Finance Associate

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Maven AGI is an enterprise https://www.mavenagi.com/ AI platform on a mission to unleash business artificial general intelligence (AGI), starting with customer service. Founded in July 2023 by executives from HubSpot, Google and Stripe, Maven builds conversational AI agents capable of delivering accurate, autonomous support that delights customers at scale. Our platform unifies fragmented systems, integrates knowledge and personalization sources, and enables intelligent actions - all without costly system changes. We’re laying the foundation for a future where our technology handles complex tasks, allowing people to focus on what they do best: creative problem-solving, relationship building, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. We’ve started by reimagining the enterprise customer experience with a support use case. We believe that today’s support experience is broken: slow and painful for customers, and expensive and human capital intensive for companies. We are building Maven to deliver better, cheaper support, for both end users and agents. With recent advancements in Generative AI, it is now possible to deliver delightful customer experiences at a fraction of today’s cost. TEAM: Maven has assembled a world-class team from Google, Meta, Amazon, and Stripe, and is supported by executives & Advisors from OpenAI, Google, HubSpot, and Stripe. POSITION OVERVIEW: We are looking for a Finance Associate to support our day-to-day financial operations and help ensure accurate, timely reporting. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is comfortable working with numbers, systems, and financial statements, and who wants broad exposure across budgeting, reporting, AR/AP, and sales commissions. You’ll work closely with the finance team to pull and analyze financial data to make strategic business recommendations, manage accounts payable and receivables, routinely calculate sales commissions, and support month-end close. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Financial Reporting & Analysis - Pull financial reports f to support monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting. - Reconcile actuals vs. budget, investigate variances, and provide clear explanations and strategic recommendations to the finance team. - Assist with the preparation of internal financial dashboards and management reports. Accounts Payable (AP) - Manage the AP process, including capturing all bills across the business, obtaining department approvals, and scheduling payments. - Maintain vendor records and respond to vendor inquiries. - Ensure all bills are paid accurately and on time, following company policies and controls. Accounts Receivable (AR) - Assist with AR oversight, including invoice preparation and tracking customer payments. - Monitor aging reports and flag overdue accounts to the appropriate stakeholders. - Support follow-up on outstanding invoices when needed. Sales Commissions - Own the calculation of sales commission payments based on approved plans and reported performance. - Validate sales data and work with Sales/RevOps to resolve discrepancies. - Prepare clear commission statements for review and approval. Compliance & Process Improvement - Help maintain proper documentation, controls, and audit trails for all finance activities. - Identify opportunities to streamline and improve financial processes and reporting. WHO YOU ARE: - 1–2 years of experience in finance, accounting, or investment banking. - Hands-on experience with QuickBooks or similar accounting software. - Ability to pull, download, and categorize financial data from accounting systems. - Understanding and working proficiency in all three primary financial statements (Income Statement (P&L), Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement) - Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, basic analysis). - High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. - Clear written and verbal communication ski