Finance Manager

Kargo•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Kargo is hiring a Finance Manager to support the company’s mission of connecting physical freight operations with the digital ecosystem through smart infrastructure. Kargo’s loading dock sensor platform verifies incoming and outgoing freight and provides data to help shippers and carriers manage dock operations and material flow. The Finance Manager will own core finance and accounting operations, including the monthly close, financial reporting, billing and receivables, payroll and benefits administration, treasury, accounts payable, compliance operations, and finance systems. The role will review work performed by an outsourced controller team, manage day-to-day relationships with auditors and tax providers, and maintain reporting schedules for leadership, the board, and investors. The position also owns the ERP implementation and administration, and the fixed-asset register and its reconciliation to deployment data. The successful candidate has substantial finance and accounting experience, ideally at a venture-backed B2B SaaS or hardware-enabled SaaS company. They are comfortable building processes, documenting controls, and handling hands-on operational work as the only full-time finance team member besides the CFO. Kargo is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Requirements

6–10 years of finance and accounting experience.
Experience including a controller, assistant controller, or finance manager role at a venture-backed B2B SaaS or hardware-enabled SaaS company.
Hands-on ownership of a monthly close and an external audit.
Comfort reviewing the work of an outsourced accounting team.
Working knowledge of subscription revenue recognition under ASC 606 and inventory and fixed-asset accounting.
Payroll and benefits administration experience, ideally in a PEO environment.
Experience with QuickBooks and at least one mid-market ERP, such as Rillet, Campfire, Sage Intacct, or NetSuite.
Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
Ability to build and document processes and comfort being the only full-time finance person besides the CFO.
High attention to detail and discretion with compensation and cap-table data; low ego about operational work.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

CPA or equivalent is strongly preferred.
Hardware exposure is a real advantage.
Carta familiarity is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly close calendar and drive the close to a consistent cadence; review the India controller team’s work.
Review reconciliations, accruals, prepaid and fixed-asset schedules, revenue recognition for hardware-enabled subscriptions, and inventory accounting.
Prepare the monthly financial package and variance commentary.
Manage day-to-day audit and tax-provider relationships, including PBC lists, support schedules, and follow-ups.
Own the customer master, deployment-triggered invoicing, sales tax application, collections, and accounts receivable reconciliation.
Document the billing process and maintain sales-to-finance handoff controls.
Administer payroll through the PEO, including processing approved commissions, bonuses, and salary changes.
Administer benefits and 401(k), including enrollment logistics, employee questions, census information, and notices; administer workers’ compensation and EPLI.
Handle routine Carta administration, including grants, exercises, cap-table hygiene, 409A uploads, and FMV updates.
Manage accounts payable and vendors; maintain weekly cash position reporting and a 13-week cash forecast; support bank administration.
Manage sales tax, state registrations, the finance compliance calendar, annual report filing support, and tax filing support.
Respond to vendor and customer insurance certificate requests.
Maintain the actuals side of the financial model and support departmental budget-versus-actual reporting.
Build and maintain recurring board and investor reporting schedules covering ARR, retention, unit economics, and asset base from system data.
Own day-to-day ERP implementation work, including data migration, testing, and documentation; administer the ERP after go-live.
Own the fixed-asset register and reconcile it to deployment data.