About Collective:

Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Collective’s technology and team of trusted advisors enables our members to achieve financial independence by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services and access to a thriving community, all in one integrated platform.  We believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get. 

Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Techcrunch and more. We’re backed by General Catalyst, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary), QED Investors, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Expa and prominent investors who have financed and built iconic companies like YouTube, Substack, Twitch, Box, Hims, Instacart, Lyft, and more.

About the role:

In the position of Onboarding Accounting Manager, you'll step into a role that is vital to our operational success and business growth. You will routinely partner with various other team leads across Onboarding, Product, Engineering, Tax and Accounting. You'll be called upon to demonstrate strong managerial competence alongside your technical prowess. The team is responsible for a number of items, including:

Working with members to ensure correct transactions are added to the accounting software. Building and analyzing S Corp Profit & Loss statements by helping members extract, import and categorize business transactions from business and personal banking accounts.  Performing complex reconciliations, opening balance entries and journal entries. Helping members run their first payroll and understand payroll taxes. Helping members identify and collect required documents to change payroll companies during the year. Collaborating with other teams in a shifting environment

Our ideal candidate is not only an expert in the realms of Profit and Loss analysis, historical book reconstruction and payroll processing with a tax-oriented lens, but also an influential leader who can shape and guide a high-performing team.

⚒️Responsibilities:

In your role as Manager, you'll:

Lead, develop and mentor a team of Onboarding Accountants and Associates, providing them with clear direction and support to excel in their roles. Implement and maintain operational rigor across the team to ensure efficient processing of member accounts, employing a continuous improvement mindset to identify and enact process enhancements that drive team efficiency and accuracy. Cultivate a collaborative environment, fostering open communication and promoting the sharing of ideas and best practices. Serve as a steady guide through unexpected challenges, driving problem-solving efforts and ensuring your team feels confident in navigating these complexities. Spearhead innovation within the team, implementing new strategies and processes to enhance productivity and capacity. Act as a point of contact for escalated accounting, payroll and tax issues that arise during the onboarding process, demonstrating a solutions-focused mindset. Partner with cross-functional teams on projects across Marketing, Operations, Product, Tax and Accounting, demonstrating effective management and collaboration skills. Guide team members on how to navigate accounting at a hyper growth startup.