Senior Associate, Finance Operations
Role Overview
As AeroVect's first dedicated finance hire, you'll own day-to-day finance operations across US and Canadian entities, managing the full AP/AR cycle, budget vs. actuals tracking, and month-end close coordination. This mid-level role works directly with founders and an external accounting firm, giving you broad ownership and high visibility. Your work will keep cash forecasts accurate, budget owners accountable, and board and investor reporting on track.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote role with significant autonomy as the company's first finance hire, offering direct exposure to founders and strong career growth potential. You'll work with modern tools like Ramp and QuickBooks Online while using AI and scripting to automate workflows. Expect a fast-paced startup culture in aviation and autonomous driving, with a preference for candidates interested in robotics and autonomy.
Full Job Description
Who We Are
AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.
You will be AeroVect’s first dedicated finance hire, working directly with the founders and our external accounting firm. You will own the day-to-day financial operations of the company across our US and Canadian entities: accounts payable and receivable, budget vs. actuals, and the finance administration that keeps a fast-moving company running.
You Will
Accounts payable: Own the full AP cycle: vendor onboarding, invoice capture and coding, approvals, payment runs, and vendor reconciliations. Keep suppliers paid on schedule and cash forecasts accurate. Process supplier credit memos and RMA credits and reconcile against the originating invoice.
Accounts receivable: Issue and track customer invoices under our commercial contracts, manage collections, and reconcile receipts.
Budget vs. actuals: Maintain monthly tracking against the operating plan, identify variances, and keep budget owners accountable.
Board and investor reporting: prepare slides and financial materials for board meetings and investor updates.
Finance operations: expense workflows, support for 1099 filings, multi-state sales and use tax registrations, and exemption certificate administration (CA, GA, MI, expanding with new sites), and month-end close coordination with our external accountants.
Systems and automation: Use AI tools and scripting to automate reconciliations, reporting, and repetitive admin.
You Have
3–4 years in accounting, FP&A, audit, investment banking, private equity, or a finance role at a startup
Highly advanced Excel skills; you build accurate financial models and board-ready slides at speed
Exceptional attention to detail
Proactively automate reconciliation, reporting, and administrative work using AI tools
Comfortable holding budget owners accountable to deadlines and commitments
Clear, concise written and verbal communication
We Prefer
CPA (or in progress), CFA Level I+, or equivalent.
Experience at a fast-paced startup or scale-up where you owned AP/AR and other finance tasks.
Familiarity with Ramp, QuickBooks Online.
Exposure to hardware, inventory, or fixed-asset accounting.
Interest in aviation, robotics, or autonomous vehicles.
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