# Senior Accounting Manager at Specter

- Company: Specter
- What the company does: Search 55M companies, 550M people and every funding or M&A event in real time—surface hidden startups, size markets and act first. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://tryspecter.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/specter/a1e39d72-d830-4411-b75c-32ad6c17b2be
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-senior-accounting-manager/

## About the role

We are looking for a Senior Accounting Manager to build and own the accounting function from the ground up. This is the company’s first senior accounting hire. You will report into finance leadership and serve as the foundation on which Specter’s financial controls, reporting, and accounting infrastructure are built as we scale.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with meaningful time spent in hands-on, execution-heavy roles
- CPA strongly preferred. Big Four public accounting background is a plus, particularly with manufacturing or hardware clients
- Experience with inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, and cost accounting in a hardware or physical-product environment
- Experience implementing or owning an ERP system
- Experience managing or supporting annual financial audits
- Comfort operating with limited structure and building processes from scratch

Tags: Operations