Senior Accountant

Great stories start with extraordinary people.

We’re bringing together exceptional creative talent to tell the stories of people shaping the future. Work alongside people who raise your standards, champion your ideas, and give you room to do the best work of your career.

Story inspires science. Science makes story real.

Finance · Full time · In person, San Francisco · Reports to Head of Finance

Story & Science makes films, original IP and brand work for the companies building the future, including BLADE, our embedded marketing team for deep-tech companies. Wizard, our sister company, is a venture-backed startup building creative tools for the next generation of storytellers. A finance team of one runs both. You would be the first accounting hire.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will own the books for two companies. Today an outside CPA firm keeps our ledger. You will bring it in-house: every dollar coded, supported and reconciled, and a close that finishes on time every month. You will build the processes, not inherit them, and use AI tools to do the routine work faster than a bigger team could.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Month-end close for both companies in QuickBooks Online: reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, close checklist.

• AP end to end in Ramp: vendors, W-9s, approvals, payment runs and 1099s.

• AR in Mercury: invoicing on contract milestones, collections and aging. Cash comes in on time.

• Project cost accuracy: every charge on the right client project and account, so project margins are real.

• Intercompany between Story and Wizard: shared costs, chargebacks and balances, settled monthly.

• Payroll and benefits accounting with Gusto and our carriers, and the relationship with our CPA firm and tax team.

YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS

• Own the month-end close for both companies, delivered within 10 business days.

• Run a weekly AP and card review that keeps every charge coded and supported.

• Become the day-to-day partner for our outside CPA firm.

YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU

• Have 5+ years of hands-on accounting at a high-growth startup, agency or Big 4 / mid-size firm, and have owned a close.

• Know accrual accounting cold and tie every number to the bank and a source document.

• Fix the process when something breaks, then tell us what you changed.

STRONG CANDIDATES MAY ALSO HAVE

CPA · Project-based accounting: production, agency or professional services job costing · Built or rebuilt a close at a company under 50 people.

HOW WE WORK

This is a high-intensity, in-person role, not a steady 9-to-5: close, board prep and client launches mean some long weeks. We move fast, expect precision anyway, and give real ownership from day one.

COMPENSATION

The base salary range for this role is $140,000 – $160,000, plus equity. Your final offer will depend on your experience, skills and level.

Story & Science and Wizard are equal opportunity employers. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in line with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.