The Senior Manager, Accounting will lead Mashgin's accounting team, ensure compliance with statutory reporting, manage month-end close, and guide financial audits while building efficient processes and systems.
About Mashgin
Mashgin powers the world's best checkout experience for over 40 million users. Customers just place their items on our kiosks and our AI rings up their entire order in less than a second. With Mashgin, lines are now optional.
Mashgin's technology powers over 1 billion transactions at your favorite locations, including over half of all US professional sports teams, 4,000 convenience stores, major airports, universities, and more.
We’re not just building cutting-edge AI—we’re creating real-world impact and unforgettable experiences. Backed by a well-funded Series B, we’re also one of the rare AI startups that’s already profitable.
Our secret? A culture of extreme ownership, autonomy, and customer obsession. At Mashgin, you’re not just an employee—you’re an owner. We might do things differently than most startups… but then again, most startups aren’t profitable with an army of raving fans behind them.
Position Summary
This is a leadership position where you will be responsible for Mashgin's technical accounting, operational accounting, statutory reporting compliance, reporting, systems, processes and controls. As a Director of Accounting, you will lead and provide guidance to ensure the accounting goals and deadlines are met. The key accounting areas include revenue recognition, deferred revenue, lease accounting, capitalized software development costs, and stock based compensation. The key accounting operations include Q2C, inventory and fixed asset tracking. A key aspect of this role is the ability to solve problems, make sound decisions, guide the accounting team, drive projects to completion, and support other organizations. If you love the excitement of a fast-growth startup environment where you will have the opportunity to learn and grow then this position would be a good fit for you!
You Will Be
- Building, mentoring and managing the accounting team
- Owning operational accounting including Q2C, P2P and payroll
- Responsible for technical accounting and month end close
- Owning the three statement financials and ensuring accurate and timely reporting
- Responsible for financial audits and ensuring timely completion of audits
- Owning ERP and related systems while maximizing the systems potential
- Building processes and controls that maximizes efficiency and the use of current systems
- Responsible for statutory reporting requirements and ensuring timely compliance
- Owning other audits including sales tax audit, workers comp audit, and more
Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance or related discipline with 10+ years of experience applying accounting and financial best-practices in a public and private company environment
- Thrives in a past paced environment that is maturing from a less structured environment to a more structured environment
- Previous experience building and managing a team, and proven ability to motivate and pull the best out of each team member
- Ability to drive projects to completion with autonomy
- Ability to problem solve and come up with creative solutions with various tools and methods
- Strong commitment to detail, accuracy, and consistency
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years of audit experience and/or CPA strongly desired
- Prior experience with software and hardware combination strongly desired
- Prior experience at a high growth and fast paced company strongly desired
What We Offer
- An opportunity to work on a small, multidisciplinary team with the potential to break new ground in many different industries
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- 401k plan
- Flexible PTO policy
- Catered lunch in office with fully stocked snacks and beverages
- Pet insurance for your fur babies
- Voluntary life insurance plan
- Competitive salary and options in a small, rapidly scaling company
Mashgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Mashgin are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
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Mashgin Palo Alto, California, USA Office
849 E Charleston Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94303
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