Senior Accountant

The real world is the next frontier, and at Metropolis, we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy — a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access, comfort, and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in, drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality, we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical.

The future isn’t coming; it’s here, and we need builders, innovators, and problem solvers to help us create it.

Metropolis is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team. You are a career-oriented, high-performing accounting professional with a background in top-tier public accounting, ready to bring your technical knowledge, audit discipline, and analytical skill set to a fast-growing, innovative AI company. In this role, you will play a central role in driving our monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close, ensuring rigorous adherence to US GAAP, maintaining strong internal controls, and serving as a key liaison during external financial audits.

You thrive in high-growth environments, possess strong technical research skills, and are excited to help scale our accounting organization through automation and process optimization.

• Own key areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting in compliance with US GAAP
• Prepare complex journal entries, technical accounting analyses, and high-quality balance sheet account reconciliations across various core accounting areas (e.g., revenue recognition, accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, leases, and fixed assets)
• Support the annual audit process as a primary liaison with external auditors; prepare audit-ready work papers, financial statement disclosures, schedule roll forwards, and walkthrough documentation
• Evaluate, design, and implement robust internal controls (SOX-ready framework) to streamline financial reporting and reduce risk as the business scales
• Perform technical accounting research on complex or non-routine transactions (e.g., ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 360) and draft formal technical accounting memos
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Operations, Engineering, Legal, and Tax teams to review business contracts, track capital expenditures, and ensure accurate accounting treatment
• Perform monthly variance analyses (Actuals vs. Budget / Prior Periods) and deliver actionable financial insights to accounting leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to leverage accounting technology, automation, and AI tools to streamline close workflows, improve subledger processes, and enhance reporting efficiency

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in national public accounting
• Active CPA or CPA candidate
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP (including experience with ASC 606 and ASC 842) and solid understanding of internal control frameworks (SOX compliance)
• Proven track record of managing full-cycle audit engagements, preparing complex audit work papers, and liaising directly with audit partners/clients
• Proficiency with modern ERP systems (e.g., Net Suite, Oracle, SAP) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (financial modeling, complex formulas, pivot tables)
• Proactive mindset with strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities; high agility in adapting to complex accounting scenarios in a tech-driven environment
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex accounting concepts to cross-functional non-finance business partners
• Interest in leveraging modern technology and AI tools to continuously improve accounting operations, speed up close cycles, and optimize workflows

• Experience in Audit or Assurance practice

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