At Instawork, we’re driven by our vision to create economic opportunity for local businesses and skilled hourly professionals in communities around the world. With a growing number of hub cities across the world in the U.S., Canada, India, and beyond, we’re looking for top talent to help rapidly scale our high-tech and high-touch labor marketplace. Our accomplished and dedicated team is passionate about our mission and committed to crafting revolutionary products, all with the backing of our world-class investors, including Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock Capital, Y Combinator, and more!
We seek a strategic and roll-up-your-sleeves Accounting Manager to join our finance team and position us for the next phase in our company’s growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting and financial reporting. They would enjoy implementing process improvements, problem-solving, and collaborating with others to drive accounting and reporting compliance and excellence. The primary purpose of this position is to provide accurate and timely accounting and financial information while coordinating the daily operations of the finance team to ensure compliance with general accounting and reporting standards. The Accounting Manager partners with and supports team members across all functions of the Company. This position is based in our San Francisco office and follows a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

• Perform and review general accounting operational processing and reconciliation including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, accrued liabilities, and other general ledger accounts.
• Manage general ledger accounts and related reconciliations, manage month-end close processes, and prepare financial, managerial, and compliance reporting.
• Oversee the daily operations of the accounting department including invoice processing, billing, cash receipts, cash disbursements, and receivables collection.
• Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations for all GL accounts.
• Manage month-end close in NetSuite to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepare financial statements and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Company policies and procedures.
• Work with management and team members to foster understanding of accounting workflows across all Company’s functional areas (sales, operations, etc.).
• Ensure proper internal controls, including compliance with Company policies and procedures and all other statutory requirements.
• Assess current practices, policies, procedures, and make recommendations to improve internal controls and processes, ensuring the accuracy of accounting data.
• Analyze data on operational costs to support management decision-making processes.
• Assist with preparing activity reports, variance analyses, financial forecasts, and budgets—support management during the budget and forecasting processes.
• Coordinate with outside auditors and tax professionals to provide needed information including managing the preparation of year-end audit and tax work papers.
• Develop KPI goals related to financial objectives and accounting processes.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal government requirements.
• Complete special projects as assigned in insurance, payroll, benefits, taxes, sales, and general operations.