About Activate Global
Activate empowers scientists and engineers to reinvent our world by bringing their research to market. We partner with leading funders and research institutions to offer the Activate Fellowship, providing the funding, community, mentorship, network, and time that scientists need to become entrepreneurs.
The results are game changing: Activate Fellows have launched 197 new companies since 2015. These companies have raised $4B in follow-on funding, created more than 2,800 U.S.-based jobs, and defined several new market categories. Activate supports fellows in Berkeley, CA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY; Houston, TX; and across the U.S. through Activate Anywhere.
Primary Responsibilities
Transactional Accounting
- Record and reconcile cash activity, ensuring accuracy and timely processing
- Maintain and organize supporting documentation, including invoices, contracts, and receipts
- Oversee credit card transactions, ensuring compliance with internal policies
- Reconcile bank and credit card accounts on a regular basis
- Provide guidance and training to staff to ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures
General Ledger
- Record accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll transactions, maintaining compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all journal entries are recorded accurately and timely.
- Conduct preliminary reviews of general ledger and subledgers prior to monthly close.
Audit and Tax
- Assist the Controller in data requests related to the annual financial audit and single audit, as well as any relevant funder audits
- Support the preparation of Form 990 and other regulatory filings
The Ideal Candidate
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field (preferred)
- Has 2–4 years of accounting experience, preferably in a startup, small to mid-sized business, or nonprofit
- Demonstrates proficiency in office productivity software (GSuite and MS Excel)
- Is familiar with accounting software (QuickBooks Online is a plus)
- Has experience with credit card, expense management, or trip management systems (e.g., Divvy, Expensify, Concur)
- Exhibits strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Responds to team feedback in a timely and constructive manner
- Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Applies strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Works effectively both independently and collaboratively
- Manages multiple priorities and meets deadlines
- Believes the world’s scientific and entrepreneurial talent should be focused on more serious pursuits than dog-walking apps
About the Role
This is a full-time position with a competitive salary of $72,500 with a generous benefits package that includes professional development, $2,000 in annual wellness funds, flexible paid time off, healthcare coverage for employees and dependents, with 90–100% of premiums covered, and the opportunity to join a retirement plan with a 3% match beginning after 3 months at Activate.
This position will be remote with a preferred location at any of the following: Denver, CO; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY; Houston, TX; Berkeley, CA. While this is primarily a remote role, we ask for in-person presence once a month (depending on location) for programming and as needed for special team events.
Encouraging Applications from All Backgrounds
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming workplace for all employees. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Activate Global, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Top Skills
What We Do
We empower scientists to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market.
Founded in 2015, Activate is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that empowers scientists to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market to address climate change and other global challenges.
Activate works between government and the private sector, transforming scientists into high-impact entrepreneurs through a fellowship that guides them along every step of the journey. The Activate Fellowship provides two years of funding and connects fellows with the resources, knowledge, and networks they need to succeed. The fellowship does not take equity in fellows' startups.
Activate's entrepreneurial fellowship model originated at Cyclotron Road, a division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and founding Activate partner. Today, Activate supports 20-30 new Activate Fellows each year in with plans to expand to 100 new fellows, across the United States, each year.
For more information, go to Activate.org.
