Accountant

Our client is seeking an Accountant with US GAAP experience to serve as the primary owner of their accounting function. This role is ideal for a highly capable, self-directed accountant who enjoys end-to-end ownership, thrives in a fast-growing startup environment, and partners closely with leadership to ensure accurate, timely, and decision-useful financials. This role requires sound judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to proactively surface issues and recommendations rather than waiting for direction. You will work directly with the Director of Finance and company leadership, supported by strong external partners (tax and audit), and play a critical role in building and maintaining scalable accounting processes as the company grows.

Accounting Ownership & Close

- Own the company’s general ledger, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis

- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting

- Prepare GAAP-compliant monthly financial statements and supporting schedules

- Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly and maintain clear documentation and explanations

Reporting & Analysis

- Analyze financial results and budget variances, identifying trends and key drivers

- Support preparation of board materials, including financial statements and basic KPIs

- Ensure leadership can rely on financial data for decision-making without second-guessing

Revenue & Technical Accounting

- Support revenue recognition under ASC 606, including analysis and documentation

- Partner with leadership and external advisors on accounting policy questions as needed

Audit & Controls

- Serve as the primary point of contact for the annual external audit

- Coordinate audit requests, provide documentation, and respond to inquiries

- Help establish, document, and improve internal controls and accounting processes

Operational Accounting

- Oversee AP and AR workflows, including bill coding, approvals, and payments

- Maintain fixed asset schedules and depreciation

- Improve accounting workflows and systems to support scale and efficiency

- Enjoy owning accounting end-to-end in a small, growing company

- Are comfortable making recommendations in ambiguous situations and exercising sound judgment

- Balance accuracy with practicality and momentum

- Communicate clearly, proactively, and effectively in a fully remote and asynchronous environment

- Know when to escalate issues versus resolving them independently

- Continuously look for ways to automate, streamline, and improve accounting workflows using modern tools (including AI and lightweight automation)

- Take pride in building clean, scalable processes—not just closing the books

- 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally combining public accounting (Big Four or similar) and industry experience

- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 606

- Experience owning or heavily supporting audits

- Proficiency in English, both written and spoken

- Strong general ledger background (month-end close, reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis)

- Comfortable operating as the sole accountant in a startup or high-growth environment

- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills (PivotTables, Lookups, advanced formulas)

- Experience working with SQL-based reports or a willingness to learn and write SQL queries using modern tools (including AI-assisted workflows)

- Comfortable leveraging AI tools to research issues, improve workflows, and develop solutions

- Organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities independently

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- SaaS and/or dual-sided marketplace accounting experience

- Experience with QuickBooks, Bill.com, and Ramp

- CPA (preferred but not required)

Accounting: QuickBooks

Bill Payments: Bill.com

Corporate Cards: Ramp

Banking: Chase

Project Management: Asana

Internal Communication: Slack

External Communication: Email/Phone

Standard Operating Procedures: Notion

RYZ Labs is a startup studio built in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs. The founders of RYZ have worked at some of the world's largest tech companies and some of the most iconic consumer brands. They have lived and worked in Argentina for many years and have decades of experience in Latam. What brought them together is the passion for the early phases of company creation and the idea of attracting the brightest talents in order to build industry-defining companies in a post-pandemic world.

Our teams are remote and distributed throughout the US and Latam. They use the latest cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing to create applications that are scalable and resilient. We aim to provide diverse product solutions for different industries, planning to build a large number of startups in the upcoming years.

At RYZ, you will find yourself working with autonomy and efficiency, owning every step of your development. We provide an environment of opportunities, learning, growth, expansion and challenging projects. You will deepen your experience while sharing and learning from a team of great professionals and specialists.

- Customer First Mentality - every decision we make should be made through the lens of the customer.

- Bias for Action - urgency is critical, expect that the timeline to get something done is accelerated.

- Ownership -  step up if you see an opportunity to help, even if not your core responsibility. 

- Humility and Respect - be willing to learn, be vulnerable, and treat everyone that interacts with RYZ with respect.

- Frugality - being frugal and cost-conscious helps us do more with less.

- Deliver Impact - get things done in the most efficient way. 

- Raise our Standards - always be looking to improve our processes, our team, our expectations. Status quo is not good enough and never should be.