Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is a key contributor responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the company’s financial records in a high-growth SaaS environment. This role goes beyond transactional accounting and requires strong technical accounting skills, ownership of complex areas, and the ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.

• Own key areas of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close with full accountability for accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare and review complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain strong balance sheet hygiene; proactively identify and resolve variances.
• Partner with the Assistant Controller to accelerate close timelines and improve close quality.

• Apply GAAP with confidence across revenue, accruals, reserves, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and software capitalization.
• Support ASC 606 and other technical accounting areas by preparing schedules, analyses, and documentation.
• Identify accounting implications of non-standard transactions and escalates appropriately.
• Participate in technical accounting research and memo preparation.

• Design, document, and improve accounting processes and internal controls.
• Identify inefficiencies, root causes, and control gaps; propose and implement solutions.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, audit standards, and SOX-lite controls.
• Serve as a trusted partner during audits; deliver clean, well-supported schedules.

• Work closely with FP&A, Billing, AR, AP, Payroll, and cross-functional teams (Sales Ops, Product, Legal).
• Translate operational activity into accurate accounting outcomes.
• Provide guidance to junior accountants and serve as an informal mentor.

• Maintain strong system discipline across ERP, billing, and subledgers.
• Partner in system implementations, enhancements, and automation initiatives.
• Use Excel and reporting tools to reconcile data and identify risks.

• Owns problems end-to-end — does not wait to be told.
• Sees issues before they show up in the financials.
• Brings solutions, not just questions.
• Can be trusted with complex areas without constant review.
• Improves processes while executing day-to-day responsibilities.

• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong background in SaaS, technology, or subscription-based businesses.
• Experience in a public-company-ready or audit-heavy environment preferred.
• CPA or CPA-track strongly preferred.

• Deep knowledge of GAAP.
• Working knowledge of ASC 606 (revenue recognition) and SaaS billing concepts.
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting and balance sheet management.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, complex reconciliations).

• High ownership and accountability.
• Strong judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to operate with speed and accuracy.
• Clear communicator with strong business acumen.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and fast-changing environments.

• Independently own assigned close areas with minimal rework.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of key accounting policies and systems.
• Identify at least 2–3 process or control improvements.
• Be viewed as a reliable partner by Accounting leadership and cross‑functional teams.

• A purely transactional or data‑entry role.
• A stepping-stone role without accountability.
• A role for someone who needs constant direction.

This role is foundational to building a high-performing, audit-ready accounting organization. A strong Senior Accountant reduces risk, accelerates close, improves decision-making, and raises the bar across the entire finance team.

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