Finance & Accounting Manager

Taekus is a profitable fintech and travel startup building a next-generation premium banking and rewards ecosystem for affluent customers. With $100M+ in annual revenue and $4B+ in annual transaction volume, we’re entering a new stage of growth focused on scaling our core banking systems, rewards infrastructure, and partner integrations. Our books and our financial model currently live in two different worlds. We're hiring a Finance & Accounting Manager to bridge them — a person who understands how our external bookkeepers structure our financials and how our internal model thinks about the business, and can reconcile the two into a single source of truth. You will be reporting to the Head of Finance and over time, you'll take ownership of bookkeeping in-house from our external firm. Along the way, you'll own the finance admin workflows that keep the company running. Your Responsibilities Serve as the liaison between our external bookkeepers and our internal financial model — reconciling discrepancies, mapping accounts, and aligning how the books are structured with how we model the business Support various aspects of our accounting and reporting process, with end-to-end process ownership supporting finance and business partners Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects, exercising judgment to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month Help restructure our chart of accounts so reporting matches how we actually operate and forecast Transition bookkeeping in-house over time, growing into ownership of month-end close, reconciliations, and reporting Own day-to-day finance admin workflows: AP/AR, invoicing, vendor management, expense management, and payroll coordination Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls and design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization Build and maintain Excel models and reporting that connect actuals to forecast Support leadership with variance analysis and ad hoc data crunching, escalating risks and issues to leadership as needed What We're Looking For Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field 2–4 years of experience in accounting Solid accounting fundamentals (debits/credits, accruals, month-end close) Strong Excel skills Experience with a BI tools is a plus Demonstrated hands-on use of AI tools to do real work (not just chatting with them, but wiring them into workflows) Strong sense of ownership; happy owning workflows end to end at a lean startup Detail-oriented and comfortable digging into two conflicting sets of numbers to figure out why they differ You’d Love This Job If You want to own the finance function's foundation at a fast-growing fintech You seek direct exposure to leadership and real room to grow as the company scales. You’re interested in working fully remote (US) About Taekus Taekus is a luxury financial services company offering premium checking, credit, and debit accounts—paired with an exclusive travel rewards ecosystem. We serve an affluent, global customer base that expects excellence in both experience and execution. With $3B+ in annual transaction volume and strong profitability, we’re redefining what it means to bank beautifully. What We Offer Competitive salary and stock option plan Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance 401(k) plan with 5% company match Flexible vacation policy Fully remote work environment