About us
Our vision is to become the marketplace for everything expensive, specialized, and difficult to move. We’re building the infrastructure that powers the procurement and disposition of assets across America’s essential industries, automating everything from discovery and payments to freight, warranty, and financing. Today, Garage operates in cities and towns across all 50 states and has surpassed $100M+ in annualized transaction volume on the platform.
Our mission is to save local governments and essential services businesses time and money. We started with fire departments two years ago and have since expanded into EMS and heavy-duty, launching new verticals while growing revenue >10x last year.
If you move fast, hold a high bar, and want meaningful ownership in building a category-defining company, Garage is the place to do it.
About the role
As Accounting Lead, you will own the accounting foundation for Garage as we scale a transaction-heavy marketplace across essential industries. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll partner closely with the Finance Lead to keep the books accurate, the close reliable, and the accounting operations ready for the next stage of growth.
In this role, you will
Own Garage’s books in QuickBooks Online, including accurate financial statements, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
Lead GAAP accrual accounting across AP, AR, payroll coordination, vendor payments, expenses, sales commissions, and related workflows.
Reconcile marketplace transactions, payments, settlements, and funds movement across internal systems and external partners.
Build and improve accounting processes, close calendars, review routines, documentation, and controls that can scale with the business.
Partner with the Finance Lead to provide clean, reliable accounting inputs for planning, reporting, and business decision-making.
Identify and resolve accounting operations issues quickly, bringing structure and clarity to complex or ambiguous workflows.
Help Garage prepare for future audits, diligence requests, systems upgrades, and a more mature accounting function as the company grows.
What we're looking for
Loves being hands-on with the details while also building systems that make the whole company more reliable.
Feels excited by the accounting complexity of a fast-growing marketplace, including high transaction volume, money movement, and operational edge cases.
Enjoys creating order from ambiguity and can move quickly without sacrificing accuracy or judgment.
Gets motivated by owning the accounting function at an early-stage company where the foundation you build will matter for years.
Has a high bar for precision, follow-through, and financial integrity, especially when money movement and customer trust are involved.
Works well with founders and cross-functional teams, translating accounting needs into clear actions and practical processes.
Brings an operator mindset from a lean finance or accounting team and prefers solving real business problems over adding unnecessary complexity.
Required
3+ years of accounting experience, ideally including ownership of accounting operations in a lean or high-growth environment.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
Strong experience with QuickBooks Online and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Strong knowledge of GAAP accrual accounting, including AP, AR, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement management.
Excellent reconciliation skills across multiple bank accounts, payment flows, systems, and vendors.
Ability to build, document, and improve accounting processes rather than only execute existing ones.
Strong organizational judgment and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple accounting workstreams at once.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and taking ownership in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.
Nice to have
CPA or CPA-track.
Experience in marketplaces, fintech, payments, lending, or other transaction-heavy businesses.
Experience at an early-stage startup or on a finance/accounting team of fewer than five people.
Experience preparing for audits, diligence requests, or stronger internal controls.
Experience implementing or improving accounting systems, bill pay tools, payroll workflows, expense management, or close processes.
Our Values
Take Big Swings. We are here to transform an overlooked industry—not make small improvements around the edges. We set ambitious goals, take calculated risks, and push through setbacks. We never trade lasting impact for short-term comfort.
Customers Come First. Our customers operate in an industry burdened by slow, expensive, and outdated processes. We attack the problems that cost them the most and measure our success by the time and money we give back to them.
Play For the Front of the Jersey. We put the mission ahead of ourselves. We challenge each other directly, support each other relentlessly, and step up whenever the team needs us. We win together, and we have fun doing it.
All Gas, No Ego. Building something that matters takes relentless effort. We move fast, take ownership, and see hard problems through. When we fall short, we own it, learn quickly, and come back stronger.
Why Join Garage?
Do work that matters. Our platform helps people buy the assets that local communities rely on to keep their communities safe, clean, and operating every day.
Help shape the company. Join as one of our first 40 employees and work directly alongside the founders.
Make an outsized impact. You’ll join a talent-dense, high-performance team where every person moves the company forward.
Build from a strong foundation. We’ve raised $18M, including a $13.5M Series A, from Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Infinity Ventures, FJ Labs, and other leading investors.
What we offer
Competitive salary and stock options
100% medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
Unlimited PTO (in addition to company observed holidays)
Daily lunch & dinner (for employees based in NYC)
$100/month wellness stipend
401(k) w/ employer match
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Annual team offsite
Relocation assistance
We realize applying for jobs can feel daunting at times. We don’t expect you to check all the qualification boxes and encourage you to apply if you have experience in some of the areas.
Equal Opportunity
As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where you can be you. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, natural origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected class.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally including ownership of accounting operations in a lean or high-growth environment.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- Strong experience with QuickBooks Online.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP accrual accounting, including AP, AR, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement management.
- Excellent reconciliation skills across multiple bank accounts, payment flows, systems, and vendors.
- Ability to build, document, and improve accounting processes, close calendars, review routines, and controls.
- Strong organizational judgment and follow-through; ability to manage multiple accounting workstreams.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and taking ownership in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.
- CPA or CPA-track.
- Experience in marketplaces, fintech, payments, lending, or other transaction-heavy businesses.
- Experience at an early-stage startup or on a finance/accounting team of fewer than five people.
- Experience preparing for audits, diligence requests, or implementing stronger internal controls.
- Experience implementing or improving accounting systems, bill pay tools, payroll workflows, or expense management.
Garage Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Garage and has not been reviewed or approved by Garage.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — The employee merchandise discount is consistently highlighted as a standout perk for store staff, and some roles advertise daily meals and a monthly wellness stipend. These lifestyle benefits add tangible value alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Corporate and U.S. tech job listings describe employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with clear summaries in postings. This indicates robust healthcare support for those tracks.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs with employer matching are called out for eligible roles. This includes 401(k) support in U.S. postings and matched plans noted in corporate materials.
Garage Insights
What We Do
Garage powers the exchange of critical assets across America’s essential industries. We started with fire departments, where purchasing mission-critical vehicles and equipment used to take months of paperwork, phone calls, and delays. Our agentic platform automates the entire transaction: discovery, payments, freight, paperwork, warranty, and financing. What once took months now takes minutes. In under a year, we’ve expanded to cities and towns in all 50 states and grown revenue more than 10x. Based in New York, we’ve raised $18M from Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Infinity Ventures, FJ Labs, and other leading investors. We’re moving fast, growing quickly, and just getting started.
