Senior Accountant

Oxeon

9d•$88,440 - $132,660

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is the owner of the day-to-day general ledger work, financial transaction execution, and accounting compliance at Oxeon. In a professional services firm, our revenue relies entirely on accurate, swift invoicing and tight collections—making this role the vital operational engine that keeps the lights on by protecting our cash flow. Operating as a hands-on process architect, the selected candidate will not simply "grind" through manual tasks, but will actively leverage our technology stack to automate workflows, eliminate single points of failure, and standardize a reproducible month-end close. By owning the daily execution of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger journal entries with absolute accountability, this role ensures our financial data is flawless, protects our operating margins, and successfully returns critical strategic capacity to the FP&A function.

Requirements

3 to 6 years of progressive accounting experience.
Experience in a professional services firm, agency, or consultancy where billing is dynamically tied to hours, project milestones, or complex client retainers.
Proven history of maximizing accounting technology stacks (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Rippling) to automate manual AP routing, expense reconciliation, and payroll data flows.
Ability to manage a high volume of transactions and moving parts with razor-sharp accuracy.
Exceptional communication skills paired with a meticulous eye for detail.
Tact and composure required to practice radical candor.
Eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Thrived in a nimble startup environment where you had to wear multiple hats.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end client billing cycle, partnering with Search Operations and the Originators on the search team to capture retainer milestones to generate accurate, timely client invoices.
Actively monitor the AR aging report and thoroughly pursue outstanding collections, interacting with client finance teams with care, polish, and elite professionalism.
Act as the primary, professional point of contact for client invoice inquiries, resolving discrepancies quickly to avoid payment delays.
Maximize the capabilities of Oxeon’s existing software tools (e.g., Rippling, QuickBooks Online) to automate manual AP routing, expense reconciliation, and payroll data flows.
Design, document, and maintain a standardized, reproducible Month-End Close playbook.
Partner with the Head of Finance and Search Operations to establish a clean workflow for tracking retainer milestones.
Maintain and own the daily general ledger work (bookkeeping) to ensure pristine, audit-ready financial records.
Lead and manage the end-to-end month-end closing process and complete monthly bank reconciliations.
Coordinate directly with external tax accountants and financial accountants to ensure seamless annual tax preparation and required reporting to bank relationships.
Manage the full vendor and contractor payment lifecycle, ensuring timely payments while optimizing cash outflow.
Review and process employee and consultant expense reports via internal tools (e.g., Rippling), ensuring adherence to corporate expense and client-reimbursable policies.
Serve as the primary finance partner to the HR/People team for payroll processing.
Handle the accounting-side execution of payroll (e.g., preparing payroll data formatting, calculating journal entries, auditing deductions against benefits billing, and tracking commissions/bonuses payments).