Senior Accountant

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better.

And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Job Summary F5, Inc. is seeking an experienced and technically capable Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team in Seattle, WA. This role will primarily manage fixed asset accounting, lease accounting under ASC 842, internal-use software capitalization under ASC 350-40, and cloud computing arrangement implementation cost accounting under ASC 350-40 (as amended by ASU 2018-15). The role is highly cross-functional, partnering closely with Procurement, IT, Legal, Real Estate/Facilities, FP&A, Financial Reporting, A/P, and Tax to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of our long-lived asset and lease portfolios.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on technical accounting experience in the above domains, ideally proficient in Oracle EBS (including the Oracle Fixed Assets module), Lease Query or similar lease accounting software tool, and Coupa. A demonstrated interest in process automation and the application of AI tools to improve accounting workflows is imperative. The ideal candidate is a strong team player with the desire to contribute in a high-performing, collaborative environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to effectively partner across teams and levels of the organization.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional looking to make a meaningful impact at a leading multi-cloud application security company.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting & Compliance Accounting:
Oversee the full lifecycle of fixed assets and lease accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and F5 policies.

Manage accounting processes for internal-use software and cloud computing arrangements (CCA), ensuring accurate cost evaluations, capitalization, amortization, and related disclosures.

Partner with Procurement, IT, FP&A, and other departments to evaluate expenditure requests, determine proper accounting treatment, and document supporting conclusions.

Serve as a resource for international accounting teams, collaborating on recurring and ad hoc efforts and reporting needs.

Own the accounting for your area, anchored in the monthly accounting close process, identify opportunities for standardization, efficiency, accuracy, and automation.

Proactively problem-solve and drive enhancements across departments as needed.

Compliance:

Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure a smooth and efficient audit process.

Implement and execute relevant internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure the accuracy of financial records.

Qualifications:

Experience and Education Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.

CPA designation or equivalent professional certification is preferred.
5+ years of progressive accounting experience in public companies or high-growth organizations.

Proven experience in managing the accounting close process, including internal reporting, fluctuation analysis, and execution of SOX internal controls in a dynamic environment.

Experience in working within financial ERP systems (Oracle, Coupa, etc.), reconciliation tools (Blackline), lease accounting tools (Lease Query),…