Senior Accountant - CFO Advisory - Startups - High-Growth Financial Consulting Firm | New York, NY (Hybrid)

Senior Accountant – CFO Advisory – Startups

High-Growth Financial Consulting Firm | New York, NY (Hybrid)

A growing financial consulting firm is seeking a Senior Associate to support a diverse portfolio of privately held, founder-led, and growth-stage businesses. The firm partners with executive leadership teams to strengthen financial operations, improve reporting capabilities, and build scalable accounting and finance infrastructure. This opportunity offers a unique blend of accounting, financial analysis, systems optimization, and client-facing advisory work, providing exposure to a variety of business models and complex financial challenges.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting and financial operations for a portfolio of growing businesses, working directly with finance leaders and operational stakeholders.
• Own key components of the month-end close process, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Assist clients in establishing scalable accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting processes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, management reporting packages, and budget versus actual results to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and financial modeling initiatives that help clients make informed operational and strategic decisions.
• Evaluate existing accounting workflows and identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve data accuracy, and streamline financial reporting.
• Assist with financial systems implementations, ERP optimization, and integrations across accounting and operational platforms.
• Partner with client leadership on financial reporting improvements, process transformation, and other special projects.
• Support external audits, technical accounting research, and preparation of financial schedules and supporting documentation.
• Lead client meetings, communicate project milestones and deadlines, and manage deliverables across multiple engagements.
• Collaborate with senior advisory professionals while gradually taking greater ownership of client relationships and project execution.
• Develop a deep understanding of each client's business model, financial operations, and key performance drivers to deliver thoughtful, practical recommendations.

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 Yrs in public accounting, corporate accounting, financial consulting, or an entrepreneurial finance environment.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.
• Exposure to financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or financial modeling is highly valued.
• CPA or progress toward certification is a plus.
• Experience with QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or other financial systems is beneficial.
• Strong Excel skills and an interest in leveraging automation and emerging technologies to improve financial processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to work directly with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Highly organized, analytical, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a client-service environment.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a genuine interest in helping businesses improve their accounting and finance operations.

Compensation: $100k - $130k Base + Bonus

The above salary range represents Advice's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base compensation range at the time of posting and is not reflective of the total compensation package, which may also include benefits, equity and other non-cash incentives.

Please send your resume for immediate consideration to: View email address on click.appcast.io

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