The Senior Accounting Manager will ensure the accuracy of accounting operations, lead month-end close processes, and establish internal controls while building a high-performing accounting team in a high-growth environment.
Company Overview:
Role:
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Skills:
To be a strong fit, you embody our Core Values:
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
Function Health is the AI operating system for health, designed to empower people to live 100 healthy years. We are redefining how individuals understand, measure, and improve their health by moving beyond reactive care and enabling proactive, data-driven insight into human biology. Function has been recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024, and is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Hundreds of thousands of members have joined Function to take control of their health.
Through advanced diagnostics, deep biomarker testing, longitudinal data, and AI-enabled insights, Function equips members with actionable intelligence to take control of both the quality and length of their lives.
Function recently announced a $298M Series B and is entering its next chapter of growth. As we scale, the quality and durability of our People systems, data, and insights will directly shape our ability to attract, retain, and support exceptional talent.
We are growing our team and seeking out world-class talent that deeply believes in our mission to positively impact global health, has a relentless bias toward action, and a growth mindset. Function fosters a collaborative and dynamic environment where every day we build the future.
Role:
The Senior Accounting Manager will own the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of Function Health’s core accounting operations, ensuring our financial foundation remains strong as we grow. You will lead critical components of the monthly close while building the structure, documentation, and controls that enable a high-performing accounting function.
As we continue to scale, expand internationally, and increase operational complexity, you will help design and hire the next phase of the accounting team, establish clear workflows and controls, and elevate the function from execution to excellence. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a leader who can operate in the details while building the structure needed to support a fast-growing, multi-product health technology company.
This role is best suited for those energized by fast-paced environments, excited to build in a high-growth setting, and deeply motivated by our mission at Function. If you're looking for meaningful challenges, dynamic work, and the opportunity to make a real impact—we’d love to meet you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and elevate the month-end close across payroll, cost of sales, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany, and consolidations, bringing discipline, accountability, and improved timelines to core processes.
- Lead preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analyses, maintaining a consistently clean general ledger and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.
- Establish and oversee scalable intercompany processes across domestic and foreign entities, including reconciliations, eliminations, FX accounting, and consolidation adjustments.
- Design and strengthen internal controls and documentation to create audit-ready processes and financials.
- Identify structural gaps and implement automation and systems improvements to increase efficiency and reduce manual work.
- Transition key accounting workflows from outsourced providers to in-house ownership, raising the bar for quality and accountability.
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, People, and external advisors to ensure accounting reflects operational reality.
- Help shape the future accounting organization, contributing to hiring strategy, role design, and development of a high-performing team.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop accounting talent, setting clear expectations and a high standard for performance and ownership.
Qualifications/Skills:
- 7-10+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a high-growth, multi-product, or multi-entity environment.
- Big 4 public accounting experience is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and build processes from the ground up.
- Proven ability to partner with cross-functional teams, translating business intent into accounting implications and clearly explaining accounting requirements in non-technical terms.
- Excellent judgment, communication skills, and confidence proposing accounting positions and operational solutions.
- Experience scaling accounting in a high-growth, multi-product environment and leveraging data, automation, or AI-enabled tools to drive accuracy and efficiency.
- Exposure to subscription-based businesses or technology-enabled services.
- Experience implementing or improving accounting automation tools and reporting systems.
- Demonstrated experience supporting M&A transactions, including purchase accounting, due diligence, and post-close integration of acquired entities.
Your dedication to these responsibilities will directly contribute to the success of our platform and the satisfaction of our users. We are looking for a proactive, skilled, and forward-thinking individual to join our team and help shape the future of our services.
To be a strong fit, you embody our Core Values:
- Ruthless Prioritization:
- We don’t let perfect get in the way of progress.
- We move quickly to drive value, not perfection.
- We prioritize what drives impact.
- We never compromise on standards of excellence.
- Member-First, Always:
- We design and deliver like we’re caring for someone we love.
- We create calendar, actionable, human experience.
- We prioritize responsiveness, peace of mine, and outcomes.
- We empower members with truth, clarity, and care.
- One Team, Moving Fast:
- We are aligned in purpose, prioritization, and speed.
- We gather diverse perspectives to make informed decisions.
- We clear paths for each other and move fast together.
- We communicate clearly and respectfully, rallying around shared goals.
- Radical Ownership, Relentless Execution:
- We don’t just ship– we own outcomes and drive results.
- We act with urgency and precision
- We anticipate, initiate, and follow through.
- We meet challenges with grit and pragmatism.
- We embrace new tech to deliver better outcomes.
- Mission Over Ego:
- We are ruthlessly aligned to our meission– and leave ego at the door.
- We disagree and commit.
- We don't tolerate politics or withholding information.
- We operate with honesty, transparency, and respect.
- Sustained Integrity in Every Detail:
- We earn trust by obsessing over accuracy, quality, and clarity in everything we do.
- We prioritize clinical precision– data must be right.
- We sweat the details because outcomes depend on them.
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
We value our team at Function and offer a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible working hours, and a dynamic work environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged. If you are a highly motivated and experienced individual who is passionate about using technology to improve people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
At Function, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, ancestry, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, Veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.
Join the Function Health team and become a part of our mission to build a healthier future for all. Discover more about us and how we're changing the face of healthcare at Function Health.
Important Notice: Legitimate communication from the Function Health team will always come from an email address ending in @functionhealth.com. Function Health will never request personal information such as banking details or payment during the hiring process. Please be cautious of communications or job offers that come from other email domains, instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls. If you ever have doubts about the legitimacy of a communication, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].
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