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Finance & Business Operations Lead

@ OceanComm
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
$80k-$105k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:managing finance, administering HR, improving processes
Requirements Summary:Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s in Accounting/Finance/MIS/Business; understands accounting and finance operations; systems-thinking; high discretion; U.S. Person required; QuickBooks experience preferred.
Technical Tools Mentioned:QuickBooks, Acumatica, NetSuite, Odoo
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Job Description

We need a high-potential operator—someone early in their career who understands accounting, finance, and business systems, and wants to grow into a broad operating leadership role.

Reporting directly to the CEO, and working in partnership with our external accounting firm and advisors, you will own the day-to-day execution of critical finance, HR, contract, and compliance workflows. As you learn the business, you will begin replacing ad hoc processes with durable systems: SOPs, dashboards, approval workflows, and software-enabled automation. Over time, you may grow into a senior operations leadership position responsible for the business systems, processes, and organizational infrastructure that support the company’s long-term scale.

About Us

Underwater, the wireless transfer of a single picture used to take an hour. We brought to market wireless modems that transfer data 100 to 1000 times faster. Legacy modems were basically status/command links; our modems can control undersea drones with live video feedback - a game changer for exploring the underwater world. Because radio waves attenuate quickly underwater, our modems use sound waves to communicate.

You will not be a small cog in a large corporate machine. You will help build the operating backbone of a tech company growing from its R&D-focused beginnings into a mature operational business.

What You Will Do

  • Operational Finance: Serve as the bridge between our team and our finance systems. You will prepare payroll inputs, enforce expense policy, follow up on AR, review AP, and help maintain clean accounting workflows. Over time, you will improve the controls, reporting, and approval processes behind them.
  • People & HR Administration: Own onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, employee records, and performance-review logistics. Help make these workflows consistent, professional, and scalable as the company grows.
  • Contracts & Compliance: Generate NDAs and other standard company forms, review outside forms, flag unusual terms for leadership or counsel, and help maintain and improve our processes for compliance with FAR/DFARS, DCAA, export controls, and related requirements.
  • Process Architecture: Don't just complete the checklist—improve the system. You will write SOPs, build trackers and dashboards, automate repetitive workflows, and deploy software solutions to help the business scale from 20 to 100+ employees.