# Senior Accountant - General Ledger

**Company:** [Lightning AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lightning-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $100k – $150k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** General Ledger, Journal Entries, Bank Reconciliations, Intercompany Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Excel, NetSuite, Quickbooks, Asc 842, Asc 805, Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting, Public Accounting
**Posted:** 2026-08-06

> Supports the multi-entity general ledger close, reconciliations, payroll and fixed-asset accounting, lease accounting, and monthly reporting. The role requires 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, advanced Excel skills, audit-preparation experience, and familiarity with NetSuite and ASC 842.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Support the general ledger close by preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and balance-sheet supporting schedules across entities on a predictable, auditable cadence against a defined close calendar.
- Prepare bank reconciliations across operating, money market, and card-settlement accounts, including third-party payment platforms; investigate and clear reconciling items.
- Prepare monthly intercompany receivable and payable reconciliations, investigate out-of-balance positions, and support settlement processes.
- Prepare payroll journal entries, accrued compensation, bonus, and PTO schedules, including GL mapping between the payroll platform and ledger.
- Maintain prepaid schedules and amortization, the fixed asset register, capitalization and depreciation records for compute hardware, and lease schedules with ASC 842 accounting for data center and facility leases.
- Prepare monthly financial statements and balance-sheet and income-statement flux analyses with written commentary.
- Support the NetSuite implementation, document close processes, write desktop procedures, and establish reconciliation and review controls.

## Requirements

- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on monthly close work.
- Experience with balance-sheet close activities, including cash, intercompany, prepaids, fixed assets, and payroll accounting.
- Experience supporting an external audit as a preparer and building self-supporting workpapers.
- Excellent written communication and ability to explain variances and document conclusions.
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large transaction datasets.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Active CPA, CPA candidate, or strong public-accounting foundation.
- Working knowledge of ASC 842.
- Exposure to ASC 805 purchase accounting or multi-entity consolidation.
- ERP experience, particularly NetSuite implementation or migration; familiarity with QuickBooks during transition.

## Compensation and Benefits

- Anticipated annual base salary: **$100,000–$150,000 USD**.
- Discretionary bonus and meaningful equity component.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) matching in the U.S.
- Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays.
- Two-week company-wide winter break.
- Paid parental and family leave.
- Annual learning and development allowance.
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends.
- Four weeks of paid sabbatical after four years of service.
- Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for office-based teams.
- Complimentary office meals.
- Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.

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