Financial Operations Consultant

Pilot.com

Consultant on Financial Operations team solving operational challenges for startups. Engage with clients on payroll, benefits, and compliance management in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $66,000 - $111,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement rigorous problem-solving to help solve clients' operational challenges on how to manage payroll, benefits, compliance, and financial operations
Own communication with clients regularly to provide our recommendations and manage expectations
Bring operational best practices plus a deep understanding of back-office systems to help clients implement payroll workflows, AP/AR processes, and equity administration
Be part of the world's preeminent operational services tech-enabled firm - a trusted partner for our clients on their most important operational decisions
Partner with clients to help them deliver measurable and sustainable improvements in operational and business KPIs
Keep operational projects on track with ongoing monitoring for status updates and escalation management
Support successful compliance requirements and deadlines by tracking and ensuring timely completion
Refine the strategies to address areas of opportunity within Pilot Financial Operations
Recommend and contribute to process improvements to maximize accuracy and efficiency within the Financial Operations offering

Requirements

What you’ll need

2-5+ years of relevant operational experience, including previous experience in back-office operations, startup operations, or a fast-growing company environment
Exposure to the business services sector or internal responsibilities at a small business preferred, but not required
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to own operational workflows end-to-end, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy (Notion experience a plus)
Highly analytical with the ability to consume, process, and prioritize large amounts of unstructured information
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to distill into structured frameworks and concrete action plans
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work independently to deliver accurate, high-quality outputs with minimal oversight
Maintain a high level of integrity in your work
Highly entrepreneurial, proactive, and able to thrive in ambiguity and fast-paced environment
A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with the immediate team, cross-functional partners, and function leads

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible vacation/time-off policy
All federal holidays are observed
Competitive benefits package including wellness benefits such as Spring Health, Headscape, One Medical, Aaptiv and Rightway
Parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents – 100% pay for 12 weeks
401(k) plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

operational experienceback-office operationspayroll workflowsAP/AR processesequity administrationadvanced Excelprocess improvementsdata analysisworkflow managementcompliance tracking

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationanalytical skillsattention to detailindependenceintegrityentrepreneurial mindsetcollaborationproactivityadaptability