Senior Accounting Manager

The role

You will build and own the accounting function from the ground up. You will manage the monthly close, build inventory and manufacturing accounting processes, and establish internal controls for a scaling hardware business.

What you will do

• Own the monthly close end to end including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement preparation
• Build and maintain inventory, cost, and manufacturing accounting processes
• Build reporting systems and infrastructure
• Establish internal controls and accounting policies
• Improve AP/AR processes and support cash management
• Produce accurate, timely financial reporting for leadership, the board, and investors
• Work with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure financial data accuracy
• Coordinate tax compliance with external tax advisors
• Manage annual audit preparation and coordinate with external audit firms
• Hire and manage a team of accountants

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience with inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, and cost accounting in a hardware or physical-product environment
• Experience implementing or owning an ERP system
• Experience managing or supporting annual financial audits
• Comfort operating with limited structure and building processes from scratch
• Strong ownership mentality
• Ability to work cross-functionally with non-finance teams

Nice to have

• CPA
• Big Four public accounting background, particularly with manufacturing or hardware clients
• Experience at a venture-backed or high-growth company

About the company

Specter builds video sensors with AI agents to automate the physical world. The company designs, manufactures, and deploys physical products.