Sr. GL Accountant
Job in
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listed on 2026-09-04
Listing for:
Pilot
Part Time
position Listed on 2026-09-04
Job specializations:
-
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, Financial Compliance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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 year
San Francisco, CA (3 days/week in office—Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays What You'l General Ledger & Month-End
- Close
Prepare and review monthly journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and recurring en - tries.
Own assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed timely and accur - ately.
Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement flux analyses and investigate significant vari - ances.
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 pol - icies.
Own assigned components of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities while consistently meeting close dead
- ounting
Own the Company’s equity roll-forward sc - hedules.
Prepare accounting for stock options and other equity trans - actions.
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 r - Reporting
Prepare the Company’s annual draft audited financial statements, including all required footnotes and supporting disclosures for manageme - nt 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 co - nclusions.
Maintain accounting policies and technical accounting docu
- Compliance
Serve as primary contact for external auditors within ass - igned areas.
Prepare complete, accurate, and well-organized audi - t schedules.
Respond timely to audit - or requests.
Assist with internal control documentation and audi - t readiness.
Support future SOX readiness initiatives, as
- & Systems
Identify opportunities to automate manual account - ing processes.
Improve close efficiency and account - ing workflows.
Assist with ERP implementations, enhancements and financial systems - optimization.
Recommend improvements that strengthen internal controls an - d scalability.
Participate in finance transformation initiatives and spe
- nal Partnership
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 initia
- tives as needed.
As the general ledger accounting staff grows, mentor staff accountant(s) and assist with onboarding n
- embers.
About You - Bachelor’s degree in Acco
- unting or Finance.
CPA preferred; candidates actively pursuing CPA licensure will a - lso be considered.
4-7 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with a high growth technology-b - ased SaaS company.
2-4 years of Big Four public accounting experience is s - trongly preferred.
Strong knowl - edge of U.S. GAAP.Experience supporting annua
- l external audits.
Experience preparing audited financial stateme - nts and footnotes.
Technical accounting research and - memo preparation.
Experience with equity accounting and stock-based compe - nsation (ASC 718).Experience maintaining equity re
- cords using Carta.
Experience with Capitalized Internal-Use Soft - ware (ASC 350-40).Experience with Lease Acc
- ounting (ASC 842).Experience with
- Quickbooks Online.
Experience with Flo - Qast or Black Line.
Strong analytical, organizational, and com - munication skills.
Experience leveraging AI and automation tools to improve acc - ounting processes.
Adva
- Experien
- ce with Net Suite ERPExperience participating in a Net Suite implementation, ERP conversion, or financial sys
- tems transformation.
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