Senior Accountant at AutoRentals.com

United States

Role Summary We’re hiring a hands-on Senior Accountant to own the full accounting function and monthly close in a fast-growing e-commerce business. This is an ideal role for someone who thrives in a lean environment, understands high-volume transaction flows, and can build scalable, automated processes across accounting, tax, and systems. You’ll work directly with the CFO and play a key role in preparing the company for increased transaction complexity, including global payment flows, multi-currency settlements, indirect tax compliance, and evolving revenue recognition requirements as the business scales. What You’ll Do Core Accounting • Own the end-to-end monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations. • Maintain accurate financials in QuickBooks in accordance with GAAP. • Prepare and review all accounting entries across the business. • Ensure a clean, audit-ready balance sheet and P&L. Payments & Reconciliations • Manage and reconcile Stripe and payment platform activity. • Build scalable processes for high-volume transaction reconciliation. • Prepare for increasing complexity across refunds, disputes, and chargebacks. • Manage reconciliations across payment processors, settlement accounts, reserves, refunds, chargebacks, and international payment flows. • Develop scalable controls and reconciliation processes for high-volume consumer transactions. Revenue & Tax • Apply proper revenue recognition across multiple revenue streams. • Support the implementation and ongoing management of sales tax and VAT. • Partner with external advisors and tools to ensure compliance as the business scales. • Account for complex transaction flows involving payment intermediaries, international customers, and multiple jurisdictions. • Support compliance with sales tax, VAT, GST, and other indirect tax requirements. Automation & Systems • Identify and implement automation opportunities across accounting workflows. • Improve and maintain integrations between Stripe, QuickBooks, and other systems. • Leverage and introduce AI tools to streamline reconciliations, transaction classification, the close process, and reporting workflows Process Building • Design and document scalable accounting processes and controls. • Reduce manual work and improve efficiency over time. • Anticipate future needs as transaction volume and complexity grow. What We’re Looking For • 4–7+ years of accounting experience. • Strong ownership of month-end close and accrual accounting. • Experience in e-commerce, SaaS, digital commerce, marketplaces, subscription businesses, or other high-volume transaction environments. • Hands-on experience with QuickBooks and Stripe (or similar platforms). • Familiarity with sales tax and/or VAT (implementation experience a plus). • Demonstrated ability to build or improve processes, not just maintain them. • Comfort operating independently and remotely in accounting. • Experience reconciling payment processor activity, settlement reports, refunds, disputes, reserves, and chargebacks. • Understanding of revenue recognition and accounting for complex transaction flows. • Familiarity with multi-currency transactions and indirect tax requirements (sales tax, VAT, GST). Nice to Have • CPA (or working toward it). • Experience supporting businesses with international transaction flows, multi-currency settlements, payment processor integrations, and indirect tax compliance. • Experience working in environments with complex payment ecosystems involving refunds, chargebacks, customer remittances, and global tax obligations. • Experience implementing tax tools such as Avalara or TaxJar. • Experience implementing automation and AI tools (e.g., workflow automation, integrations). What Success Looks Like • Month-end close is accurate, timely, and repeatable. • Stripe and bank reconciliations are clean and scalable despite high volume. • Sales tax and VAT are implemented and running smoothly. • Manual processes are reduced through automation and AI tools. • Accounting infrastructure is prepared to support global transaction volumes, payment processor integrations, indirect tax compliance, and scalable revenue accounting processes. Why This Role • Full ownership of accounting with direct CFO exposure. • The opportunity to build systems the right way early. • A high-impact role as the business scales in volume and complexity. Competitive Compensation, Medical, Dental, Vision, & 401K with Company Match!