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# Senior Accountant at OXMAN

- **Company:** OXMAN
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/oxman/6c2182ee-44d2-42a5-be0b-d493bb673018

## Job description

OXMAN Overview OXMAN is a nature-based research and design company based in Manhattan. We incubate ventures and technologies that reimagine the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Working across disciplines -- from architecture and ecology to materials science and computation -- we develop nature-centric solutions to critical environmental challenges.

## Role Overview

OXMAN is seeking a hands-on Senior Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team and report directly to the Controller. This individual will play an important role in the day-to-day accounting function, with an initial focus on developing a deep understanding of the company’s general ledger, supporting the monthly close, owning key account reconciliations, and helping manage accounts payable and cash activity. As the individual develops familiarity with the business and accounting environment, the role is expected to expand into broader areas of accounting and finance, including financial reporting, systems and process improvement, multi-entity accounting, audit readiness, and exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and cash planning. The ideal candidate has a strong public accounting foundation, is a CPA, and is comfortable operating in a lean, dynamic organization where responsibilities evolve and team members are expected to take ownership, solve problems, and continuously improve processes.

## Key Responsibilities

- Accounting Operations & Financial Close
- Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Develop a strong understanding of the company’s general ledger, accounting processes, and underlying business activity.
- Prepare and maintain journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed asset schedules, and other key close-related analyses.
- Own and perform account reconciliations, including bank and cash reconciliations, and investigate and resolve reconciling items.
- Support and increasingly take ownership of accounts payable, vendor activity, payment processing, transaction coding, and related controls.
- Maintain accurate supporting schedules and ensure the completeness and integrity of general ledger accounts and sub-ledgers with NetSuite.
- Review account activity, investigate variances and unusual items, and escalate accounting matters as appropriate.
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Support the Controller in preparing monthly financial statements, management reporting, support schedules, and other supporting documentation.
- Assist with monthly variance analysis and other financial reporting packages.
- Over time, gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, cash planning, and other FP&A activities.
- Work with external accountants, tax advisers, and other financial partners as needed.
- Assist the Controller with preparing and presenting financial results to the Chief Financial Officer and Management.
- Multi-Entity Accounting & Organizational Development
- Support accounting across multiple legal entities, including intercompany and related-party activity.
- Assist with the development of accounting processes, controls, and reporting structures for new entities as the organization evolves.
- Gain exposure to both for-profit and not-for-profit to accounting environments.
- Support efforts to strengthen financial reporting, documentation, and internal processes in preparation for future audits and increased organizational complexity
- Assist with accounting and operational workstreams related to organizational restructuring and entity formation.
- Internal Controls & Compliance
- Maintain and enhance internal controls over financial reporting and accounting operations.
- Help document and improve accounting policies, procedures, and workflows.
- Support corporate, tax, regulatory, and audit-related requirements.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen controls while maintaining efficient and practical processes.
- Systems & Process Improvement
- Become a strong user of NetSuite and related finance systems.
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline accounting processes.
- Support improvements to reporting, systems configurations, and finance operations.
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, HR, and other teams to ensure accurate financial data and effective processes.

## Key Goals and Outcomes

- Become a trusted day-to-day accounting partner to the Controller, enabling greater focus on review and higher-level finance work.
- Help build a scalable accounting function that supports OXMAN's evolving multi-entity structure and future audit readiness.
- Grow over time into broader responsibilities across the finance and operations functions.

Required Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field; Master’s degree a plus.
- 3-6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting experience at a Big Four or comparable firm.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and core accounting principles.
- Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with modern finance and accounting tools.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail with the ability to understand the broader business context behind financial activity.
- Ability to operate effectively in a lean, evolving organization with shifting priorities and hands-on responsibilities.

## Preferred Experience

- NetSuite or similar ERP experience.
- Multi-entity, intercompany, or related-party accounting.
- Not-for-profit accounting exposure.
- Cost accounting, project accounting, or other operational accounting experience.
- Audit preparation and financial statement support.
- Experience in research, technology, life sciences, or another complex operating environment.

Technical Skills

- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and core accounting principles
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including comfort working with large data sets and financial schedules
- Strong financial analysis and reconciliation skills
- Ability to navigate accounting systems and troubleshoot data or process issues

Required Certifications

- Active CPA license required

Essential Qualities

- Hands-on, low-ego approach and willingness to work at both detailed and higher levels.
- Curious, thoughtful, and comfortable learning in unfamiliar areas
- Strong judgment, reliability, and follow-through.
- Adaptable and comfortable working in a lean, evolving organization.

