This role is an In person Role for Santa Barbara, CA. We do not support relocation assistance.

Duties: Support month-end and year-end close processes, lead internal and external audits to ensure compliance, identify appropriate accounting benchmarks and execute planned metrics (DSO, DPO, etc.). Participate in financial standards setting and budget/forecast process, provide input into department’s goal setting process, assist with tax audits and tax returns, develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain accuracy and strengthen internal controls, investigate and resolve audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance. Ability to interpret tax laws and GAAP, ability to use Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Maintain and reconcile balance sheet and general ledger accounts, verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and accounts receivable, produce error-free accounting reports and presentation of financial results, coordinate accounting functions and programs, develop and execute accounting and cross-functional process improvements, optimization of new and existing financial systems to address gaps in internal controls or inefficient processes, identify risks in internal controls and creation of mitigating controls to address those risks, preparation of internal and external financial reports and statements, preparation of ad-hoc financial analysis, projections, and reports, supporting junior staff as required or assigned.

Requirements: BS in Economics and Accounting or related and 2 years of related experience. $68,000 per year.

Apply to Tanja Guske, Head of People Operations, Shiphawk, 925 De La Vina Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, . For applicants via internal referral program, please visit Greenhouse.