Experienced Staff Accountant

Make Your Mark:
We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical Experienced Staff Accountant (General Ledger) to join our global General Ledger organization. As an Experienced Staff Accountant, you will play an important role in delivering an accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close. In this role, you will prepare journal entries, perform account reconciliations, analyze account activity, and support financial reporting and audits, while growing your technical accounting skills and taking ownership of your assigned areas.

You will join our US General Ledger team, which owns accounting for our US, EMEA, and APAC entities, and collaborate with our India team to deliver a seamless global close. You will also contribute to Black Line’s “Customer Zero” strategy by using our own product suite in your daily accounting workflows and sharing practical feedback with your team and Product.

The ideal candidate combines a strong accounting foundation, sharp attention to detail, and a passion for modern, tech-enabled finance.

General Ledger Close & Analysis

Prepare accurate and timely journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and recurring entries, in accordance with the established month-end close schedule.

Perform monthly and quarterly account reconciliations for your assigned balance sheet accounts, investigate reconciling items, and ensure supporting documentation is complete and accurate.

Assist with financial analysis, including researching account fluctuations and preparing variance explanations.

Support accounting for EMEA and APAC subsidiaries, including intercompany transactions and foreign currency (FX) activity, with guidance from senior team members.

Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, completing your tasks on time and flagging risks or delays early.

Work with business partners and other departments to obtain information necessary for accurate accounting and financial reporting.

Work closely with Accounts Payable, Payroll, and other accounting-related functions to ensure transactions are properly coded and recorded in the general ledger.

Coordinate with the India accounting team, which manages India entity accounting, on handoffs and shared close activities across time zones.

Collaborate effectively with members of the accounting and finance teams and other departments throughout the organization.

Assist with internal and external audits by preparing schedules, gathering supporting documentation, and responding to audit requests.

Follow established accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and US GAAP requirements.

Maintain organized and complete accounting documentation to support financial transactions and account balances.

Use Black Line’s product suite in your daily accounting workflows as part of the “Customer Zero” strategy, providing constructive feedback to your team and Product.

Leverage AI tools and automation to help facilitate the close and other job duties, such as reconciliations, variance analysis, and documentation.

Assist with accounting process improvements and help identify opportunities to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Use accounting systems and Microsoft Excel to prepare reconciliations, analyze financial information, and support reporting activities.

Cross-train with teammates on each other’s accounts, processes, and tools to build coverage and shared knowledge across the team.

Stay current on accounting policies, procedures, and relevant accounting standards.

Participate in special projects and ad-hoc financial analyses as needed.