Job Title: Accountant 

Job Location: Corporate Offices in Bradenton, Florida

Reports to: CFO

Salary: 50-70k 

Company Description: LIfeSurge is a fast growing and well capitalized startup focused on live business events, training and education, as well as digital media brands and assets targeted to entrepreneurs, business owners, investors, other business leaders, as well as those who aspire to be them. For an example of one of our event brands go to: www.LIFESURGE.com.

The company is looking to grow through organic and strategic inorganic growth while leveraging a unique period of distress in the live business event industry. Similar to investing in real estate in 2009, there is probably never been a better time to grow our live business event market share. 

Job Description: The job consists of overseeing the accounting function of the company with a proactive financial analytical approach. We’re looking for someone who is intelligent and desiring to grow with a fast growth company and is a good fit with our corporate culture and values. The ideal candidate is someone who is able to effectively manage multiple responsibilities while developing effective financial reporting and analysis to help the company make better decisions based on good data and insights. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting – Prepare and produce accurate, timely, analytical, and helpful financial reports, including but not limited to income statements, balance sheet, statement of cashflow, budgets, projections, key performance metrics, etc. 

• Accounting Functions – Oversee accounting functions and department, including but not limited to accounting entries, reconciliation, receivables, payables, expense management, etc. 

• Financial Analysis – Analyze and report on a variety of data, trends, reports, metrics, businesses units, profit centers, departments, products, and other areas of the business to help improve performance.

• Tax Compliance - Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions. 

• Risk and Return Management – Assess, manage, and mitigate risk while balancing ROI optimization.

Job Requirements/ Skills: 

• Degree in business, accounting or finance is a plus.

• Small business accounting experience with financial analytical skills.

• Strong analytical, financial, and communication skills.

• Competent use of Quickbooks, Excel, other Office products, as well as other accounting and financial related software. 

• bility to learn and effective use Hubspot, Cvent, Asana, Teams, etc. 

• Strong overall business acumen with a drive to grow and succeed.

• Must be completely trustworthy and loyal.

• High attention to detail while able to balance the bigger picture. 

• Ability to effectively multitask while keeping a positive attitude.

Job Benefits: 

• Opportunity of a lifetime for the right candidate.

• Competitive compensation. 

• Non-corporate, always casual, entrepreneurial, comfortable, fun and proactive work environment.

• High-level performers, discipline, and self-motivated people will do VERY WELL in this environment. 

• Health insurance benefits.