Finance & Accounting Manager
UrbanFootprint
Taking the next step in your career with UrbanFootprint will set you on the path to revolutionizing how organizations make decisions.
UrbanFootprint is the world’s first Urban Intelligence Platform – trusted by some of the largest energy utilities, financial institutions, government agencies, urban planning firms, and mobility companies in the US to provide geospatial insights and find signal through noise to inform site selection, infrastructure investment, resource distribution, and much more. We do this by unifying and normalizing previously siloed data on climate, environmental, urban, and socio-economic factors to surface powerful and actionable data insights.
UrbanFootprint’s mission is to Build Resilience by empowering organizations with critical data insights to drive decision making and allow them to Never Wonder Where. Our customers answer complex ‘where’ questions in minutes versus weeks, months, or years, such as:
- ”Where does the energy sector need to invest in electrification, decarbonization, and asset hardening in the face of climate threats?”…
- ”Where should cities and businesses invest to catch up with e-commerce, last-mile delivery, and new mobility?”…
- ”Where do governments deploy relief and new infrastructure to combat record hunger, homelessness, and hazard vulnerability?”…
Led by our co-founders, Joe DiStefano and Peter Calthorpe, we are tackling a $22B market opportunity. We’ve won awards including Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business and have been named one of Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies. We raised a $25M Series B and our investors include Social Capital, Citi Ventures, Valo Ventures, 2150.VC, A/O Proptech, Assured Guaranty, and Radicle Impact.
Don’t wonder where to go next, we’ve got the perfect spot for you!
The role
We’re seeking a Finance and Accounting Manager to partner with our CEO and company to drive decision-making and run critical areas of business operations. You’ll have a high degree of autonomy, partner with the CEO and senior leaders, and be exposed to all aspects of the business. For the right candidate, this will propel them into a VP Finance / Head of Finance position.
As a team of one, in partnership with the CEO, management, and third parties, you’ll run accounting, financial reporting, payroll, and compliance. You’ll also meaningfully contribute to FP&A, board and investor relations, and customer and vendor contracting.
We’re seeking someone with a strong analytical mindset and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Your background likely includes progressive development at other software companies, work in early-stage start-ups, and experience in various accounting and finance functions.
As Finance and Accounting Manager, you will perform tasks like:
Accounting:
- Perform full cycle accounting and month-end close, including transaction entry, reconciliations, and posting journal entries.
- Perform AP and AR recurring processes and support the company with efficient financial operations.
- Provide knowledge and expertise in applying ASC 606 and other technical accounting relevant to a SaaS company.
Finance:
- Financial reporting for internal and external parties.
- Support the CEO and others with forecasting, budgeting, and scenario modeling.
- Support the development and implementation of financial KPIs.
- Collaborate with the CEO on commission plans, annual bonuses, compensation adjustments, and other compensation matters.
- Collaborate with our CEO and legal counsel on customer and vendor contracting.
Payroll and Compliance:
- Process payroll through our PEO.
- Collaborate with managers and IT on onboarding and offboarding employees.
- With the support of our PEO and tax CPAs, address non-income tax compliance and tax filings.
Your strengths and background:
- 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
- Demonstrated technical accounting knowledge that applies to a SaaS company.
- Experience operating with a high degree of autonomy, ideally in a VC-backed start-up.
- Strong interest or experience in FP&A and financial modeling.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Entrepreneurial spirit with a strong desire to learn and grow.
Target salary: $125,000 - $170,000, plus bonus eligibility and equity.
UrbanFootprint is committed to diversity in its workforce. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.