US CPA – Financial Intelligence Architect (Service SMB Focus)

Description Full-time | Early-stage, VC-backed startup | Remote/Hybrid Mission Help design Sturtup cash-flow intelligence engine while serving as a credibility anchor on customer Core Responsibilities • Design cash-flow logic and early warning triggers • Help build a Financial Health Score for 0–10 employee service businesses • Translate messy accounting data into decision rules • Guide offshore team on financial logic implementation • Join customer calls to build trust and credibility Mandatory Requirements • Active US CPA license • 5+ years experience working with 0–10 employee service-based SMBs • Direct advisory experience with business owners (not only filings) • Strong cash flow management expertise • Experience identifying early financial distress signals • Comfortable explaining financial concepts in simple language • Requirements Must-Have Strengths • Pattern recognition across many small businesses • Ability to define thresholds and triggers (e.g., payroll %, AR aging risk, burn rate) • Comfortable challenging business owners • Practical, not theoretical • Calm and trustworthy presence Ideal Profile Battle-tested small-business CPA Understands payroll stress Understands cash timing gaps Has seen businesses almost fail Speaks like a peer, not a professor