Job Description

As a Accounting Associate at 5, you will play a key role in performing and supporting the company’s core accounting operations. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working across accounting, payroll, and expense management while helping ensure accuracy, consistency, and strong financial controls as the business grows.

You’ll partner closely with internal teams, external CPA firms, our PEO, and our Mexico-based accounting team to support timely close processes, reliable financial reporting, and continuous improvement across our finance operations. At 5, we offer an open, collaborative environment where ownership is encouraged, curiosity is valued, and your work has a direct impact on how the business operates day to day.

What you'll do:

Accounting and Tax:

• Perform accounting operations for 5’s revenue and accounts receivable, ensuring accurate billing, timely issuance of invoices and collections
• Handle accounts payable processes, including expense classification, payment approvals, and cash-flow alignment
• Perform and review monthly balance sheet and income statement reconciliations, including bank accounts, credit cards, receivables, and payables
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements, schedules, and supporting documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Drive continuous improvements in the speed, accuracy, and scalability of the financial close process
• Serve as the primary accounting lead and liaison with external CPA firms and the Mexico-based accounting team
• Apply understanding of accrual and cash-basis accounting to ensure appropriate treatment of transactions and financial reporting
• Review monthly Mexico accounting activity prepared by Mexico accounting team

Excel analytics:

• Build and maintain Excel workbooks to support reconciliations, roll forwards, and month-end close activities
• Maintain organized Excel schedules to support audits and management reporting
• Perform data validation and cross-checks in Excel to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial information
• Assist in creating standardized Excel templates to improve efficiency and consistency
• Support ad hoc financial analyses and reporting requests using Excel

Payroll:

• Manage bi-weekly payroll inputs in FTE and 1099 payroll systems
• Assist in onboarding new hires ensuring proper set up in the PEO system

Expense Management:

• Manage 5’s corporate credit card accounts
• Manage 5’s employee expense reporting process (Concur)

What you'll bring:

• • High integrity, able to handle confidential information with discretion
  • You have 5+ years of hands-on accounting or bookkeeping experience, including ownership of month-end close, reconciliations, and day-to-day accounting operations
  • You have 3+ years of experience working in QuickBooks and are confident in navigating complex accounting workflows within the system
  • You have solid experience with Microsoft Excel to support day-to-day reporting and analysis
  • You have a strong understanding of both accrual and cash-basis accounting and know how to apply those principles in real-world scenarios
  • You are highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and minimizing rework
  • You communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally, and are able to partner effectively with internal teams, external CPA firms, and vendors
  • Bilingual in Spanish is strongly preferred, as this role partners closely with our Mexico-based accounting team
  • An accounting degree is a must and CPA is a plus