Onboarding Accounting Manager, Collective
$103-115k
+ Stock options
Back-office platform for self-employed people
Open for applications
Back-office platform for self-employed people
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$103-115k
+ Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower Businesses-of-One to succeed for the life of their business and beyond.
Role
Who you are
- Our ideal candidate is not only an expert in the realms of Profit and Loss analysis, historical book reconstruction and payroll processing with a tax-oriented lens, but also an influential leader who can shape and guide a high-performing team
- An inherent drive to support entrepreneurs and the self-employed, underpinned by a minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting, tax and payroll
- A CPA certification required
- Solid experience in Profit and Loss analysis and managing multi-state, multi-employee payroll underpinned by your ability to oversee and guide others in these areas
- In-depth tax return experience, particularly with Schedule C, 1040 and 1120-S returns
- Proven experience as an Accountant and Payroll expert working in tandem with Product and Engineering teams
- A track record of managing and developing teams for at least 5 years, demonstrating your ability to inspire, mentor and guide team members towards success
- Experience working effectively across functions, showcasing your ability to lead and collaborate on diverse projects and initiatives
- Exceptional customer service skills, an eye for detail and a knack for juggling multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- A self-starter mentality, able to excel with minimal supervision, but equally adept at collaborative teamwork
- Advanced proficiency with Gusto, Salesforce and cloud based Accounting softwares such as QBO, Xero, Hurdlr or similar
What the job involves
- In the position of Onboarding Accounting Manager, you'll step into a role that is vital to our operational success and business growth
- You will routinely partner with various other team leads across Onboarding, Product, Engineering, Tax and Accounting
- You'll be called upon to demonstrate strong managerial competence alongside your technical prowess
- Working with members to ensure correct transactions are added to the accounting software
- Building and analyzing S Corp Profit & Loss statements by helping members extract, import and categorize business transactions from business and personal banking accounts
- Performing complex reconciliations, opening balance entries and journal entries
- Helping members run their first payroll and understand payroll taxes
- Helping members identify and collect required documents to change payroll companies during the year
- Collaborating with other teams in a shifting environment
- Lead, develop and mentor a team of Onboarding Accountants and Associates, providing them with clear direction and support to excel in their roles
- Implement and maintain operational rigor across the team to ensure efficient processing of member accounts, employing a continuous improvement mindset to identify and enact process enhancements that drive team efficiency and accuracy
- Cultivate a collaborative environment, fostering open communication and promoting the sharing of ideas and best practices
- Serve as a steady guide through unexpected challenges, driving problem-solving efforts and ensuring your team feels confident in navigating these complexities
- Spearhead innovation within the team, implementing new strategies and processes to enhance productivity and capacity
- Act as a point of contact for escalated accounting, payroll and tax issues that arise during the onboarding process, demonstrating a solutions-focused mindset
- Partner with cross-functional teams on projects across Marketing, Operations, Product, Tax and Accounting, demonstrating effective management and collaboration skills
- Guide team members on how to navigate accounting at a hyper growth startup
Our take
Collective is tapping into the quickly growing freelance and self employed workforce with a back office platform which provides full support for accounting, tax, book keeping and other financial admin, essentially removing the burden from the business owner entirely.
Having only launched in 2020, Collective didn’t take long to receive major backing from General Catalyst as well as Ashton Kutcher’s VC fund Sound Ventures. It’s put it to great use too, with an employee headcount now in the hundreds, showing just how fast the startup is growing.
Interestingly, Collective isn’t available for any and all subscribers. Rather, it only allows applicants to become members if Collective’s advisors know they can offer real value. It may seem a counter-intuitive move, but it keeps the company’s success rate high.
The company's latest 2023 funding round is being used to accelerate the implementation of AI across its operations as well as onboard the nearly 100,000 waitlisted businesses. it launched an AI accounting platform for one-person operations in 2024, exemplifying the savvy use of its funds.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2023
$50m
EARLY VC
May 2021
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $78.7m
Company benefits
- A remote first environment
- A diverse and collaborative team culture
- Competitive salary and stock options package
- 11 company holidays + unlimited PTO
- 401K
- Employer paid Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
- 100% coverage for employees
- 75% coverage for dependents
- PC or Mac laptop + $750 Home office stipend
- Paid parental leave
- Team events, virtual gatherings
- $600 wellness bonus
Company values
- Put people first
- Believe in constant progress
- Be driven by member success
- Believe in the power of community
- Make business personal, more memorable and more human
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Hooman Radfar
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously co-founded and was CEO of AddThis (acquired by Oracle), and was a founding partner at early stage startup accelerator Expa.
Ugur Kaner
(Member of the Board of Directors & Co-Founder)Was CPO before taking on an Advisor role. Joined YC startup in 2015 MBX as VP of Product Design, building multi-brand beauty and personal care startup Memebox. Helped to build the now public Udemy, and has worked with Google, Angry Birds, and Nokia.
Bugra Akcay
(Member of the Board of Directors & Co-Founder)Co-founded and was CTO of Hike, an accounting and tax platform for freelancers which preluded Collective. Was also the co-founder and CTO of Cici Meze, an enterprise food informatics company.
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