Accounting Assistant

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Company Description
Mechanism is an early-stage venture firm that partners with entrepreneurs to launch and scale ambitious companies.

In our model we identify and validate opportunities before creating every business. We then provide the growth expertise to gain early traction as well as the business support to establish positive unit economics, profitability, and scale.

In addition to investment and strategic guidance we offer extensive operational support for our startups in critical areas, including Growth, Product, Operations, People, Finance, and Legal. Our in-house experts are at the top of their fields and are here to provide world-class support and expertise in helping our startups get off the ground and scale.

As a team we have deep expertise in growth marketing and it’s an important part of our company-wide culture. When it comes to launching and scaling companies, we don’t guess. We engineer.

Our success rate of getting companies profitable is 100% and our team has a track record of investing in and co-founding multiple companies with $100M+ revenue.

Position Description
We are looking for an Accounting Assistant to support operations of the Accounting Team by analyzing and entering a variety of transactions for our portfolio of companies.

You’ll be responsible for recording transactions in support of financial statements, payroll, and compliance. With support and training from the Accountants you’ll record transactions such as revenue, cash, accounts payable invoices, etc. with a high degree of efficiency. You will also work closely with other members of the Finance Team and may participate in ad hoc projects.

Key Responsibilities
-Maintain records of financial transactions ;analyzing and posting transactions within our accounting tool in a timely and accurate manner.
-Assist with Chart of Accounts management and maintenance.
-Record transactions on a regular basis in order to support weekly financial reporting/dashboards including A/P, payroll, cash, revenue, etc.
-Timely documentation of progress on applicable checklist of responsibilities.
-Support the Accountants and finance team with ad-hoc duties and analysis as needed.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
-You strive to improve our processes, always looking for ways to make something more efficient, more accurate, or more timely.
-You can work if needed without established procedures or instructions.
-You aren’t afraid to ask for help
-You’re an over-communicator and expect the same from everyone else.
-You’re comfortable engaging outside of accounting and finance as needed.
-You have startup experience or other fast-paced environments with rapid revenue growth.
-You’re comfortable jumping between many different companies, industries, and business models throughout the day as you work on different priorities.
-You’re very comfortable using Google Sheets.
-You’re familiar with Quickbooks Online.

Time Commitment
This role is equivalent to full-time. From time to time communication may need to occur during non-standard working hours depending on your timezones.

Location
We are fully remote – you can work wherever you’re most productive.

Compensation
Compensation for this position is designed to be competitive and based on current market conditions for the geographic location in which the Contractor resides.

Application
In the interest of fairness, please do not include gender, marital status or religious affiliations on your resume submission.

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