About the company
Burkland’s core purpose is to Accelerate Dreams. So often, turning dreams into reality helps change the world. We thrive at the forefront of this transformation. Startups desire our professionals — they are the best in the business. Startups seek our content — we are an industry thought leader. Startups trust our expertise so that founders can focus on their companies, products, and value-add. As a part of our demonstrated value, our clients raised over $3B just last year. At Burkland, we lead with our Core Purpose. We do this for both our clients and our employees. We believe that leaning on our Core Values (Fresh Perspectives, Exponential Value, Empathy, Trusted Partner) will lead to happy clients and happy employees. We are a remote-first company with over 180 incredible team members, more than 750 clients, and a commitment to Accelerating Dreams.
Job Summary
Your Typical, Atypical, Day
📍Participate in developing and supporting strategic & financial plans 📍Support with new revenue streams 📍Due Diligence, ASC606, equity, GAAP compliance, Audit Preparation 📍Support pricing decisions. Provide analysis to determine appropriate annual bill rate changes. Review PCEs and client contracts and help determine payment schedules. 📍Provide overall financial oversight and monitoring, including weekly cash flow forecasting, monthly financial close, and annual budgeting process. 📍Oversee client risk management, business insurance, and legal activities, including customer contracts, leases, and other legal documents and agreements. 📍Manage all accounting operations, including invoicing, A/R, A/P, general ledger, and project accounting. 📍Manage month-end and year-end financial close process. 📍Monitor the financial performance of clients. 📍Prepare timely monthly reporting, including financial statements, project profitability, and team utilization. 📍Evaluate variances in business results against plans/targets and provide business insights to help drive management decisions. 📍Manage cash and required draws on the line of credit. 📍Oversee accounting processes and systems to improve controls and drive efficiency. Optimize existing financial systems (QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, and Expensify) and/or adopt new financial systems as appropriate. Ensure all accounting processes and policies are well-documented. 📍Manage relationships with banks, tax accountants, and corporate insurance providers. 📍Manage, oversee, and execute administrative and operational functions.
You're the perfect fit for us if…
📍You're passionate and knowledgeable about all things finance. It's the cornerstone of the role, so you have to know it and love it! 📍You are a communicator! Excellent written and verbal communication is crucial in this role since you'll be interfacing with our clients (i.e. you should feel comfortable communicating with members of the executive team). 📍You thrive in fast-paced, changing environments. 📍You're a self-starter, don't need someone looking over your shoulder to get your work done and know how to manage your time effectively. 📍Software, software, software- you feel comfortable learning new software and cloud-based systems. 📍Audit Experience required 📍Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field 📍Minimum of 10 years’ small company experience handling finance and accounting. 📍Previous experience overseeing human resources, payroll, IT, and legal preferred. 📍Superb written and verbal communication skills. 📍Strong computer skills, including MS Word, expert-level Excel, and QuickBooks skills, and the capacity to quickly learn and master new software.
