Sandbox - Manager, Finance and Accounting

A little bit about us...

Our boutique consulting firm, Sandbox, is a unique associate-led, partner-backed business practice with a track record and passion for helping venture-backed and venture-minded companies launch, grow and monetize their businesses. Our clients benefit from our team's versatile expertise and diverse experience to guide them through periods of transformation and growth.

Our employees-- affectionately referred to as Sandboxers -- are a collection of repeat entrepreneurs, recovering corporates, reformed management consultants, and rogue college grads who believe in a creative approach to traditional consulting. What makes us great? Our sandbox is full of richly diverse skills, talents, thoughts, lifestyles, and experiences AND we all share a love for getting our hands dirty and doing what it takes to help our clients achieve their business goals.

A little bit about the job…

As our client roster grows, so does our need for sharp, hands-on team members who can plug in quickly and make an impact. We are looking for a numbers-obsessed self-starter with a strong accounting background to help guide our clients through onboarding, clean-up, and ongoing financial support. In this Manager-level, individual contributor role, you'll be the go-to for client engagements - balancing day-to-day relationship management with the technical work that keeps things running smoothly. On any given day, week, or month you will:

• Jump into client work, managing multiple accounts and building strong, trusted relationships.
• Oversee client onboarding, historical clean-up projects, and process improvements to establish reliable financial systems.
• Keep projects moving using strong organizational skills (bonus if you've worked with a PM tool before).
• Prepare and review month-end close packages, reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Build client-ready reports, dashboards, and financial tools that surface insights and enable informed decisions.
• Manage and improve accounting processes including chart of accounts design, AP/AR workflows, and cash flow forecasting
• Collaborate with internal team members and mentor Staff Accountants (people management could be in your future if that's your interest).

We are excited about you because…

• You have a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA preferred but not required).
• You bring experience in public accounting, consulting, or an internal role juggling multiple stakeholders.
• You have a solid technical accounting foundation and can handle onboarding and clean-up with ease.
• You're comfortable managing several client projects at once, keeping details and deadlines straight.
• You've built strong client relationships and know how to tell the story behind the numbers.
• You enjoy mentoring others and sharing what you know, even without direct reports.
• You're resourceful, adaptable, and not afraid to ask questions when something's unclear.
• You're fluent in today's modern tech stack of finance tools like QuickBooks Online, Excel/Sheets, Stripe, Ramp, Brex, Bill.com, & Carta/Pulley, among others

You will love playing in the Sandbox if our core values resonate with you:

• Curiosity | Be insatiably Curious. | Sandboxers demonstrate a relentless appetite for the pursuit of understanding - we never settle for surface-level knowledge but strive to dive deeper, uncover insights, and explore new possibilities.
• Scrappy & Nimble | Startuper's understand and speak Founder. | Sandboxers are resourceful, creative, and resilient professionals who possess an entrepreneurial spirit, understand how to do more with less, and have a bias for action when it comes to solving startups' greatest challenges.
• Growth | Growth is universal. | Sandboxers fail forward through experimentation, innovation, and calculated risk-taking to challenge ourselves, push the boundaries, and constantly evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of our team, our clients, and our communities.
• Welcoming & Authentic | Come as you are, we choose you! | Sandboxers celebrate and value our employees' and clients' authentic selves to build strong foundations of trust, foster diversity, and create vibrant and inclusive relationships.

Reasons it pays to work at Sandbox (in addition to the pay itself):

• Comprehensive health benefits with employer contribution. It pays to keep your employees healthy.
• Family-friendly, flexible work schedule with generous PTO and mental wellness days. Work-life integration is a thing and we are here to support.
• Employer-matched 401K. No time delays & no vesting schedules. Enroll and keep all money on day one.
• Ongoing professional development and networking opportunities.
• Monthly team events - we sure know how to host a happy hour and we are never too busy to break for a volunteer opportunity.
• Bragging rights that you are part of something BIG
• Most importantly, you get to go to sleep each night knowing you are helping savvy, driven entrepreneurs achieve their goals - how awesome is that??

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every. single. qualification. At Sandbox, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and just workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with 100% of the qualifications listed, we encourage you to still apply. Our hiring philosophy looks to weed people INTO our process, not weed them out! Who knows, you may be just the right candidate for a future role inside or outside of the Sandbox. Just go for it... submit your resume!

At Sandbox, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation, which aligns with our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. We are dedicated to providing all potential candidates with information about our salary ranges for each position to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or identity, has a clear understanding of what they can expect in terms of compensation. It is important to note that these salary ranges are based on a variety of considerations, including the candidate's experience, geographic location, and market demand. We feel that taking these factors into account ensures that our compensation practices are equitable and competitive. Sandbox believes that open communication about pay not only promotes fairness but also empowers employees to make informed decisions, contributes to closing wage gaps, and fosters a culture of trust within our organization.