Lead Accountant (US GAAP)

Location: Remote (Ecuador)

About MAVI

MAVI places experienced finance and accounting professionals into senior, high-ownership roles at high-growth US companies. Founded in 2023 and backed by a $4 million seed round led by Harlem Capital, MAVI was recently featured in TechCrunch.

Our professionals join in-house finance teams in full-time, long-term roles, not short-term projects. The companies we work with range from venture- and PE-backed businesses to public companies and CFO advisory firms, including Athena Club, MotherDuck, and Within.

The work centers on judgment. As AI takes over more transactional accounting, the people who review the output, question it, and own the result matter more than ever. MAVI professionals work alongside US finance leaders, using AI tools to do more and applying the judgment to catch what those tools get wrong. At one client, an AR dashboard now used across the organization was built almost entirely by MAVI talent.

We stay involved throughout, from role alignment and interview preparation to onboarding and long-term career development.

The Role

We are seeking a Lead Accountant to run the close and raise the quality of the accounting work around you at a high-growth US company, working remotely from Ecuador.

You will stay hands-on with the most complex entries and reconciliations while reviewing the work of other accountants and keeping the close on schedule. You will report progress, risks, and conclusions directly to the Controller and US finance leadership.

What You'll Own

• The close. Lead month-end and year-end close activities, monitoring progress, clearing blockers, and holding deadlines.
• Complex accounting. Own complex journal entries, reconciliations, and non-routine transactions, and document conclusions for Controller sign-off.
• Review. Review the work of staff and senior accountants, giving clear feedback that reduces repeat errors.
• Financial statements. Maintain accurate financial statements under US GAAP and explain material variances.
• Audit and controls. Prepare PBC schedules, support auditor requests, and fix control gaps in recurring workflows.
• Process improvement. Improve SOPs, checklists, and review processes, including where AI and automation can help.

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of accounting experience, including hands-on ownership of the month-end close
• Experience reviewing or guiding other accountants' work, formally or informally
• US GAAP experience, or strong IFRS (NIIF) experience with substantial exposure to US clients or entities
• Confidence handling complex reconciliations and non-routine accounting issues
• Experience with a major ERP or accounting system, such as NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct, or Xero
• Strong written and spoken English for daily work with US teams
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification

Preferred

• Contador Público Autorizado (CPA), US CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
• Experience using AI tools in accounting workflows, with the judgment to review and correct AI-generated output
• Multi-entity or intercompany accounting experience
• Big 4 or public accounting experience followed by industry experience
• Experience at a venture-backed or PE-backed company

Who This Role Is For

A hands-on accountant ready to take responsibility for the quality of the team's output, not only their own, and who would rather fix the review process than correct the same error every month.

Why Join Through MAVI

• Stay hands-on while stepping into review and team leadership
• Full-time, long-term placement, with MAVI handling cross-border contracts, compliance, and payroll
• Work directly with US Controllers and CFOs, to US GAAP and with US auditors
• USD-denominated compensation aligned with experience and scope
• Progress toward Accounting Manager and Assistant Controller opportunities through MAVI

Work Arrangement

This is a fully remote role with a single client company for the duration of the engagement. Full-time roles require a minimum of 4 hours of daily overlap with US Eastern Time (ET); part-time roles require a minimum of 2 hours.