Senior Manager/Director of Accounting

About Pipe:

Pipe is a new kind of trading platform  that enables entrepreneurs to grow their business on their terms. By treating recurring revenue streams as an asset, Pipe allows companies to transform their recurring revenue into upfront capital, instantly. For entrepreneurs, that means more cash flow for scaling a business without debt or dilution. For investors, Pipe has unlocked the largest untapped asset class. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or an investor - Pipe is growth on your terms.

As a distributed team, we are committed to building an exceptional culture and product. With backing from some of the top tier VC's and largest asset managers in the world, we’re looking for someone to join our growing finance team and help us scale for the future, in a fast-paced environment that’s growing rapidly. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial literacy, interpersonal and organizational skills. They should be comfortable with multitasking and be able to manage competing priorities effectively in order to meet the requirements of the role. 

The role:

As internal accounting lead, you will be working within the Finance team and company leadership team to scale the internal accounting function and to manage all external parties involved in accounting and tax. You should be comfortable with all aspects of accounting and tax as well as with providing concise written and oral summaries of your findings to stakeholders across the organization including senior management. 

Responsibilities:

• Build scalable accounting processes to support global growth -> You take ownership of GAAP and IFRS financial reporting

• Manage 3rd party service providers and outside counsel on all aspects of accounting and tax

• Develop & maintain internal systems, best practices and reporting

• Partner with FP&A to support budget to actual variance analysis on an ongoing basis

• Work with leadership across the organization to evaluate how projects will manifest in financial results

• Assist with technical accounting analysis, including the preparation of accounting memos.

• Collaborate with company leadership regarding accounting/tax impact of strategic projects relating to international expansion, new product lines and M&A

• Lead AR/AP processes

• Participate in coordinating the planning and execution of annual consolidated audits, as well as statutory audits with external auditors.

• Maintain up-to-date accounting policies and procedures.

What we value:

• Experience working in an autonomous and fast paced environment with a track record of managing competing priorities and consistently meeting deadlines

• Experience providing excellent reporting

• Consistent track record of attention to detail, ability to grasp new concepts quickly and taking ownership of your work

• Given we are a fully-remote company, we value a high level of independence & maturity in all of our team-members

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years of accounting experience including at a big 4 accounting practice or similar

• Bachelor's degree, CPA is a plus

• Proficiency in Excel, QBO & Xero; Good working knowledge of Looker, SQL & similar

• Fluency with U.S. GAAP and the ability to prepare relevant technical accounting memos

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment

• Ability to harness financial data to inform decisions

• Experience working with C-Level executives from both internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to implement new financial information systems & processes geared towards increasing efficiency and controls for a maturing enterprise