Accounting Operations Specialist

About the job Accounting Operations Specialist


Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per hour

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a mission-driven technology company doing meaningful work that supports public safety, justice, and real-world impact
• Step into a highly visible accounting operations role where your work directly supports financial infrastructure, reporting, process improvement, and company growth
• Work closely with finance leadership and gain exposure to accounting, analysis, dashboards, workflow automation, and operational projects
• Ideal opportunity for someone who loves clean spreadsheets, strong systems, accurate reporting, and making processes more efficient
• Be part of a technical, fast-moving environment where curiosity, organization, and problem-solving matter
• Strong compensation for the market with room to grow as you take ownership of more finance operations responsibilities

Location: This is an on-site role in The Woodlands, TX, with some practical week-to-week flexibility when needed. We are looking for someone who enjoys being connected to the team and working closely with leadership in person.

Note: Candidates must be tech-savvy and must have either a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or strong hands-on accounting/finance experience. Candidates should be comfortable working with spreadsheets, financial data, accounting workflows, and modern software tools.

About Us

We are a growing, mission-driven technology company building infrastructure that supports highly important public-sector and investigative work. Our team is technical, precise, collaborative, and committed to building systems that make complex work more accurate, scalable, and effective. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Own day-to-day accounting operations, including journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close support, and financial recordkeeping
• Support accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense management, cash flow tracking, and other core finance workflows
• Build and maintain financial models, reports, dashboards, and spreadsheet-based tools that improve business visibility
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, and other financial records while identifying and resolving discrepancies
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial analyses for management
• Help improve accounting workflows, internal controls, documentation, and business processes as the company scales
• Assist with audits, tax filings, compliance requests, and external reporting needs
• Learn and support financial systems, software tools, integrations, and process automation opportunities
• Partner on special projects and cross-functional initiatives as business needs evolve

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting, finance operations, bookkeeping, or closely related experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred, though strong hands-on experience will be considered
• Strong spreadsheet skills, including comfort with large datasets, formulas, reconciliations, reporting, and financial analysis
• Tech-savvy and comfortable learning new software, systems, and workflows quickly
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and able to manage multiple accounting priorities
• Experience with AP, AR, reconciliations, month-end close, journal entries, expense management, or financial reporting
• Comfortable working on-site in The Woodlands, TX
• Mac / Apple ecosystem experience is a plus

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will do meaningful finance work that supports a company with a real-world mission
• You will have direct visibility to finance leadership and the opportunity to make processes better, not just maintain them
• You will work in a modern, technical environment that values systems, accuracy, efficiency, and smart problem-solving
• You will gain broad exposure across accounting operations, reporting, dashboards, automation, and business improvement projects
• You will join a collaborative team where your attention to detail and technical mindset will be valued

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan