Accounting Manager - Fintech

Verital Advisory Search

📍Chicago, IL
Posted May 19, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Accounting Manager - Fintech

Company

Verital Advisory Search

Location

Chicago, IL

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4415916545

Job Description

Accounting Manager - FinTech

The Company

A fast-growing Chicago-based FinTech startup in the payments space

The Role

First dedicated accounting hire. You'll build the accounting function from scratch—owning the books, the tools, and the processes that will scale with the company. Reports directly to Finance leadership.

What You'll Own

  • Run the full accounting cycle (close, reconciliations, GL)

  • Select and implement the company's accounting tech stack (ERP, close, expense tools)

  • Stand up internal controls and lead prep for the first external audit

  • Handle tax and regulatory compliance

  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and ad-hoc financial analysis

What You Bring

  • 3–5 years at a Big 4 firm, ideally with tech or high-growth clients

  • CPA (or actively pursuing)

  • Strong technical chops, especially around revenue recognition

  • Experience implementing accounting systems (NetSuite, Intacct, QuickBooks, etc.)

  • Comfortable building from zero—you like ambiguity and ownership
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Interview Prep

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.As our first accounting hire in the payments space, how would you approach revenue recognition under ASC 606 for our transaction-based revenue streams?
  • 2.Walk me through your approach to selecting and implementing a new accounting tech stack, like an ERP and expense management tool, for a startup currently operating on spreadsheets.
  • 3.How would you stand up internal controls from scratch to prepare a fast-growing FinTech for its first external audit?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to build a process or function from zero with minimal guidance. How did you handle the ambiguity?
  • 2.Describe your experience leading the prep for an external audit. What was your strategy to ensure it went smoothly?
  • 3.Give an example of a time you had to manage a heavy operational workload (like managing the full close) while also working on a strategic project (like a system implementation).
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.It's your first month on the job and you realize the company has been incorrectly recognizing revenue for its payment fees since inception. The CEO wants to wait until the audit to address it. What do you do?
  • 2.You are implementing a new ERP system and the VP of Sales is frustrated because the new revenue recognition module requires them to change how they input contract data, which they feel slows down their process. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Full accounting cycleASC 606Revenue recognitionERP implementationNetSuiteInternal controlsExternal auditBig 4CPAFinTechMonth-end closeProcess improvement

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