Future Platforms Engagement Manager - Accounting
Overview
Own accounting engagement success end-to-end while scaling a critical function at EliseAI. Drive the accounting portion of multiple concurrent engagements from sales handoff through post-launch stabilization. Lead accounting discovery and decisioning partner with senior finance stakeholders to define future-state processes. Build scalable systems and playbooks for clean transitions and enable adoption across client engagements.
What You'll Do16
- 1Drive the accounting portion of multiple concurrent engagements from late-stage sales handoff through post-launch stabilization
- 2Roll off accounts once they are fully live and operating successfully on the platform
- 3Ensure accuracy completeness and operational readiness across all accounting workflows
- 4Lead accounting discovery scoping and decisioning with senior accounting stakeholders
- 5Translate ambiguous accounting needs into clear system configurations and requirements
- 6Own configuration and implementation including chart of accounts configuration vendor and entity setup mapping of transactions and workflows
- 7Manage detailed back-and-forth with clients to gather validate and refine data inputs
- 8Ensure integrity and correctness of client-provided materials such as validating GL structures identifying inconsistencies resolving gaps
- 9Drive migration and post-launch success activities including reconciliation and validation of financial data
- 10Stabilization of accounting workflows in the new system and kickstarting close processes
- 11Act as primary owner of clean accurate transition enabling adoption and training
- 12Run trainings walkthroughs and tailored demos for accounting teams
- 13Identify and resolve adoption blockers early
- 14Build scalable systems and playbooks turning implementation learnings into repeatable processes
- 15Partner with Product and Engineering to surface gaps and improve accounting workflows
- 16Define standards for great accounting implementations at scale
Requirements10
- 13–5 years of experience in management consulting corporate strategy product management or founder/operator roles at high-growth startups
- 2Background in accounting or finance such as former Controller Senior Accountant or accounting consultant ideally in tech-enabled environments
- 3Experience managing complex client-facing implementations or projects
- 4Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals including GL reconciliations close process and workflows
- 5Comfortable diving into data configurations and systems
- 6Excellent communicator capable of building trust with senior finance stakeholders
- 7Highly organized able to manage multiple concurrent engagements under tight timelines
- 8Autonomous detail-oriented and comfortable operating in ambiguity
- 9Willingness to work in person at our New York office
- 10Founder-like ownership mindset with ability to operate without micromanagement
Salary Insight
$160 - $200k per year
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