## About OXMAN

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OXMAN is a design company fusing design, technology, and biology to invent multi-scale products and environments that empower synergy between Nature and humanity.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Startup/Early Stage)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (787 Eleventh Ave)
- **Founded**: 2024 (public launch)
- **Founders**: Neri Oxman

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Design Services, Biotechnology, Materials Science, Architecture
- Target customers: B2B (corporate partners, industry clients), Academia, and Nature as a "co-client"
- Mission or purpose statement: To shift from human-centric design to Nature-centric design, creating design solutions by, for, and with Nature while advancing humanity. The company aims to heal the rift between Nature and humanity.

## Products & Services
- **O° Shoe (The O Shoe)**: A 100% biodegradable shoe made without petrochemicals, producing zero microplastics. Unveiled in October 2024. Represents the company's platform technology applied to consumer goods.
- **Platform Technologies**: R&D arm that invents platform technologies enabling design and production "by, for, and with Nature." These platforms can be applied across industries and scales—from consumer goods to urban plans, pharmaceuticals to apparel, organisms to rockets.
- **Design & Consulting Services**: Activist design practice that partners with industry and academia to implement Nature-centric values across design, manufacturing, construction, and operational practices.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Not publicly disclosed
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Goodman Group (partnership to explore design for ecosystem biodiversity and resilience), Foster + Partners (designed the OXMAN lab in NYC)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~24 employees (+4.5% YoY growth); active job postings; public launch in October 2024 with significant press coverage; first product (O° Shoe) unveiled; partnership with major real estate group Goodman Group

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founder & Brand**: Founded by Neri Oxman, a world-renowned designer, architect, and former MIT Media Lab professor, giving the company immense credibility and a powerful network.
- **Interdisciplinary Approach**: Uniquely combines hardware, software, and "wetware" (biology) in a single practice, integrating an atelier, workshop, and lab.
- **Nature-Centric Design Philosophy**: A radical differentiator positioning Nature as a "co-client," moving beyond sustainability toward regeneration and synergy.
- **Platform Technologies**: Cross-scale, hierarchical design tools that can be applied across multiple industries, creating a defensible IP moat.
- **First Mover in Biodegradable Materials**: The O° Shoe is a tangible proof point of their platform's capability, addressing the massive microplastics problem.

## Strategic Focus
- **Platform Development**: Scaling their platform technologies for broader industry application across multiple sectors.
- **Partnerships**: Leading corporate partners in implementing Nature-centric values across their operations (e.g., Goodman Group).
- **Product Commercialization**: Bringing the O° Shoe and other bio-integrated products to market.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Building a world-class interdisciplinary team of designers, engineers, scientists, and makers.
- **Thought Leadership**: Advancing the "Nature-centric design" philosophy as a new paradigm for the design and construction industries.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: A clear, bold vision to heal the rift between Nature and humanity. Work is framed as a "calling" with profound impact.
- **Interdisciplinary Excellence**: Opportunity to work at the intersection of design, engineering, biology, and computation with a world-class team.
- **Creative & Intellectual Freedom**: Emphasis on taking risks, exploring "impossible" challenges, and pursuing profound questions.
- **Values**: The company culture emphasizes integrity, empathy, mediation of dichotomies (design/R&D, made/grown), balancing the timely and timeless, and pursuing the profound.
- **Work Environment**: Based in a first-of-its-kind atelier, workshop, and lab in New York City, designed by Foster + Partners.
- **Team Composition**: Small (~24 people), highly specialized team with backgrounds from MIT Media Lab, top universities, and leading design/tech firms. Emphasis on self-direction and collaboration across disciplines.
- **Location**: New York City (HQ) with presence in France. Hybrid/office policy not explicitly stated but likely in-person given the lab/workshop nature.

## Sources
1. [oxman.com](https://oxman.com/company)
2. [oxman.com](https://oxman.com/mission)
3. [oxman.com](https://oxman.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxman)
5. [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oxman-unveils-the-o-shoe---a-100-biodegradable-shoe-made-without-petrochemicals-producing-zero-microplastics-302290648.html)
6. [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neri-oxman-launches-oxman-a-revolutionary-practice-transforming-design-generation-manufacturing-and-construction-for-the-simultaneous-benefit-of-humans-and-the-natural-environment-302264818.html)
7. [fosterandpartners.com](https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/foster-partners-and-neri-oxman-complete-the-groundbreaking-design-and-innovation-lab-for-oxman)
8. [goodman.com](https://www.goodman.com/news/2024/oxman-partnership)

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