Plan Less. Get Out More. AI planning for everyday life. Backed by Techstars.
About the role
Tern spent years becoming the place travel advisors do their work. Now we're becoming part of how the industry actually transacts. That's a different kind of company, and it needs a different kind of finance function. This is an important bet, and if we get it right, the path to a genuinely large, successful business is clear. It only works if the books and the processes are right from day one- this is your job. If this sounds like a challenge you want to take on, let's talk.
What they're looking for
- Built the function: You've been the first or earliest accounting hire at one or two startups. You built the chart of accounts, the close, and the controls rather than inheriting them
- Revenue recognition judgment: You've made a gross-vs-net call under ASC 606 and lived with it, ideally at a company that was or became the merchant of record. You can reason through the principal-vs-agent test, not just recite it
- Payments and marketplace accounting: You've accounted for money that flows through the company rather than to it- held funds, payouts, chargebacks, interchange, processing fees
- Requirements writing: You've told an engineering team what the ledger needs and had it built. You can hold that line without needing to own the roadmap
- Close ownership: You can spot a wrong close by looking at it. You've owned month-end, not just reviewed the output
- Pace: You operate without a defined process and without waiting for one. You pick up unowned work
More about this role
Tern spent years becoming the place travel advisors do their work. Now we're becoming part of how the industry actually transacts. That's a different kind of company, and it needs a different kind of finance function. This is an important bet, and if we get it right, the path to a genuinely large, successful business is clear. It only works if the books and the processes are right from day one- this is your job. If this sounds like a challenge you want to take on, let's talk.
ABOUT TERN
Tern is a venture-backed software company on a mission to reshape the $127B travel agency industry by giving power back to the entrepreneurs who built it.
Nearly 98% of travel agencies are small businesses. These businesses have been chronically underserved by technology. We're here to change that. Our platform helps travel advisors run more efficient, professional, and profitable operations, giving them the modern infrastructure they need to lead the next chapter of travel.
But the impact goes beyond business. Travel advisors help clients move more intentionally through the world. When a traveler works with an advisor, they're more likely to avoid overtouristed hotspots and more likely to spend...
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