[Hiring] Accounting Operations Manager @Hatch

Role Description

At Hatch, Accounting is at an inflection point. We have a growing hardware-and-subscription business, meaningful direct and retail sales and inventory complexity, and a lean internal team supported by specialized external partners. We are looking for an Accounting Manager, Operations & Transformation to serve as a critical partner to our Financial Controller and help build the next version of our Accounting function.

You will own the day-to-day operating rhythm of Accounting:

• Leading the monthly close
• Reviewing journal entries and reconciliations
• Managing external accounting, payroll, and tax partners
• Strengthening cash and payroll controls
• Coordinating recurring tax compliance
• Supporting Finance-side 401(k) administration
• Redesigning manual processes into scalable, well-documented workflows

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys making complex processes understandable, measurable, and better.

What You’ll Do

Within 1 month:

• Learn the landscape.
• Build a working understanding of Hatch’s business model, accounting systems, close calendar, key controls, and external-provider workflows.
• Own payroll and 401(k) governance.
• Review payroll variances and exceptions, provide final internal approval, oversee related reconciliations, and coordinate Finance-side plan administration and issue resolution.
• Build strong partnerships.
• Establish effective working relationships across Finance, People, Operations, Supply Chain, and our external accounting and payroll partners.
• Establish the baseline.
• Assess close timing, recurring rework, manual touchpoints, critical reconciliations, and the highest-risk payroll, cash, and control processes.

Within 3 months:

• Lead the monthly close.
• Own the close operating cadence, review standards, issue escalation, and timely completion of accurate, audit-ready workpapers.
• Own tax compliance coordination.
• Maintain the company’s tax calendar and oversee timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax filings, reconciliations, remittances, registrations, and notices.
• Coordinate federal and state income tax filing support with external tax advisers, partner with the R&D team on credit tracking and documentation, and resolve payroll withholding matters that fall outside the payroll platform or external payroll provider’s scope.
• Strengthen cash and payment controls.
• Serve as an authorized approver, improve dual-control coverage, and ensure critical treasury activities have clear backup procedures.
• Launch the transformation roadmap.
• Prioritize the processes that will most meaningfully shorten the close, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy; begin delivering the first automation and workflow improvements.

After 6 months:

• Improve close efficiency.
• Reduce days to close and the manual effort, rework, and coordination required to complete a standard month-end while maintaining strong accuracy and controls.
• Deliver measurable automation.
• Implement at least three meaningful process or automation improvements with clear evidence of time saved, fewer errors, or reduced rework.
• Build reliable tax operations.
• Establish clear ownership, documented procedures, and audit-ready support across recurring tax filings, remittances, registrations, notices, income tax requests, and R&D credit reporting.
• Raise partner performance.
• Improve the accuracy, documentation, timeliness, and reviewability of external-provider deliverables while reducing issues that require Controller intervention.
• Build resilient operations.
• Maintain dependable coverage across payroll, cash, payments, 401(k), close, and other critical Accounting activities, and help shape the right long-term mix of internal ownership, specialist support, and technology-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive Accounting experience.
• Strong accounting fundamentals.
• Hands-on close leadership.
• Payroll governance experience.
• Treasury and control judgment.
• Tax compliance coordination.
• External-partner leadership.
• Process and systems orientation.
• Clear communication and documentation.
• A builder mindset.
• Relevant business-model experience is a plus.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

• Monthly Internet reimbursement allowance
• Friends and Family discount on our products
• Discount program from popular brands in travel, entertainment, and retail
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees (80% for dependents, including domestic partners)
• Meaningful equity. You’re an owner here
• 401(k) match with no vesting schedule
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• 16 free therapy sessions (for you and one other adult in your life)
• Financial support for family planning
• Remote office and monthly internet reimbursement
• Friends and family discounts on Hatch products
• Exclusive discounts on travel, entertainment, and top retail brands