5
Finance / FinServ
AccountingAssociate
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“Accounting Associate at 5. Skills: accounting operations, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, payroll, expense management. Perform accounting operations for 5’s revenue and accounts receivable, ensuring accurate billing, timely issuance of invoices and collections. Handle accounts payable processes, including expense classification, payment approvals, and cash-flow alignment”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of hands-on accounting or bookkeeping experience, 3+ years of experience working in QuickBooks, solid experience with Microsoft Excel, understanding of both accrual and cash-basis accounting, accounting degree
Nice to Have
CPA is a plus, Bilingual in Spanish is strongly preferred
What You'll Do.
Perform accounting operations for 5’s revenue and accounts receivable
ensuring accurate billing
timely issuance of invoices and collections
Handle accounts payable processes
including expense classification
and cash-flow alignment
Perform and review monthly balance sheet and income statement reconciliations
including bank accounts
and analyze financial statements
and supporting documentation
ensuring accuracy and completeness
Drive continuous improvements in the speed
and scalability of the financial close process
Serve as the primary accounting lead and liaison with external CPA firms and the Mexico-based accounting team
Apply understanding of accrual and cash-basis accounting to ensure appropriate treatment of transactions and financial reporting
Review monthly Mexico accounting activity prepared by Mexico accounting team
Build and maintain Excel workbooks to support reconciliations
and month-end close activities
Maintain organized Excel schedules to support audits and management reporting
Perform data validation and cross-checks in Excel to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial information
Assist in creating standardized Excel templates to improve efficiency and consistency
Support ad hoc financial analyses and reporting requests using Excel
Manage bi-weekly payroll inputs in FTE and 1099 payroll systems
Assist in onboarding new hires ensuring proper set up in the PEO system
Manage 5’s corporate credit card accounts
Manage 5’s employee expense reporting process (Concur)
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner closely with internal teams, external CPA firms, our PEO, and our Mexico-based accounting team; partner effectively with internal teams, external CPA firms, and vendors
Communication Scope
communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally
Full Job Description
## Description As a Accounting Associate at 5, you will play a key role in performing and supporting the company’s core accounting operations. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working across accounting, payroll, and expense management while helping ensure accuracy, consistency, and strong financial controls as the business grows. You’ll partner closely with internal teams, external CPA firms, our PEO, and our Mexico-based accounting team to support timely close processes, reliable financial reporting, and continuous improvement across our finance operations. At 5, we offer an open, collaborative environment where ownership is encouraged, curiosity is valued, and your work has a direct impact on how the business operates day to day. ## What you'll do Accounting and Tax: Perform accounting operations for 5’s revenue and accounts receivable, ensuring accurate billing, timely issuance of invoices and collections Handle accounts payable processes, including expense classification, payment approvals, and cash-flow alignment Perform and review monthly balance sheet and income statement reconciliations, including bank accounts, credit cards, receivables, and payables Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements, schedules, and supporting documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness Drive continuous improvements in the speed, accuracy, and scalability of the financial close process Serve as the primary accounting lead and liaison with external CPA firms and the Mexico-based accounting team Apply understanding of accrual and cash-basis accounting to ensure appropriate treatment of transactions and financial reporting Review monthly Mexico accounting activity prepared by Mexico accounting team Excel analytics: Build and maintain Excel workbooks to support reconciliations, roll forwards, and month-end close activities Maintain organized Excel schedules to support audits and management reporting Perform data validation and cross-checks in Excel to ensur
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