Bain & Company is hiring a mid-level Payroll Specialist to own the numbers that drive smarter business decisions across the organization. Trade 5 years of Accounts Payable for $102,000 - $147,000 and you also get finance ownership and a Bain & Company crew that wants you to win.
Key Responsibilities
- Sit with sales on deal structure before the hands-on contract is signed
- Coach mid-level analysts on how a clean reconciliation should feel
- Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders
- Pressure-test pricing models before they reach the Bain & Company board
- Pair Decision Making reporting with General Ledger reviews for a tighter feedback loop
- Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
- Assist with quarterly investor reporting and fiercely-supportive financial narratives
- Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for Bain & Company
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Comfort presenting to a CA-wide audience without a script
- Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
- 3+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
- Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
- Enough Decision Making to be dangerous, enough Accounts Payable to be trusted
- A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
Bain & Company grew from an Oakland kitchen table into a craft-obsessed finance company that Oakland, CA now genuinely depends on. Mentorship goes both ways at Bain & Company, and seniority never means having all the answers.
We value work-life balance, so expect $102,000 - $147,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.
Last touched this morning, the Payroll Specialist listing remains active and unfilled.
The team in Oakland, CA is one strong Payroll Specialist away from complete, and that could be you.