Accounting Manager

Department: Finance

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

As an Accounting Manager at Impulse, you’ll be a key player in building a strong financial foundation, ensuring accurate reporting, and implementing efficient processes. This is a hands-on role with high visibility and the opportunity to shape the accounting function from the ground up. You’ll take ownership of the accounting function today—and grow into a leadership role as we scale. This is a rare opportunity to build processes from the ground up while preparing to manage a team in the future.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of day-to-day accounting operations, including:
  • Journal Entries and Reconciliation
  • General ledger management
  • Monthly/quarterly/annual close processes
  • Bank and account reconciliations
  • Expense reporting and payroll oversight
• Lead and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes
• Prepare and timely review financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) in compliance with GAAP
• Establish and improve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Manage external relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis in partnership with leadership.
• Implement new accounting systems, tools and processes to support scale.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior accounting staff
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on financial insights and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with the Controller, who currently oversees AP/AR and Payroll. In the future it may lead to those functions transitioning under your management as the company grows and your leadership responsibilities expand
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP and full-cycle accounting
• Hands-on experience with monthly close and financial reporting
• Proficiency with accounting software (QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, or similar) and Excel
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  
  
  
  

Preferred Skills and Experience

• CPA, or working towards CPA
• 5+ years' background in public accounting (Big 4 or regional) combined with industry experience, preferred
• Prior startup or high-growth company experience, preferred
• Familiarity with implementing systems and scaling accounting operations, preferred
  

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.


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Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.