Finance Manager

Kargo•San Francisco, CA

2d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Kargo is hiring a Finance Manager to own and coordinate core finance and accounting operations, working with the outsourced controller team and alongside the CFO. The role oversees the monthly close, financial reporting, billing and accounts receivable, payroll and benefits administration, treasury, accounts payable, compliance operations, FP&A support, and finance systems. It also serves as the day-to-day owner of the ERP implementation and, after go-live, the ERP system administrator. The position is suited to someone comfortable building and documenting processes and being the only full-time finance professional besides the CFO.

Requirements

6–10 years of finance and accounting experience, including experience in a controller, assistant controller, or finance manager role at a venture-backed B2B SaaS or hardware-enabled SaaS company.
CPA or equivalent strongly preferred.
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.
Experience with payroll and benefits administration, ideally in a PEO environment.
Experience with QuickBooks and at least one mid-market ERP; strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
Ability to build and document processes and work as the only full-time finance person besides the CFO.
High attention to detail, discretion with compensation and cap-table data, and willingness to handle operational work.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

CPA or equivalent.
Hardware exposure in finance and accounting.
Payroll and benefits administration experience in a PEO environment.
Familiarity with Carta.
Experience with Rillet, Campfire, Sage Intacct, or NetSuite.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly close calendar and establish a consistent close 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 for finished goods, spare parts, consignment, and work in progress.
Prepare the monthly financial package and variance commentary.
Manage day-to-day relationships with audit and tax providers, 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, and notices; administer workers’ compensation and EPLI.
Handle routine Carta administration, including grants, exercises, cap-table hygiene, 409A uploads, and fair-market-value updates.
Manage accounts payable and vendors; maintain the weekly cash position and 13-week cash forecast; support bank administration.
Manage sales tax, state registrations, the finance compliance calendar, and filing support for annual reports and tax.
Handle 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 for ARR, retention, unit economics, and asset base using system data.
Own day-to-day ERP implementation activities, including data migration, testing, and documentation, and administer the ERP after go-live.
Own the fixed-asset register and reconcile it to deployment data.