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Description
You will be joining a dynamic team working on a cutting-edge SaaS platform that revolutionizes tax credit integrity through automation, financial insight, and compliance workflows. The platform is designed to streamline the process by ingesting trial balances, mapping them to client-specific charts of accounts, and generating GAAP-compliant financial statements. Additionally, proprietary models are utilized to project tax credit benefits based on operational performance, enabling Asset Managers, Fund Managers, and Controllers to proactively manage compliance risk. At this critical product validation phase, we are seeking a contract Accounting/FP&A Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure the technical accuracy of our accounting logic and outputs. As the Accounting SME, your primary responsibility will involve validating product functionality from a technical accounting perspective. You will collaborate closely with the Head of Product and Engineering teams to review feature specifications, assess GAAP and tax code alignment, and provide authoritative guidance for documentation and onboarding materials. This contract role spanning 36 months is ideal for a CPA or senior accountant with experience in audit and financial systems. Your key responsibilities will include validating accounting logic and feature implementation to maintain GAAP compliance and audit-readiness, reviewing product designs for financial reporting and tax compliance aspects, translating accounting requirements into structured documentation for engineering and product teams, co-authoring knowledge base content and internal accounting logic guides, auditing trial balance mapping and financial outputs, providing technical review of system-generated reports related to tax credit determination, and serving as an internal advisor on GAAP, fund accounting nuances, and audit expectations. To qualify for this role, a CPA/CA is strongly preferred along with at least 5 years of experience in accounting, audit, or financial reporting. You should possess deep knowledge of GAAP accounting, financial statement preparation, and familiarity with the U.S. tax code, as well as prior experience with accounting software, ERP systems, or audit of financial tools. Strong communication skills are essential to effectively interact with both technical (engineering) and non-technical (product) teams. Exposure to real estate, fund-level accounting, or Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programs would be considered a bonus. In the evaluation matrix, the must-haves for this role include being a CPA (or CPA eligible with a strong audit/FP&A background), having 5+ years of experience in GAAP accounting, audit, or FP&A, familiarity with the U.S. tax code (especially credits/deductions), experience with financial statement preparation (particularly from trial balances), and strong writing skills for knowledge base and onboarding content. Additionally, the nice-to-haves for this position encompass experience working cross-functionally with product/engineering or accounting software, expertise in accounting software validation or internal controls review, familiarity with fund accounting, real estate, or LIHTC, and previous exposure to startups or agile environments.,
