Senior Accountant
The Senior Accountant prepares journal entries, reconciliations, financial reporting, and assigned financial statement areas while supporting month-end close and audits. The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 3–4 years of accounting experience, strong Excel and analytical skills, and comfort improving processes with automation and AI-enabled tools.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations.
- Maintain and improve month-end close processes, including monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP.
- Identify opportunities to use automation, AI-enabled tools, and process improvements to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and accelerate month-end close.
- Respond to information requests and assist with the annual financial statement audit.
- Analyze financial statements and general ledger accounts to ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual fluctuations are expected and documented.
- Prepare operational and ad hoc reporting for assigned financial statement areas.
- Assist accounting leadership as needed.
First 90 Days
- Take ownership of preparing assigned financial statement areas, potentially including revenue, cost of goods sold, inventory, administrative fees, and other areas.
- Identify at least one opportunity to streamline an accounting process through automation, AI-enabled tools, or workflow improvements.
- Establish strong cross-functional working relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- 3–4 years of experience, preferably combining public and private accounting.
- CPA preferred.
- Experience with one or more complex accounting areas, such as revenue recognition, inventory, stock-based compensation, debt/equity financing, business combinations, or investments.
- Ability to read and analyze financial statements and reports.
- Comfort with ambiguity and processes that are not formally defined.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Comfortable working in a fully remote setting.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using automation, AI tools, or advanced technology solutions to improve accounting processes, reporting, reconciliations, or close efficiency.
- Public company exposure through audit or industry experience.
Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation range: $70,500–$91,000.
- Benefits information is available on the company’s careers page.
Skills
US GAAP, Excel, Journal Entries, Account Reconciliations, Financial Statements, General Ledger, Month-End Close, Revenue Recognition, Inventory Accounting, Stock-Based Compensation, Debt Financing, Equity Financing, Financial Audits, Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence
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