Sr. Staff Accountant

over 2 years ago
Seattle, WA, US... more
Seattle, WA, US... more

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We work in post-wildfire environments to plant native trees and vegetation using heavy lift drone swarms. We’ve pioneered seed vessels ...

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Job Description

About DroneSeed:Our mission is simple: Make reforestation scalable to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. DroneSeed is transforming a 300-million-acre global landscape deforested since the 1990s. It would take 300-years to replant this deficit with current tools. 
Our technology speeds up the process. DroneSeed uses heavy-lift drone swarms to reforest at scale after 🔥. We cut time to reforest from 3 years to 3 months. We’ve pioneered the drones and the backend required to operate swarms as a delivery solution over rough terrain. We survey sites and deliver to targeted areas of soil proprietary seed vessels that boost seed survival. Utilizing carbon credits, we double landowner investment in 18 months addressing the financial barriers to reforestation. 
Highlights:HQ: Ballard Brewery District, Seattle, WA Team: Grant Canary (CEO), Ben Reilly (CTO), John Hall (VP Ops & Finance), Cassie Meigs (Director, Account Management), Matthew Aghai (Sr. Director, Bio R&D), Arnoud de Villegas (Sr. Director, Business Development)Team Size: ~75Funding: $36M Series A from Social Capital, Seven Seven Six, and new investors including DBL Partners.Market: $272B Carbon Credit Market (Refinitiv Analysis)Revenue: Data will be shared with qualified candidatesClients: 3 of 5 largest timber companies, The Nature Conservancy, Tribal Nations, the Bureau of Land ManagementMedia: CNN, Mark Rober, Today Show, Bloomberg, TechCrunch
What you’ll be doingIn this role you'll oversee the financial bookkeeping for the company. You’ll apply your knowledge of accounting to manage transaction processing and reporting, maintain the general ledger, manage payables and receivables, monitor bank balances, build internal controls, and oversee the creation of monthly, quarterly, and end or year financial statements. You'll partner with our external accountants to complete all required tax filings and prepare the company for its first audit within 18 months. Finally, you'll provide strategic recommendations, produce financial projections, and help departments drive revenues and better understand their costs particularly in our manufacturing and project operations environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Timely preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements.
  • Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations and analysis of operational costs.
  • Update fixed asset system, calculate depreciation, and create and post monthly journal entries.
  • Assist in preparation of COGs standards (labor, machine, materials, and overhead rates).
  • Prepare inventory-related journal entries and related reconciliations from beginning raw materials to work-in-process to finished goods inventory.
  • Manage the accounts payable and accounts receivable process.
  • Make recommendations and implement financial controls necessary to pass an independent audit.
  • Assist in the preparation of tax schedules for outside accounting firms.
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly excise tax returns.
  • Assist with a variety of ad hoc accounting and finance projects and assignments.
  • Document processes and continually look for ways to create efficiencies and make improvements.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
  • 3-5 years of post graduate professional accounting experience.
  • Excited to roll up the sleeves in a fast-paced startup environment to help drive scaling the business and build partnerships across the organization
  • Able to work autonomously, meet deadlines and thrive in ambiguous environments under pressure
  • Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret financial information accurately.    
  • Advanced spreadsheet skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong analysis and critical thinking skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to effectively present information to senior management and finance management

A plus if you also have:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
  • MBA, CMA, or similar advanced degree.
  • Expertise in manufacturing or project based cost accounting.
  • 0->1 Experiences (i.e. startups where comfortable wearing multiple hats).
Benefits of working at DroneSeed:  We’re focused on our mission and making a positive impact on the environment.  You’ll be a part of a leadership team where 4 of 5 members are from diverse groups.  These aspects (and our hiring process) are what have led us to have an awesome office culture and highly collaborative team.  In addition, we believe taking care of your health comes first. We cover 75% of your medical, dental, and vision premiums.  Life outside of work matters. DroneSeed has a flexible vacation policy, so take the time off you need - we don’t track vacation or sick time. 
Other Information:  Candidates must be eligible to work at DroneSeed HQ in the Ballard Brewery District of Seattle, WA. This position will require travel domestically (US) and abroad, therefore requiring the candidate to have a US driver’s license as well as a passport and status conducive to international travel.  In any application cover letter, please highlight what motivated you to reach out to DroneSeed versus other opportunities.  DroneSeed is an equal-opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse team.  If you’re deeply committed to our mission and capable of helping us rapidly scale our accounting capabilities, we’d love to speak with you.

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