Staff Accountant

About the role:

Vecna Robotics seeks an experienced staff accountant to join our growing accounting team. He/she will be responsible for assisting with the preparation of accurate and timely monthly financial reports, budgets and board presentations. The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day operations of a rapidly growing startup, helping to streamline and continuously improve processes and internal controls. This is a full-time, salaried position. 

In this role, you will:

• Support payables and receivables processes, which includes vendor and customer management.
• Support accurate and timely month-end close (including analyzing and preparing journal entries to support prepaids, accruals, deferred revenue, depreciation schedules etc.).
• Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for management, banks, investors and the Board.
• Perform COGS review including inventory tracking and reconciliation.   
• Liaise and manage external advisors such as tax preparers and auditors to ensure all tax and financial compliance requirements are met.
• Assist with technical accounting research and documentation of new policies and procedures.
• Support continuous improvement in financial reporting and internal controls. 
• Perform financial analysis and special projects as needed.

What we are looking for:

• Associates Degree; Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred and CPA strongly preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience is preferred. Public accounting or experience at a VC- or PE-backed company are big pluses. 
• Strong ability to take initiative and find solutions. Comfortable working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with the ability to grow and take on additional responsibilities as the company grows.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, revenue recognition and inventory accounting.

About Vecna Robotics:

Vecna Robotics is an exciting engineering startup in the process of scaling its suite of autonomous, material handling robots for the warehouse and supply industry. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly with workers for safe and flexible bulk transportation and fulfillment in a dynamic environment. As we become a leading producer of these collaborative warehouse robots, we seek candidates who thrive on developing creative solutions to daily challenges and can approach those challenges from the customer point of view. Our talented and hardworking team values self-discipline, leadership, innovation, and learning. To learn more about the technology behind our robots, please see our YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HuBeNHpWhc.