EliseAI

housing, healthcare

EngagementManager,FuturePlatforms(Accounting)

$160–200k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Engagement Manager, Future Platforms (Accounting) at EliseAI. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, accounting, finance, client-facing implementations, project management. Drive the accounting portion of multiple concurrent engagements, from late-stage sales handoff through post-launch stabilization. Roll off accounts once they are fully live and operating successfully on the platf”

What You'll Achieve.

delivering our accounting platform from initial deployment through full operational adoption; successful implementations across multiple clients at once; ensure a clean transition into live operations; Roll off accounts once they are fully live and operating successfully on the platform; Ensure accuracy, completeness, and operational readiness across all accounting workflows; Ensure full readiness for data migration and system cutover; Stabilization of accounting workflows in the new system; Kickstarting close processes and operational rhythms; Ensure end users are confident operating within the new system; Help define what “great” looks like for accounting implementations at scale

Industry & Context.

housing, healthcare
Problems you'll solve

resolve adoption blockers early; resolve gaps

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness to work in person at our office 4-5 days a week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3–5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, product management, and/or founder/operator roles at high-growth startups, Background in accounting or finance (e.g., former Controller, Senior Accountant, accounting consultant, or accounting-focused operator), ideally in a high-growth or tech-enabled environment, Experience managing complex, client-facing implementations or projects, understanding of accounting fundamentals (GL, reconciliations, close process, workflows), Comfortable getting into the weeds with data, configurations, and systems, Excellent communicator who can build trust with senior finance stakeholders, Highly organized and able to manage multiple concurrent engagements under tight timelines, Autonomous, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in ambiguity, Willingness to work in person at our office 4-5 days a week

What You'll Do.

Drive the accounting portion of multiple concurrent engagements

from late-stage sales handoff through post-launch stabilization

Roll off accounts once they are fully live and operating successfully on the platform

and operational readiness across all accounting workflows

Lead accounting discovery

Partner with senior accounting stakeholders (Controllers

Finance teams) to understand current-state workflows and define future-state processes

Drive critical implementation decisions

Lead hands-on accounting setup

Manage detailed back-and-forth with clients to gather

and refine data inputs

Ensure integrity and correctness of client-provided materials

Ensure full readiness for data migration and system cutover

Lead post-launch activities

Act as the primary owner of a clean

accurate transition into the platform

and tailored demos for accounting teams

Ensure end users are confident operating within the new system

Identify and resolve adoption blockers early

Turn implementation learnings into repeatable processes

Partner with Product and Engineering to surface gaps and improve accounting workflows

Help define what “great” looks like for accounting implementations at scale

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

cross-functional coordination; Partner with senior accounting stakeholders (Controllers, CFOs, Finance teams); Partner with Product and Engineering

Communication Scope

Excellent communicator who can build trust with senior finance stakeholders

Process & Methodology

managing complex, client-facing implementations or projects, manage multiple concurrent engagements under tight timelines

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