GL Accounting Professional

GL Accounting Professional

Location :
San Jose (onsite, 5 days per week)

Salary Range : $110,000 - $200,000 base + equity

The Accounting team manages the core accounting responsibilities at X. X is seeking a self-motivated accounting professional to join the GL accounting team as an individual contributor on-site in San Jose. This candidate will play a critical role in ensuring accuracy, compliance with U.S. GAAP and timely reporting of financial information.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally with business partners across the organization and with related-party entities developing processes that are efficient and scalable. The ideal candidate is someone who is inquisitive, motivated, organized, detail oriented, and analytical. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with competing priorities and have the ability to work independently with limited direction. You have a working knowledge of US GAAP and a good understanding of end-to-end accounting processes.

You'll work to ensure the highest levels of quality are maintained in our day-to-day operations, proactively minimize operational risk, take full ownership of the areas you are responsible for, and demonstrate a commitment to meeting deadlines.

• Perform month-end close processes, including agreement review, account reconciliation review, preparation of journal entries, and fluctuation analyses.
• Prepare financial information for management and support with any ad-hoc requests from cross-functional teams and external auditors.
• Document and maintain relevant policies and procedures.
• Design & monitor process controls.
• Fulfill external audit requests.
• Partner with data owners and data leaders to drive quality control and enhancements of accounting data.
• Analyze accounting implications and confirm we can operationally support business agreements.
• Build strong collaborative working relationships with outsourced teams with a focus on driving efficiencies and improving levels of service.
• Coordinate annual updates to accounting desktop procedures (DTPs).
• Assist with maintaining and monitoring project deliverables & related documentation.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related degree.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• 3+ years of accounting experience.
• Experience executing in a dynamic, high speed and demanding environment while demonstrating strong organizational, problem-solving and prioritization skills.
• High attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a cross-functional global environment and building lasting business relationships.
• Experience thinking strategically and connecting the end-to-end process to the strategy of the business.

• Big 4 public accounting experience.
• Recognized accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, CIMA, or ACCA).
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite.
• Project management skills with the ability to work with minimal guidance and in a team environment.
• Experience driving change and improving the end-to-end processes with a proven track record in business process re-engineering and systems analysis.