Operations Associate

Boring Stuff • Santa Monica, CA

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

Boring Stuff is a back-office partner for creators and creator-led companies, handling finance, accounting, operations, and HR for clients like Airrack, Yes Theory, and The Try Guys. They are a small, serious, and trusted team focused on results. The Operations Associate role is a generalist position working directly with the CEO, covering client management, financial operations, tax coordination, HR compliance, contracts, and more. The ideal candidate should have a foundation in finance and accounting, be smart, coachable, and eager to learn the operations of a back-office firm from the inside, with opportunities to grow with the company.

Requirements

• You have a foundation in accounting and finance
• You know your way around bookkeeping software and can read a P&L
• You know how to use Excel/Google Sheets and can troubleshoot formula issues
• You can also do this without resorting to asking AI
• You're a fast, hungry learner
• You pick up new concepts, tools, and client contexts quickly and without hand-holding
• You're a great problem solver
• When something's broken or missing, you go figure it out
• You're organized and relentless about follow-through
• Things don't stall on your end
• You write clearly and communicate proactively, especially with clients
• You handle sensitive financial and personal information with complete discretion
• You're based in LA or willing to relocate
• You're not here because you want access to creators

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operations across multiple client workstreams
• Coordinate payroll, reimbursements, and compliance deadlines across clients
• Chase down missing documents, signatures, and information from clients, vendors, and partners persistently and professionally
• Support tax prep season: organize records, liaise with CPAs and EAs, draft client-facing communications
• Help draft and manage contractor agreements, onboarding documents, and HR paperwork
• Maintain and improve internal systems: Airtable, Notion, Google Drive
• Write process documentation and help standardize recurring workflows
• Handle bookkeeping across client entities when needed for reconciliations, categorization, and month-end close
• Travel occasionally for client work or operational needs

Benefits

• Direct access to the CEO and exposure to real decision-making
• Behind-the-scenes access to some of the top YouTubers and creator-led businesses in the world
• Flexible hours and remote-friendly culture
• Tons of ownership, variety, and opportunities to learn
• A high-trust, low-politics environment where speed and results matter
• A chance to build real operational skills instead of doing busywork

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed