Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Workweek is a professional networking platform that connects business leaders through specialized B2B content, memberships, and operational tools. The Accounting & Operations Manager will own the books and lead month-end close, revenue recognition, billing, AR/AP, cash management, reporting, commission accruals, and finance-process development for the early-stage company.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and run month-end close. Our fractional controller reviews and signs off, but you run the calendar, reconciliations, day-to-day transaction accounting, and flux analysis
- GAAP accrual accounting: revenue recognition (ASC 606), deferred revenue, accruals, prepaids, and accurate period cutoffs
- Daily and weekly transaction coding, bank reconciliations, chart-of-accounts maintenance, and clean class/department allocations
- Maintain cash-flow visibility and runway tracking, and flag issues early
- Own the monthly variable-comp accrual end to end: pull commission data from our sales-comp platform, calculate and verify accuracy, and book the accrual in the correct period
- Maintain performance-based compensation plan documentation and accrual schedules; reconcile payouts to the books
- Own the AR cycle: invoicing, payment application, collections follow-up, and exceptions. We use an automated collections system; you handle what it can’t
- Handle custom billing, monthly reconciliation, and accurate revenue recognition for milestone- and performance-based products
- AP execution leveraging our AP management platform: vendor invoice routing and coding, bill payments, expense approvals, and vendor onboarding (maintain contract documentation, W-9s, payment setup)
- Build and document repeatable workflows for the recurring operations above, automating manual steps as you hit them
- Administer the finance stack (QuickBooks Online, AP automation, expense management, billing) and own finance-tool access and vendor renewals
- Run the finance intake channel: triage requests from the exec team, resolve routine items, and escalate judgment calls with context
Skills
- 4–7 years in accounting or finance operations at an early-stage or high-growth company. You've owned work spanning more than one function and preferred the range to a narrow lane
- Strong GAAP accrual accounting. You understand revenue recognition timing, deferred revenue, accruals, prepaids, and period cutoffs — and you catch errors before they compound
- You've run a month-end close end-to-end, not just supported one
- Hands-on with AP/AR, billing, and general-ledger review. You know what a clean GL looks like and keep it that way
- Comfortable turning variable-comp / commission data into accruals booked in the right period
- Variance reporting: you can build it and explain what's driving the numbers
- Proven ability to design processes from scratch, not just follow existing ones
- Experience with standard early-stage accounting stack tools such as Quickbooks Online, Stripe, Ramp, or similar
- Comfortable using AI in your own work and interested in building finance workflows around it. No technical background required
- Strong judgment about when to resolve independently vs. escalate
- All Workweek employees may work remotely, all work must be done in English and availability to meet during the Central Time Zone workday is required
- CPA, CMA, BS in Accounting, or similar certification
- Revenue recognition experience in a media, advertising, or sponsorship business
- Experience with an accounting-system or ERP migration
- Experience managing an outsourced accounting team or fractional controller
- Experience building automations (AI workflow tools, Zapier/Make, or light scripting)
- Austin, Texas based with the ability to work from our office 2 days per week
Benefits
- Equity in Workweek
- Remote operations with the ability to work in the time zone of your choice (or work IRL in our Austin, TX office)
- Unlimited PTO with a minimum of 3 days/quarter used
- 100% health insurance coverage, 75% coverage for dependents, and $150/month towards an HSA (or $150/month health stipend if insurance not used)
- 120 days of parental leave to use within one year of childbirth (available 12 months after your start date and only available every 365 days)
- 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
- $500 one-time stipend for any home office needs used after the first 90 days
- 5-week sabbatical after 4 years on staff
- 2 volunteering days per year
- 1x/year in-person team retreat
- $100/month book stipend
Company Overview