Senior Accountant, General Ledger

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our growing Accounting team. Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, this individual will play a critical role in the monthly close process, financial reporting, annual audit, equity accounting, and continuous process improvement.

The ideal candidate combines a strong technical accounting foundation with a passion for automation, operational excellence, and scalable processes. This role is defined for a high-performing accounting professional who is ready to develop into an Accounting Manager within the next few years.

Location:
San Francisco, CA (3 days/week in office—Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays).

• Prepare and review monthly journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and recurring entries.
• Own assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed timely and accurately.
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement flux analyses and investigate significant variances.
• Own assigned areas of the GL, including fixed assets, prepaids, leases, accruals, intercompany activity, and other complex accounting areas.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and Company accounting policies.
• Own assigned components of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities while consistently meeting close deadlines.

• Own the Company’s equity roll-forward schedules.
• Prepare accounting for stock options and other equity transactions.
• Prepare monthly stock-based compensation accounting under ASC 718.
• Partner with Legal, HR, equity administrator and Carta to ensure complete and accurate equity accounting records.
• Coordinate annual audit requests.

• Prepare the Company’s annual draft audited financial statements, including all required footnotes and supporting disclosures for management review.
• Prepare supporting schedules for monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Assist with the implementation of new accounting standards.
• Research technical accounting matters and document accounting conclusions.
• Maintain accounting policies and technical accounting documentation.

• Serve as primary contact for external auditors within assigned areas.
• Prepare complete, accurate, and well-organized audit schedules.
• Respond timely to auditor requests.
• Assist with internal control documentation and audit readiness.
• Support future SOX readiness initiatives, as applicable.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting processes.
• Improve close efficiency and accounting workflows.
• Assist with ERP implementations, enhancements and financial systems optimization.
• Recommend improvements that strengthen internal controls and scalability.
• Participate in finance transformation initiatives and special projects.

• Partner closely with Revenue Accounting, Payroll, AP, AR, FP&A, HR, Legal, RevOPs and IT.
• Support financial activities, due diligence projects, acquisitions, funding, and other strategic initiatives as needed.
• As the general ledger accounting staff grows, mentor staff accountant(s) and assist with onboarding new team members.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA preferred; candidates actively pursuing CPA licensure will also be considered.
• 4-7 years of progressive accounting experience with a high growth technology-based SaaS company.
• 2-4 years of Big Four public accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Experience supporting annual external audits.
• Experience preparing audited financial statements and footnotes.
• Technical accounting research and memo preparation.
• Experience with equity accounting and stock-based compensation (ASC 718).
• Experience maintaining equity records using Carta.
• Experience with Capitalized Internal-Use Software (ASC 350-40).
• Experience with Lease Accounting (ASC 842).
• Experience with Quickbooks Online.
• Experience with Flo Qast or Black Line.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools to improve accounting processes.
• Advanced Excel Skills.

• Experience with Net Suite ERP
• Ex…