Position Overview
BlueHub Capital is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Controller, this individual will play a key role in the Company's accounting operations, financial reporting, cash management, and month-end close processes. The Senior Accountant will also support strategic finance initiatives, including ERP implementation, process automation, and continuous improvement projects.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting professional with strong technical accounting skills, experience managing complex transactions, and advanced ERP system expertise, preferably NetSuite. This position requires a detail-oriented, collaborative professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to maintaining strong internal controls and accounting accuracy.
We are seeking a candidate who is local to the Boston, MA area and comfortable working a hybrid schedule of three days of work in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and two days of remote work (Monday & Friday).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Record, monitor, and reconcile daily cash transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation.
- Record and reconcile loan transactions within the Loan Management System and partner with business teams to address accounting-related questions and requests.
- Manage mortgage business borrower remittances and collaborate closely with the mortgage team on recurring and ad hoc ACH draw activities.
- Oversee the Accounts Payable (AP) processes, including vendor invoice review, coding, approval workflow monitoring, and timely processing of payments.
- Lead and support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, account analyses, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual variances, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding items.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules.
- Analyze and resolve accounting discrepancies, ensuring compliance with company policies, US GAAP, and internal control requirements.
- Support cash management activities, including ACH and wire processing, check disbursements, and deposits administration.
- Support annual audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor requests, and assisting with audit deliverables.
- Support the implementation of a new accounting system and process improvements, including testing, data validation, documentation, and user adoption activities.
- Identify and implement opportunities to automate and streamline accounting processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
- Support the maintenance and enhancement of accounting policies, procedures, and internal control frameworks.
- Develop and maintain accounting process documentation and workflows to support scalability, consistency, and operational effectiveness.
- Maintain organized financial records and document repositories to ensure accounting information is accurate, secure, and easily accessible.
- Participate in special projects and other finance and accounting initiatives as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. CPA designation or progress toward CPA certification is a plus.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in a Senior Accountant role or equivalent role.
- Industry experience with a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), mortgage lending, loan Servicing, banking, high-tech, or construction.
- Experience working in a public company environment or complex private sector.
- Advanced proficiency with NetSuite is strongly preferred; experience with Oracle, SAP, or other large ERP systems is also valued.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, system migration, or finance transformation initiatives is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience accounting for complex transactions and maintaining effective internal controls.
- Experience accounting for loans, debt transactions, or mortgage lending is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Experience supporting accounting system implementations, ERP upgrades, or finance transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with process automation, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Salary and Benefits:
This role offers a pay range of $92,000-$120,000. Positioning within this range will be commensurate with experience. BlueHub invests in the benefits, training, growth opportunities and infrastructure that let you envision a career here. Benefits for full-time employees include:
- Generous insurance benefits: Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, including additional reimbursement for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses
- Retirement benefits: Competitive 401(k) matching
- Unique BlueHub benefits and stipends that support employee wellness, sustainable practices and charitable gift matching
- Excellent package of vacation time and paid leave, as well as generous roll-over policies