Senior Associate, Finance Operations

AeroVect

$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-4 years of experience in accounting, FP&A, audit, investment banking, or startup finance role
  • Highly advanced Excel skills for financial modeling and reporting
  • Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy
  • Proactive in using AI tools for process automation
  • Ability to enforce accountability among budget owners
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Own the full accounts payable cycle including vendor management and payment processing
  • Manage accounts receivable by issuing invoices and tracking collections
  • Track budget performance against the operating plan and identify variances
  • Prepare financial materials for board meetings and investor updates
  • Coordinate finance operations including expense workflows and tax registrations
  • Utilize AI and automation tools for reconciliation and reporting tasks

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the finance function in a growing company
  • Direct collaboration with founders and external accounting firms
  • Dynamic, fast-paced environment with the chance to influence financial strategy
  • Exposure to various financial operations across US and Canadian entities
  • Potential for personal and professional growth in a startup culture
Full Job Description
You will be AeroVect's first dedicated finance hire, working directly with the founders and our external accounting firm. You will own the day-to-day financial operations of the company across our US and Canadian entities: accounts payable and receivable, budget vs. actuals, and the finance administration that keeps a fast-moving company running. You Will • Accounts payable: Own the full AP cycle: vendor onboarding, invoice capture and coding, approvals, payment runs, and vendor reconciliations. Keep suppliers paid on schedule and cash forecasts accurate. Process supplier credit memos and RMA credits and reconcile against the originating invoice. • Accounts receivable: Issue and track customer invoices under our commercial contracts, manage collections, and reconcile receipts. • Budget vs. actuals: Maintain monthly tracking against the operating plan, identify variances, and keep budget owners accountable. • Board and investor reporting: prepare slides and financial materials for board meetings and investor updates. • Finance operations: expense workflows, support for 1099 filings, multi-state sales and use tax registrations, and exemption certificate administration (CA, GA, MI, expanding with new sites), and month-end close coordination with our external accountants. • Systems and automation: Use AI tools and scripting to automate reconciliations, reporting, and repetitive admin. You Have • 3-4 years in accounting, FP&A, audit, investment banking, private equity, or a finance role at a startup • Highly advanced Excel skills; you build accurate financial models and board-ready slides at speed • Exceptional attention to detail • Proactively automate reconciliation, reporting, and administrative work using AI tools • Comfortable holding budget owners accountable to deadlines and commitments • Clear, concise written and verbal communication We Prefer • CPA (or in progress), CFA Level I+, or equivalent. • Experience at a fast-paced startup or scale-up where you owned AP/AR and other finance tasks. • Familiarity with Ramp, QuickBooks Online. • Exposure to hardware, inventory, or fixed-asset accounting. • Interest in aviation, robotics, or autonomous vehicles.

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