SaaS Accounting Manager - job 1 of 10

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:

Propeller Industries provides outsourced finance and accounting services for an elite portfolio of early-stage growth companies. We offer a broad scope of services ranging from CFO-level strategic planning to day-to-day transaction processing through our team of CFOs and accountants. The firm has offices in San Francisco, Santa Monica, New York, Austin, Boulder and Sun Valley, ID and currently serves 300+ clients across a range of industries including ecommerce, technology, food & beverage, manufacturing, business services and healthcare.