Finance & Accounting Manager (Operations + FP&A)

Job Description

Job Description

About Kake
Kake is a remote-first company helping teams build better with a human-curated community supported by AI, powered by positivity. Learn more at kake.co.

We invest in our people and our communities through programs like Compassion Is Badass (supporting boots-on-the-ground social impact causes), A Better Me (an annual stipend to invest in yourself—health, growth, gear, and more), and various other initiatives.

The Role
Kake is hiring a hands-on finance and accounting operator to help run our financial engine end-to-end while partnering with leadership on forecasting, budgeting, and performance visibility.

This is a hybrid role spanning accounting operations (AP/AR, payroll, close, bookkeeping) and forward-looking finance (cash flow forecasting, budgeting, KPI reporting). You’ll work closely with the Kake leadership team to tighten processes, improve accuracy, and build repeatable systems that scale.

What You’ll Do

Accounting operations & close

• Own day-to-day bookkeeping and month-end close process: reconciliations, clean financials, and a consistent monthly reporting cadence.
• Maintain strong internal controls and clean audit trails.
• Maintain clean, reliable financials, including chart of accounts hygiene and consistent categorization.

Accounts Receivable (AR) — invoicing, collections, and cash timing

• Own AR end-to-end: invoice creation, delivery, payment tracking, and reconciliation.
• Maintain accurate AR aging reports and provide regular visibility into expected receipts and cash flow timing.
• Partner with leadership and client-facing teams to resolve billing questions, disputes, and invoice exceptions quickly and professionally.

Accounts Payable (AP) — vendor payments, approvals, and controls

• Own AP workflows: vendor onboarding, bill intake, coding, approval routing, and on-time payments.
• Improve documentation and controls (approval thresholds, audit trail hygiene, repeatable SOPs) to reduce risk and prevent errors.
• Forecast near-term outflows and keep leadership informed about upcoming payables and cash needs.

Payroll, commissions, and variable compensation

• Own payroll operations end-to-end: pay runs, month-to-month variability, reimbursements, and auditing.
• Gather and validate inputs, ensure calculation accuracy, handle exceptions, and produce clear reporting for leadership and stakeholders.

FP&A: forecasting, budgeting, and leadership reporting

• Build and maintain rolling forecasts and support budgeting cycles.
• Track and explain key drivers and variances month-over-month and year-over-year to support decisions.
• Track and report burn (burn rate, runway, cash-in vs. cash-out) and provide insight into what’s driving changes.
• Deliver KPI reporting and simple dashboards that leadership can use, including trends and narrative insights.

International payments & multi-currency

• Support international vendor/contractor payments and multi-currency considerations.
• Ensure consistent handling of conversion rates and FX impacts in bookkeeping and reporting.

Systems & process improvement

• Own and evolve finance workflows using QuickBooks, Excel/Google Sheets, and Airtable (and related tooling).
• Create and maintain SOPs so finance operations are reliable, scalable, and resilient.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and strengthen visibility into the business.
  What We’re Looking For

• 5–7+ years of progressive experience in finance/accounting roles (SMB / growth-stage experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated ownership of AP/AR, payroll operations, and month-end close in a hands-on capacity.
• Strong forecasting and budgeting skills; comfortable building models and explaining them clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and auditability.
• Experience supporting international payments and multi-currency considerations.
• High proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, strong working knowledge of QuickBooks, and comfort working in Airtable or similar tools.
• Strong judgment, professionalism, and reliability.
• Clear communicator who can partner effectively with executives
  
  Nice to Have

• Experience in tech, software services, marketplaces, staffing, or development-adjacent businesses.
• Familiarity with sales compensation design and administration.
• CPA license and experience with tax accounting and guidance.
• Comfort improving workflows through lightweight automation and strong documentation.
  Benefits & Perks

• Health, dental, and life insurance benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• “A Better Me” annual personal / professional growth stipend
• Remote-first culture (Austin-based team hub)
  Location Requirement
  This is a remote role, but candidates must be based in Austin, TX or very close to Austin to support occasional in-person collaboration and stronger alignment with our HQ.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.