Finance & Accounting Lead at REDIRECT, INC. – North Jersey, New Jersey

Company Overview

REdirect Consulting is a leading provider of real estate technology solutions with a global reach. REdirect takes an advocate's approach to consulting, partnering with its clients to craft and implement solutions that carefully match their business and budget requirements and reach their technology goals with a full understanding of their business challenges.

The Role

The Finance & Accounting Lead is the financial engine of REdirects operations. This is a high-trust, high-ownership accounting role the majority of your time will be spent on core accounting functions: billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, tax compliance, and financial reporting. Youll own the books for a multi-entity, international professional services firm and serve as a key partner to the leadership team. The right person is a strong accountant who is highly detail-oriented, self-directed, and comfortable managing complex, recurring financial processes. This role is on a hybrid schedule with the candidate working up to 2 days per week in our NYC office.

Key Responsibilities

Billing & Invoicing (25%)

• Own the full billing cycle: set up and maintain client projects, generate and send invoices, manage recurring billing schedules, process change orders, and apply retainers and prepayments across a diverse client portfolio
• Conduct monthly billing reviews, coordinate with project managers on time entry accuracy and billability, and resolve discrepancies
• Handle annual rate increases, billing for contract overages, and invoice customizations (purchase order numbers, tax disclosures, custom messaging)
• Manage invoicing for international entities (UK and Australia), including VAT and GST handling

Accounts Receivable (25%)

• Own the client collections process; monitor outstanding balances and proactively follow up with delinquent clients via reminders, statements, and direct outreach
• Coordinate with project managers through standing AR review meetings to escalate and resolve collection issues
• Handle client billing inquiries, including W-9 requests, payment detail requests, invoice adjustments, and requests for additional invoice detail
• Process incoming payments by check, ACH, wire, and third-party portals; apply payments accurately in the billing system
• Manage foreign currency receipts and conversions for international clients

Accounts Payable & Vendor Management (10%)

• Process vendor and contractor payments; manage payables across US, UK, and Australia entities
• Track and maintain contractor certificates of insurance (COIs), agreements, and W-9s
• Administer third-party commission arrangements and calculate commission payments per contractual terms
• Manage partner life insurance policy payments and annual reimbursements
• Reconcile corporate credit card statements and oversee employee expense reporting

Payroll (15%)

• Process multi-entity payroll across our global entities including regular cycles, bonuses, and off-cycle adjustments
• Calculate and process commissions for sales reps and consultants per established incentive plans
• Maintain compensation records and post payroll journal entries to the general ledger
• Coordinate with HR on new hires, terminations, and benefit-related payroll adjustments

Tax & Compliance (5%)

• Coordinate international tax filings (VAT, GST) with regional teams
• Prepare 1099-filings annually; gather and validate subcontractor payment data
• Liaise with external accounting firms and support federal, multi-state, and international tax and compliance requests
• Maintain business entity registrations and annual filings across jurisdictions

Financial Reporting (15%)

• Prepare and present the monthly financial package for leadership
• Maintain international invoicing and collection reports with currency conversion to USD
• Support annual budget preparation and respond to ad hoc financial analysis requests from leadership
• Maintain integrations with financial reporting and analytics tools; provide data to internal dashboards as needed

Operations Support (5%)

• Manage employee and contractor system access provisioning during onboarding and offboarding
• Oversee office vendor relationships and facility logistics
• Maintain and improve internal finance process documentation, leveraging automation where applicable
• Support operational initiatives as directed by the CEO and leadership team

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business, Accounting, or Finance
• 3+ years of experience in accounting or finance ideally in a professional services or consulting environment
• Solid command of core accounting: billing, AR, AP, payroll, and general ledger management
• Experience with project-based or service billing; familiarity with time-and-expense billing models
• Experience managing accounting across multiple entities or geographies
• Strong spreadsheet skills; comfortable building and maintaining financial tracking tools
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple recurring deadlines independently
• Strong written communication skills for client-facing and internal coordination
• Familiarity with international payroll and multi-currency accounting
• Experience with international tax compliance (VAT, GST, or similar)
• Ability to work in our NYC office up to 2 days per week (may transition to fully remote in 2027)