Staff Accountant (Remote)

Welcome to Brightline! We are searching for a Staff Accountant (Remote). You’ll be a key driver of our financial integrity, managing your daily workload with minimal supervision while seeking to improve the way we work. You will own the full cycle of vendor invoices and payroll for our entire team, applying your judgment to resolve moderately complex discrepancies and process improvements. This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll partner closely with other teams to solve mutual problems and keep our month-end tasks and audits running smoothly.

Responsibilities:

Vendor Management & Process Optimization:

• Process vendor invoices with high accuracy, ensuring all proper approvals are secured.

• Identify and suggest process improvements for the accounts payable workflow to increase speed and reduce errors.

• Collaborate with approvers to resolve bottlenecks and ensure timely payments.

Payroll Management & Problem Solving:

• Manage payroll for all Brightline employees (full-time, part-time, hourly, and salaried).

• Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to management and employees on payroll queries.

• Investigate and resolve moderately complex payroll variances or discrepancies using independent judgment.

Financial Accuracy & Scope of Judgment:

• Conduct general ledger reconciliation tasks as part of routine accounting activities.

• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies of moderate scope to ensure the integrity of financial data.

• Participate in month-end close tasks and assist in complex projects, including financial and workers’ compensation audits.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner closely with People Operations and external vendors to resolve mutual problems and streamline cross-functional personnel matters.

• Work proactively with employees to address missing receipts or expense discrepancies, fostering a culture of financial accountability.

Requirements:

• 1–3 years of accounting and payroll experience, with a proven track record of managing a routine workload with little daily instruction.

• The ability to modify existing methods and processes to solve problems and improve workflows.

• Strong judgment and the ability to navigate "moderate scope" problems independently.

• Knowledge of accounting and payroll systems/tools and proficiency in Excel.

• A thorough understanding of employee confidentiality.

• Collaborative communication skills, with a focus on building relationships to resolve shared challenges across the organization.

• Strong time management skills and a commitment to meeting deadlines with minimal oversight.

We offer several benefits, perks, and stipends:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and 401k

• 12 Company Holidays, Holiday Shutdown, Paid Time Off, Parental Leave

• Health and Wellness Stipend, Home Office Reimbursement and Professional Development Reimbursement

• Stock Options

At Brightline we have built a total rewards philosophy that includes fair, equitable, competitive, geo-based compensation that is performance and potential based. Our strategy is based on robust market research, including external advisory specializing in national compensation, and thoughtful input from every level of our organization. It is a combination of a cash salary, equity, benefits, wellbeing, and opportunity. In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for applicants is $71,000- $80,000.

Our Commitment to Building a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce

At Brightline, we believe that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are essential to the foundation upon which our mission is built. We are committed to:

• building a future where all families can access inclusive, high-quality care

• creating an environment that encourages our employees to show up authentically, reach their highest potential, and have an equal opportunity to thrive

• systematically evaluating and improving our inherent beliefs, observed behaviors, structures, and systems

• ensuring that every employee, candidate, client, and family we serve is valued and respected

About Brightline

Brightline is a therapy and psychiatry practice that delivers expert pediatric, teen, and parental mental health care to families and kids up to age 18. Brightline’s virtual and in-person outpatient services include diagnostic evaluation, therapy, psychiatry services (e.g. medication management), and psychological testing (to assess learning differences, school readiness, executive functioning difficulties [e.g. ADHD], and autism). In addition to Brightline’s generalized support, we offer focused programs including those that support anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, ADHD, and disruptive behaviors. Founded in 2019, Brightline has delivered care to tens of thousands of families with industry-leading results. We’ve been nationally recognized for clinical excellence and innovation for several years — recent awards include the Fast Company 50 Most Innovative Companies (2022) and Behavioral Health Business Companies to Watch Award (2024). Brightline is based in Palo Alto and is backed by investors including Boston Children’s Hospital, Northwell Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Google Ventures, KKR, and Oak HC/FT.