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Staff Accountant, Financial Operations

Paraform· Accounting & Finance
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San Francisco$110k - $130kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Staff Accountant responsible for day-to-day accounting in a fast-growing marketplace, including accounts payable, invoicing and collections support, and ownership of part of the monthly close.

Responsibilities

  • Own accounts payable. Process recruiter payouts and vendor bills, review expense reports and reimbursements against policy, and confirm approvals follow signatory and spend rules.
  • Support accounts receivable. Prepare client invoices for placements, apply cash, track aging, and run collections follow-up on overdue accounts.
  • Handle placement adjustments. Process refunds, credits, and recruiter clawbacks for fired, rescinded, and reneged offers against contract terms.
  • Own your part of the close. Prepare journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules; reconcile Stripe activity (payouts, fees, refunds) to the GL; complete assigned balance sheet reconciliations on the close calendar.
  • Support audit and tax. Pull and organize support for auditors' request list and for tax and payroll-related requests.
  • Document and improve. Document processes and automate manual steps; use AI to support finance workflows.

Qualifications

  • 1–3 years of accounting experience, ideally at a startup or in public accounting
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
  • Has done AP and AR: processed payments, applied cash, followed up on overdue invoices
  • Knows debits and credits, accruals and reconciliations; can explain why a balance is off
  • Strong Excel/Google Sheets; comfortable with large transaction exports and pivot tables
  • Organized; hits close deadlines
  • Bonus: marketplace or usage-based business experience; CPA eligible or in progress

Skills

Required:Accounts payableAccounts receivableJournal entries and closeExcel/Google Sheets
Nice to have:Audit and tax support

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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