Staff Accountant / Bookkeeper

Job Description

Staff Accountant / Bookkeeper | Rythm

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Rythm, with a flexible, remote-friendly work environment. Rythm redefines at-home testing with the world’s easiest blood test, creating a culture around monthly lab testing from home. This role is important for maintaining accurate, organized, and smooth day-to-day financial operations as the company scales.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, United States

• Mission: This person solves the problem of maintaining accurate and timely financial records by owning core bookkeeping responsibilities and supporting broader accounting processes.
• Tech Stack: NetSuite, Ramp, Brex, Excel, Google Sheets

What You’ll Actually Do
• Bookkeeping: Own day-to-day bookkeeping and maintain accurate, up-to-date financial records.
• Accounts Payable: Manage accounts payable, including reviewing, coding, and processing vendor invoices and ensuring payments are completed accurately and on time.
• Reconciliations: Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, merchant accounts, and other balance sheet accounts on a regular basis.
• Month-End Close: Support the month-end close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and review of balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Expense Management: Manage employee expense reports and reimbursements, ensuring expenses are appropriately documented, approved, coded, and recorded.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred. Strong understanding of fundamental accounting principles, including debits and credits, journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional accounting and/or bookkeeping experience. Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank and credit card reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Skills: Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage recurring responsibilities and multiple deadlines. Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Bonus: Experience working with accounting or ERP systems, with NetSuite experience a plus. Familiarity with tools such as Ramp, Brex, or similar platforms is a plus. Experience with a consumer, healthcare, e-commerce, subscription, or high-growth technology company is a plus.