Finance & Accounting Lead (Fintech)

Finance & Accounting Lead

Company

Garage IT

Conditions

Full-time Middle 🇺🇸 USA 💵 Finances ✈️ Relocation Job description

Finance & Accounting Lead

Location: New York City Employment Type: Full time Location Type: On-site Department: Finance Compensation: Estimated Base Salary $120K – $160K • Offers Equity

What you’ll do

• Own the company’s financial foundation, including accurate financial statements, month-end close, and overall integrity of the books using QuickBooks Online.
• Manage the full lifecycle of marketplace infrastructure and funds flowBuild and implement scalable accounting, reporting, and forecasting systems to support rapid growth
• Monitor and optimize cash flow, including ensuring the right liquidity across accounts and improving overall capital efficiency
• Own core finance operations including AP/AR, payroll, vendor payments, and sales commission calculations
• Define, track, and report on key business metrics (e.g., GMV, take rate, burn, margin) to support internal decision-making and investor reporting

Requirements

Required

• Strong experience with QuickBooks Online and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong knowledge of GAAP accrual accounting, including AP/AR and financial statement management
• Extremely detail-oriented with strong reconciliation skills, especially across multiple accounts and systems
• Strong organizational and operational execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Ability to build and improve processes—not just execute existing ones
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and taking ownership in a fast-paced, early-stage environment

Preferred

• CPA or CPA-track
• Experience in marketplaces, fintech, or transaction-heavy businesses
• Experience at an early-stage startup or building finance processes from the ground up

Who you are

• You want a seat at the table on the most important financial and strategic decisions, working directly with leadership to shape how the business scales
• You like operating at the intersection of accounting, operations, and strategy—not just closing the books, but helping the company understand and act on the numbers
• You’re excited by the challenge of a marketplace business
• You’re proactive and resourceful—comfortable making decisions in ambiguous environments
• You’re energized by complexity and take pride in bringing structure, accuracy, and clarity to high-stakes financial problems
• You have a high bar for precision and ownership—caring deeply about getting details right, especially money movement and financial integrity
• You enjoy building systems from the ground up and designing processes that scale with a rapidly growing company
• You’re motivated by being a foundational part of a company’s growth, with a path toward broader finance leadership

Team / Tech stack / Metrics

• Tech stack includes QuickBooks Online; focus on scalable accounting, reporting, and forecasting systems
• Metrics include GMV, take rate, burn, and margin

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Unlimited paid time off every year
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and dependents
• Daily lunch & dinner DoorDash orders
• $100 / month wellness stipend
• 401K with employer match
• Commuter benefits
• Bi-annual team offsite
• Tech equipment
• Relocation assistance

Additional

Salary range: $120,000 to $160,000 USD base + equity + benefits. Apply for this job Please mention "I found this job at Remocate!"

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