# Senior Accountant, Corporate Accounting

**Company:** [Okta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/okta)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $96k – $147k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Stock-Based Compensation (Asc 718), Sox, Sec Regulations, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Google Workspace, Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint
**Posted:** 2026-06-17

> Senior Accountant responsible for compensation accounting oversight, month-end close integrity, SOX compliance, and audit coordination. Requires 5+ years experience, CPA preferred, and direct ASC 718 expertise.

## Job Description

## Job Duties and Responsibilities

- Act as the primary Corporate Accounting stakeholder for the FGCC team, providing expert guidance and oversight across compensation-related accounting areas (e.g., Stock-Based Compensation, Payroll, Commissions, Bonus).
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of month-end close activities performed by the FGCC team, and, as needed, deep-dive into journal entries and complex balance sheet reconciliations.
- Partner cross-functionally with key business partners and stakeholders, including Payroll, HR Compensation, Commission Operations, Technical Accounting, FP&A, and Legal, to understand transactions and ensure proper accounting treatment.
- Maintain and enhance the internal controls over compensation accounting processes, working with the FGCC team to implement best practices.
- Lead the coordination of quarterly reviews and annual audit requests, serving as the key contact for our external auditors on all compensation-related inquiries.
- Assist in preparing internal and external financial reporting schedules and disclosures.
- Develop, own, and present insightful Balance Sheet and P&L fluctuation analyses, metrics, and reporting for key compensation accounts, providing executive summaries and explaining key business drivers to leadership.
- Take ownership of end-to-end compensation accounting processes. Proactively evaluate and identify opportunities for process and system improvements to simplify, drive efficiency, scalability, and automation, and lead the projects to implement these changes.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on stock-based compensation (ASC 718), advising business partners on the accounting implications of new programs or changes.
- Research and document complex accounting issues and transactions, concluding on the appropriate accounting treatment under US GAAP.
- Undertake ad hoc accounting projects and requests as needed.

## Qualifications & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance.
- CPA or CPA equivalent is strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of combined Big4 public accounting and industry experience at a publicly traded company. Direct Big4 candidates may apply.
- Direct experience with Stock-Based Compensation (ASC 718) accounting is required.
- Experience in other compensation areas (Payroll, Commissions, Bonus) is a strong plus.
- Solid working knowledge and application of US GAAP, SEC regulations, and SOX/internal controls.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence stakeholders at varying levels of management.
- A team player, adept at building relationships across the organization.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills.
- Proficient with Google Workspace (Gmail, Sheets, Docs) and Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Experience with NetSuite and/or other major ERPs (i.e., Oracle, SAP) is preferred.

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