Finance Manager

Empowered Milestones • Sacramento, California • Full Time

Posted on Fri, Oct 16, 2026

Job Title: Finance Manager
Reports To: CEO
Summary:
The Finance Manager oversees an organization's financial health, directing budgets, forecasting trends, and guiding strategic business decisions. The FM manages the company’s fiscal responsibilities. Under the general supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the FM collaborates with other departments and personnel to ensure accurate bookkeeping, payroll processing, and all fiscal tasks are performed at a high level of quality. In addition to elevated finance skills and high-level experience with bookkeeping, accounting, AP/AR, billing, and other office tasks are essential skill sets required for this position.
Qualifications:

5+ years bookkeeping/accounting experience (A/R, A/P, reconciliations)
Minimum of 60+WPM
MS Excel skills above intermediate level (lookups, pivot tables, formulas, not just data entry)
Extensive experience with accounting software (QuickBooks-a plus-, or similar)
Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills
Self-disciplined and dependable by nature – able to work autonomously and provide positive results on assigned tasks and meet deadlines
Good communication and documentation skills
Good customer service skills

Benefits:

Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Exempt Status: No overtime; general schedule is M-F (8:30-5:30pm) but may require occasional evening and/or weekend work time
Medical/Dental/Vision Plans
Paid time off (40 accrued hours per year available after 90-day period)
Sick time (40 accrued hours per year after 90-day period)

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a disciplined, detail-oriented, and proactive candidate to join our team
You will manage Accounts Receivable (A/R), Accounts Payable (A/P), Bank Reconciliations, and other accounting and finance tasks for the company
Manage and process A/P (vendor bills, refunds, expense reimbursements)
Manage and process A/R (customer payments, credit memos, reconciliations)
Perform monthly bank and credit card reconciliations with high accuracy
Maintain accurate records of financial transactions in QB software
Assist with month-end close, and financial analysis
Support data entry and cleanup in accounting and QB systems
Collaborating with the Accounting Manager on special projects and process improvements
Responsible for reconciliation of payroll tax deposits, filing payroll forms with the Internal Revenue Services & Franchise Tax Board
Responsible for registering new payroll clients with EFTPS & EDD
Responsible for keeping client(s) book up to date and classified
Perform office duties; scanning, shredding, answering light-medium phone calls, text, chats, video meets (camera ready), check mail and making office deposits
Sending out invoices and receiving payments (via email and/or mailing-check and credit card)
Assist Accounting Manager with incorporation set-up
Perform A/P and A/R duties and well as reconciliation schedules
Entering vendor invoices, receive and pay bills in a timely manner
Matching invoices and receipts to cleared transactions
Renewing business license for all companies / locations
Staying compliant with the Secretary of State for all companies / locations

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The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $85,000–$118,000 per year (median ~$85,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.

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