Finance Associate
Location : Miami (hybrid; on-site as needed)
Team : Finance, Leadership
Type : Full-time
Salary Range : 75-85K
About Veridian
From day one, Veridian was built on one belief : communities deserve better. We replace silos and finger-pointing with one accountable partner across management, vendors, and tech. We favor clarity over complexity, own outcomes end-to-end, and put community firstevery time.
The Role
Were seeking a Finance Associate who turns messy inputs into clean, decision-ready financials. Youll close the books, tame payables / receivables, reconcile cash without drama, and build lightweight controls that scale. If you love precision, automation, and translating numbers into so what, youll thrive here.
What Youll Do
- Close without drama Own month-end close (JEs, accruals / deferrals, prepaids, fixed assets; multi-entity) and deliver draft financials on a predictable cadence.
- Cash is king Reconcile all bank / credit cards; maintain a rolling 13-week cash view; support light treasury (forecast vs. actual; short-term liquidity calls).
- AP that vendors love Run intake match approval payment with clean audit trails, approval thresholds, and on-time metrics.
- Revenue & AR hygiene Invoice accurately, apply cash daily, manage aging with clear follow-ups; align credit / collections pathways with Ops & Legal.
- Make the data sing Maintain COA integrity; define data standards / ownership across source systems; produce robust reporting (cash, P&L by entity / site, unit economics) with a narrative.
- Controls that scale Implement practical policies (spend, approvals, reimbursements), permissions hygiene, and documentation that survives audits and change.
- Partner across the business Model unit costs and margins by service line; pressure-test assumptions; surface trade-offs for leadership decisions.
- Own the tool curve Learn unfamiliar platforms quickly; stand up v1 workflows, automations, and exports; formalize them into SOPs.
Success Looks Like (90-Day Outcomes)
Reliable cadence : Month-end close at T+7 (draft) / T+10 (final) with variance explanations.Clean reconciliations : 100% bank / CC / loan accounts reconciled monthly; 0 reconciling items >30 days.
AP on-time : 98% of invoices paid per terms; discounts captured; late-fees near zero.AR tightened : >60-day aging down 35%; cash application same-day.
Automation wins : 2 manual choke points eliminated (e.g., receipt capture, PObill sync, bank rules).Visibility : Finance reporting live and adopted (cash, P&L by entity / site, AP / AR aging, key ratios) with a clear variance-to-plan narrative.Policy in use : Core accounting policies (close calendar, capitalization thresholds, rev-rec notes) documented and applied.30 Stabilize & Map
Stand up the close checklist & calendar; reconcile all cash & cards; validate COA / entity dimensions; build initial financial packets.Inventory systems & data flows; assign owners; perform a permissions audit.Publish How Finance Flows at Veridian (intake approval post report).60 Instrument & Improve
Deliver a single finance report + weekly cash brief; implement a lightweight spend / approval matrix with Legal / Compliance.Launch vendor / AP scorecard & AR follow-up rhythm; clean legacy balances with root-cause notes.Define a core data dictionary for financial fields across tools.90 Prove Lift and Lock the System
Hit T+7 / T+10 close; reduce >60-day AR by 35%; automate two workflows; produce a tidy PBC index (samples, controls).
Run a quarter-end mini-close drill; publish a cross-tool reconciliation report; hand off a repeatable operating kit (checklists, templates, reconciliations, narratives).Youll Be Great Here If You
Own outcomes; communicate with calm clarity; think in systems; translate numbers into action; embrace new tools and undefined spaces (youll write the spec when it doesnt exist); and care about the places people live.
Must-haves
24 years accounting experience (multi-entity or multi-site preferred).Strong GAAP fundamentals : accruals, revenue recognition, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany.Advanced spreadsheets (lookups, pivots, basic models); comfort with dashboards / BI.Pro at reconciliations, close packs, variance narratives, and audit-ready documentation.High-signal writing and stakeholder updates; on-site as needed.Nice-to-haves
Exposure to property / field-ops environments (HOA / COA, facilities, service marketplaces).Experience with modern finance / ops stacks (ERP, AP automation, cards / expenses, payroll / HRIS, BI); basic SQL a plus.Process / controls mindset (Lean, SOX-lite thinking, or similar continuous improvement chops).Pay & Perks
100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision (employee coverage)Unlimited PTO with a strong minimum encouraged; 40 hours sick-time15 paid holidays + Seasonal office closureHybrid work (Miami HQ; on-site as needed)Tech allowance for hardware and toolsEquity participationGrowth culture : Work alongside deeply experienced teammates who care about doing great work and learning fast