal processes that may affect their financials
Train client teams on best practices as needed
Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements
Develop reporting; proactively providing value-added analysis and metrics
Client Services
Deliver high quality client service to a portfolio of SaaS clients
Develop an understanding of client teams and clients’ business models
Partner with Propeller Directors to manage client relationships throughout their lifecycle with Propeller
Act as the primary point of contact for clients’ accounting questions and needs
Management & Collaboration
Mentor and develop a team of Propeller accountants by reviewing their work and ensuring adequate opportunities for training and new experiences
Allocate and delegate work across teams to balance workload and training opportunities
Track and assist in state and local tax filings
Partner with colleagues across the company and within the team to implement and integrate new processes
The Ideal Candidate
At least 6 years of operational accounting experience
An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
Experience working directly with both accounting and FP&A teams
Knowledge of consulting business model and tools in multi-client environment
Experience with full close-cycle accounting
Experience using a variety of systems from accounting, to CRM, to billing/invoicing, to payment processing (i.e., Salesforce, SaaSOptics, Recurly, Stripe/Braintree, Zuora, etc.)
Experience with complex revenue recognition processes and applying ASC 606
Familiarity with SaaS-specific metrics (e.g., MRR, ARR, CAC, Churn, etc.)
A passion for leveraging systems and driving process improvements
Experience working at companies from Series A through Series D stage
Bonus points working with analytics platforms (i.e., ChartMogul, PowerBI, etc.)
Strong working knowledge of Excel
CPA and/or Big-4 experience a plus
Prior work experience at a SaaS / software company selling to consumers, small businesses and/or enterprise customers
At Propeller Industries, we encourage our employees and our clients to bring their true selves to the organization. We believe that a diverse team enables us to cultivate and improve upon our culture of inclusion and collaboration. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome the contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. So however you identify and whatever your background, we encourage you to apply for this role if you share our passion for helping great entrepreneurs build great companies. We look forward to meeting you!
Benefits Offered: Generous Vacation & Sick Pay, Medical (Employer pays 100% for Employee coverage), Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, 3% Employer contribution to your 401K, Annual Education and Commuter Benefits.
About Propeller Industries:
This new era of continuous disruption needs a new brand of management consulting laser-focused on helping large organizations nimbly negotiate an increasingly volatile business landscape. We help big act small.
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