Senior Accounting Analyst

Gaia is seeking a curious, driven, and detail-oriented Senior Accounting Analyst to join our Accounting and Finance team. This role is designed for someone who wants to do more than complete recurring close tasks. We are looking for a person who asks thoughtful questions, investigates inconsistencies, challenges assumptions, improves processes, and takes ownership of producing accurate, reliable financial information.

The Senior Accounting Analyst will support the monthly and quarterly close, financial reporting, SEC reporting, revenue and content accounting, technical accounting research, and internal controls. This role will work cross-functionally with Finance, FP&A, Content, Engineering, and other business partners to understand transactions, improve documentation, reduce risk, and increase efficiency.

The right candidate may be early in their career or more experienced. What matters most is demonstrated accounting judgment, intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, accountability, and the drive to improve the quality of the work. We value candidates who can identify problems, research solutions, communicate clearly, and create better ways of working rather than simply repeating what has been done before.

Success in this role means you consistently produce accurate, well-supported accounting work and actively improve the processes around you. You do not wait for someone else to notice issues. You investigate unusual activity, ask why something is done a certain way, document your conclusions, and recommend practical improvements.

A strong performer in this role will:

• Improve the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of close and reporting deliverables.
• Identify risks, gaps, or inconsistencies before they become larger issues.
• Create clear, audit-ready support and documentation.
• Strengthen reconciliations, schedules, and review procedures.
• Use data, systems, and critical thinking to make recurring work more efficient.
• Communicate findings clearly and professionally to accounting and non-accounting partners.
• Demonstrate ownership, follow-through, and a high standard for quality.

Gaia is a publicly traded media and technology company based in Louisville, Colorado. This is not a hybrid or remote role and all employees are expected to work on-site. We offer global video streaming of original series, shows, films, documentaries, and practices focused on conscious living, transformation, alternative health, yoga, and seeking truth. We are looking for people who are interested in Gaia’s mission and who want their work to support a global conscious community.

Gaia employees are encouraged to explore our content and understand the community we serve.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries, account reconciliations, fluctuation analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Review assigned areas for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, not just mechanical completion.
• Investigate unusual trends, unexpected variances, and inconsistencies in financial data.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process while helping improve close timelines, documentation, and review quality.
• Prepare clear explanations of financial statement fluctuations for management review.
• Maintain and improve accounting documentation, including process narratives, reconciliation support, and internal control evidence.

• Support the preparation of SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing financial statement footnotes, accounting disclosures, and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate with external auditors and internal stakeholders during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Ensure assigned reporting areas comply with U.S. GAAP, SEC disclosure requirements, and internal reporting standards.
• Help improve reporting support so conclusions are clear, traceable, and audit-ready.

• Assist with revenue recognition analysis under ASC 606, including subscription revenue and other digital revenue streams.
• Support accounting for content costs, capitalization policies, amortization, and related reporting.
• Partner with business teams to understand the substance of transactions and ensure accounting conclusions reflect the underlying economics.

• Provide backup support for the Accounts Payable function.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by other accounting team members to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies and U.S. GAAP.
• Provide guidance on accounting treatment, documentation, and process improvements to strengthen controls, reduce risk, and improve efficiency.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate manual work, strengthen controls, and reduce financial reporting risk.
• Question recurring tasks that lack clear purpose, support, or control value.
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