The Senior Accountant is responsible for delivering value and accounting services to clients from Propeller’s portfolio of fast-growing consumer brand, technology and food & beverage companies.  The role offers growth and exposure across several industries.

The Senior Accountant works closely with our Accounting Managers, as well as others at Propeller, to handle accounting transactions across several clients.

The ideal candidate possesses a solid operational and technical accounting background, 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. The Senior Accountant must be able to prioritize and multi-task as they will be involved with each area of the accounting cycle for a variety of businesses. There will be some client interaction (verbal and written) as well as problem-solving, and administrative work.

Responsibilities:

Accounting & Reporting

• Process AP, AR, GL, inventory, and payroll transactions
• Prepare reconciliation schedules for balance sheet accounts such as: prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and accrued liabilities
• Prepare financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow)
• Review and troubleshoot inventory management and COGS issues
• Prepare local compliance filings, business property tax, business licenses and 1099s
• Assist with financial/accounting and governmental audits
• Manage client expense reporting process
• Maintain consistent accounting policies and procedures across clients

Client Services

• Deliver high quality client service to a portfolio of clients in multiple industries
• Develop an understanding of client teams and clients’ business models

The Ideal Candidate

• At least 4 years of operational accounting experience
• An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experienced in QBO and related software tools (Shopify, SOS, Cin7)
• Strong working knowledge of Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, IQ, and EQ
• CPA and/or Big-4 experience a plus
• Expertise working in e-commerce start-up or consumer packaged goods a plus

Your eye for seeing the big picture will be essential in providing your input on improving the overall workflow and business process of the accounting function. Your superior attention to detail, strong organizational skills and flexibility in a high energy environment will go a long way to helping you be successful in our rapidly growing company.

 

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, 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.