# Senior Accountant

**Company:** [Metropolis](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/metropolis)
**Location:** Nashville, TN, New York, NY, Chicago, IL
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $105k – $115k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, ASC 606, Asc 842, Asc 360, Sox, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Excel, Financial Modeling, Revenue Recognition, AI Tools
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Senior Accountant responsible for financial close, technical accounting, audit support, internal controls, and variance analysis. Requires a bachelor's or master's degree, 3+ years of accounting experience, public accounting exposure, and active CPA status or candidacy.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own key areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting under US GAAP.
- Prepare complex journal entries, technical accounting analyses, and balance sheet account reconciliations across revenue recognition, accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, leases, and fixed assets.
- Support annual audits as the primary liaison with external auditors; prepare audit-ready workpapers, financial statement disclosures, schedule rollforwards, and walkthrough documentation.
- Evaluate, design, and implement internal controls within a SOX-ready framework.
- Research complex or non-routine transactions, including ASC 606, ASC 842, and ASC 360, and draft technical accounting memos.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Operations, Engineering, Legal, and Tax teams on contracts, capital expenditures, and accounting treatment.
- Perform monthly variance analyses against budget and prior periods and provide actionable financial insights.
- Identify opportunities to use accounting technology, automation, and AI tools to improve close workflows, subledger processes, and reporting efficiency.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2–3 years in national public accounting.
- Active CPA license or CPA candidacy.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 606 and ASC 842, and internal control frameworks including SOX compliance.
- Experience managing full-cycle audit engagements, preparing complex audit workpapers, and liaising with audit partners and clients.
- Proficiency with modern ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, or SAP.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, complex formulas, and pivot tables.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to explain complex accounting concepts to cross-functional non-finance stakeholders.
- Interest in using modern technology and AI tools to improve accounting operations and workflows.

## Nice-to-have
- Experience in an Audit or Assurance practice.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Anticipated base salary: **$105,000–$115,000 USD annually**.
- Benefits may include healthcare, a 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, stock options, and bonus plans.

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