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Accounting Manager

El Segundo, CA

About Us:

HiveWatch is a tech-forward, inclusive organization fostering the evolution of the physical security industry. We are a diverse team of forward thinkers who empower each other to find creative and collaborative solutions in an industry ripe for modernization. We are passionate about the problems we’re solving for our customers and equally passionate about the company we’re building.  

HiveWatch is here to help security teams pivot from chasing threats to preventing them. We protect organizations, people, and property through the intelligent orchestration of physical security programs. With better communication, more insights, and less “noise”, we are modernizing what it means for businesses and their employees to truly feel safe.

  • Funding & Growth Momentum HiveWatch recently closed a $33M Series B, bringing total funding to over $65 million. The company is entering "Phase 2: Scale" with multiple Fortune 500 customers secured. 95% of Americans have interacted with a product, service, or brand protected by HiveWatch.
  • Founder with Deep Industry Expertise Ryan Schonfeld, Founder & CEO, began his career as a police officer and investigator before leading Global Security and Safety Technology at Fox Group. He founded HiveWatch to disrupt an antiquated physical security industry with AI-powered tools that free security operators from false alarms to focus on real threats.
  • Culture of Ownership & Impact This is an environment where you can take genuine ownership, build meaningful relationships, and deliver results quickly. If you want to help build and scale a rapidly expanding finance organization with a real path to advance your career, this is the place.
  • Direct Access Reporting directly to the VP of Finance, you'll work within a lean org structure with direct access to the Founder and senior leadership team to help shape the company's financial infrastructure.

About the Role:

You'll own the accounting operations and technical compliance for a high-growth SaaS company as we scale from Series B to profitability and beyond. This isn't about just closing the books each month—you'll be implementing systems, establishing processes, and ensuring our technical accounting is audit-ready while partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, and Product teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Monthly Close & Financial Integrity

  • Own the month-end close calendar, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting with clear variance explanations
  • Maintain a clean general ledger and supporting schedules, including cash, AP/AR, deferred revenue, accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets
  • Drive continuous improvement in close speed and accuracy through standardized processes, templates, and documentation
  • Prepare monthly financial packages with clear narratives that leadership can rely on for decision-making

Revenue, Billing & Order-to-Cash (Enterprise SaaS)

  • Partner with Legal and Sales Operations to ensure contracts flow correctly into billing, managing start dates, payment terms, renewals, and amendments
  • Own billing integrity, AR aging analysis, collections cadence, and cash application processes
  • Document revenue recognition conclusions under ASC 606 and maintain comprehensive support for technical accounting positions
  • Reduce DSO through proactive collections management and process improvements

Sales Commissions & Compensation

  • Manage the complete sales commission lifecycle from calculation through payment and reconciliation
  • Partner with Sales leadership to resolve disputes, answer questions, and ensure transparency in commission processing
  • Build scalable commission tracking and reporting processes that keep pace with sales team growth

Controls, Audit Readiness & Compliance

  • Build and maintain accounting policies, process documentation, and internal controls appropriate for a scaling SaaS company
  • Lead audit and tax support efforts, managing PBCs, tie-outs, schedules, and relationships with external partners
  • Continuously identify operational gaps and implement pragmatic controls that reduce risk without slowing the business
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP, ASC 606, and software capitalization standards (ASC 350-40)

Systems & Process Optimization

  • Own accounting system administration and data integrity 
  • Evaluate, implement, and optimize tools for AP automation, expense management, and financial reporting
  • Drive improvements in workflows and system integrations to support operational efficiency

Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Collaborate seamlessly with Sales, Legal, Operations, and Product teams to embed financial discipline into business decisions
  • Translate complex technical accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-finance stakeholders
  • Provide financial insights that help leadership understand business performance and make informed tradeoffs

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience (mix of operational and public accounting is a plus)
  • 3+ years at a B2B SaaS company that scaled from Series A/B through later stages
  • Strong GAAP fundamentals with experience in SaaS and recurring revenue models
  • Hands-on experience implementing or optimizing accounting systems (QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar)
  • Deep understanding of SaaS business models, subscription revenue, and sales compensation structures
  • Prior audit support ownership (or audit lead experience)
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA preferred but not required if you have the right experience

Intangibles:

  • Builder Mentality You've been at a company during a growth phase where you helped implement new processes and systems rather than just maintaining existing ones. You understand what "good enough for now" looks like versus "built to scale," and you know when to apply which approach.
  • Operational Partner You understand the business side—you've worked with Sales on commission disputes, helped Finance understand booking trends, and partnered with Product on capitalizing development costs. You can translate technical accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders and make them care about the details that matter.
  • Hands-On & Strategic You're comfortable being in the weeds today while thinking about what the company will need in 12-18 months. You'll manage the monthly close this quarter and design the automation roadmap for next year. You continuously identify gaps, implement pragmatic controls, and reduce operational risk.

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