Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant owning month-end close, flux analysis, and cross-functional accounting for G&A or Sales & Marketing expenses at Figma. Requires 5+ years progressive accounting experience, US GAAP knowledge, NetSuite proficiency, and advanced Excel skills.
About the job
What you'll do at Figma
Own month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial reporting for your assigned areas.
Depending on the role, own accounting for areas including cash & treasury, intercompany, consolidations, corporate card, travel & expense (T&E), payroll & benefits, ASC 842 leases, capitalized software, prepaids, fixed assets, intangibles & goodwill, and OPEX allocations.
Prepare monthly and quarterly flux analyses and reporting packages for your assigned areas.
Partner cross-functionally with G&A or S&M business stakeholders - providing accounting guidance, preparing accruals, and supporting projects and initiatives - to ensure accurate, timely accounting.
Use AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to automate manual work, identify process improvements, and accelerate the close, while documenting new and existing processes.
Support quarterly reviews and the annual financial audit, prepare schedules and respond to audit requests.
Assist with SOX compliance and help maintain a strong internal control environment.
Support system implementations and take on additional or evolving ownership areas within corporate accounting as the team scales.
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive accounting with hands-on ownership of the month-end close process
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and accrual accounting
- Proficiency with NetSuite or equivalent ERP systems, leveraging automation and AI tools to streamline accounting workflows
- Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional partnerships and communicate effectively with stakeholders across all levels
- Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query and complex formulas, to produce audit-ready reporting and analysis
Nice-to-haves
- 4+ years in a high-growth SaaS company or public accounting
- Experience operating within SOX and public company control environments
- Proficiency with NetSuite, Numeric, Zip, Ramp, Navan, AI tools, and related accounting platforms
- Strong analytical, organizational, and detail-oriented approach to problem solving
- CPA or active CPA candidate
Skills
US GAAP, NetSuite, Excel, Power Query, Sox, Asc 842, AI Tools, ERP Systems, Flux Analysis
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