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# Senior Accounting Associate (Accounts Payable) at Thumbtack

- **Company:** Thumbtack
- **Location:** Philippines
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thumbtack/13ddbea0-a15a-40ba-a889-8fccbde0a10d

## Job description

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes. Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.

## About the Accounting Team

The Accounting Team is involved in all aspects of the business ensuring we properly capture, account for, and record all the activities that occur as they occur. We keep the books and records for the Company, help to ensure Thumbtack has appropriate policies and procedures in place, and provide the business with the information in order to make critical decisions in support of Thumbtack’s success.

## About the role

We're looking for a highly skilled Accounts Payable Senior Accountant to join our Accounting team. This is a unique opportunity for a motivated professional based in the Philippines to work remotely on a Pacific Time (PT) schedule. You'll be the primary point person for all accounts payable and employee reimbursement activities for Thumbtack globally, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. This role is crucial to our financial operations and requires someone with a strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset. Thumbtack is growing quickly, and so is our finance function. Our systems and processes will change — you should expect this role's scope to evolve, and be genuinely excited to learn new tools, take on adjacent areas, and help implement new systems as we scale.

## What you’ll do

- Perform the full cycle of accounts payable, including receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices for Thumbtack’s US, Canada, and Philippines entities
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of payments, adhering to company policies and deadlines.
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve any discrepancies or issues.
- Collaborate with various departments to gather necessary approvals and documentation for invoice processing.
- Own the employee expense report processing tool and process expense reports reviews, approvals, accruals and reconciliations
- Aid in prepaid preparation and run monthly prepaid amortization in preparation for month end close
- Assist in the month-end and year-end close processes, specifically related to bank matching, accounts payable accruals, and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP.
- Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in any of the areas in your work.
- Support audit requests by providing relevant documentation and explanations.
- Assist with and/or complete ad hoc projects as requested. Research and document issues, special projects, AP automation, etc.
- Partner on finance systems changes - evaluating, testing, and implementing new tools or new functionality within existing ones (e.g., NetSuite, Coupa, Navan) — and take on new areas of ownership as the team's scope grows.

In order to be successful, you must bring

- At least 5 years of solid experience as an Accountant, with focus on Accounts Payable.
- Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of and experience applying US GAAP principles and financial reporting.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
- Critical thinking and the confidence to challenge the status quo
- Adaptability and learning agility - comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities, quick to pick up new systems, and eager to take on new areas of ownership as the business grows
- Must be able to work during Pacific Time (PT) hours (9 AM - 6 PM PT).
- A CPA license is preferred but not required
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., NetSuite, Coupa, GSuite, Navan) is a plus.
- Experience with accounts payable in a shared service entity is preferred.
- Experience with AI tools
- Experience with system implementations

Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law. Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact: recruitingops@thumbtack.com. For information about how Thumbtack collects, uses, and shares personal information about job applicants, please see our [Job Applicant Privacy Policy](https://www.thumbtack.com/job-applicant-privacy-policy). We put as much craftsmanship into candidate safety as we do into the hiring experience itself. While scammers may try to impersonate our team, we’ll never ask you for money, banking info, or SSNs during hiring. [Check out our blueprint on how to spot the fakes.](https://careers.thumbtack.com/recruiting-scams)

## About Thumbtack

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Thumbtack is a technology platform that connects homeowners with local service professionals for home repairs, maintenance, and improvements, while providing AI-powered tools and guidance.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, $774.4M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2008
- **Founders**: Marco Zappacosta, Jonathan Swanson, Sander Daniels

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Home Services Marketplace, Software Development
- **Target customers**: B2C (homeowners) and B2B (local service professionals, SMBs)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To help millions of people confidently care for and improve their homes, while empowering local professionals to turn their talents into thriving businesses.

## Products & Services
- **Thumbtack Platform**: A mobile app and website where homeowners can find, compare, and book local pros for home services across 500+ project categories. Includes personalized guidance, AI tools, and a best-in-class hiring experience.
- **Pro Tools**: A suite of business management tools for the 300,000+ local service businesses on the platform, helping them find profitable jobs, manage bookings, and grow their operations.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (last reported valuation of $1.7B in 2021 per secondary market data)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $300M (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding of $774.4M
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, CapitalG
- **Growth Signals**: Over 12 million 5-star projects completed; 90 million+ projects started on the platform; 1,109 employees (+17.2% YoY); operates in 13 countries; acquired Setter (2020); the home services industry is less than 10% penetrated online, representing a $600B market opportunity.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale and Trust**: With over 12 million 5-star reviews and 300,000+ pros, Thumbtack has built a trusted, nationwide network that is difficult for new entrants to replicate.
- **Data and AI Moat**: The company is investing heavily in AI-native tools (e.g., AI-powered Marketing Analytics Agent) to improve matching, personalization, and operational efficiency for both homeowners and pros.
- **Dual-Sided Network Effects**: More homeowners attract more pros, and better pro tools attract more homeowners, creating a self-reinforcing growth loop.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Transformation**: Thumbtack is rethinking workflows across the company, reducing repetitive tasks, and exploring how AI can improve day-to-day operations for both employees and users.
- **Expanding the "Home Care" Ecosystem**: Moving beyond a simple marketplace to become a comprehensive home care platform that provides guidance, AI tools, and a seamless hiring experience.
- **Virtual-First Talent Strategy**: Building a distributed workforce across the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines to access top talent while maintaining in-person connection through offsites and events.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: 94% of employees rate Thumbtack a great place to work. The company emphasizes a "virtual-first, not virtual-only" model, offering flexibility with opportunities for in-person connection.
- **Benefits**: $1,000 USD remote work support stipend (paid semi-annually), professional coaching via BetterUp, mental health resources from Modern Health and Therify, 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents (birthing parents get 8 additional weeks), generous fertility benefits, flexible PTO, and 18 companywide holidays including a week-long end-of-year shutdown.
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong focus on data and AI, with engineers working at the intersection of these fields to solve real business problems. The company is "nimble enough to ensure your work is making an impact."
- **Remote Policy**: Virtual-first, with the ability to work from anywhere in the United States, Ontario/British Columbia (Canada), or the Philippines.
- **Employee Rating**: 4.1/5.0 on LinkedIn (682 reviews), with high marks for Work-Life Balance (4.2) and Culture (4.0).

## Sources
1. [thumbtack.com](https://www.thumbtack.com/about)
2. [careers.thumbtack.com](https://careers.thumbtack.com/)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thumbtack-inc.)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thumbtack)
5. [careers.thumbtack.com/jobs](https://careers.thumbtack.com/jobs)

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