Corporate Accountant

Title: Corporate Accountant -(Hybrid)

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Duration: 8 Months

In office 3 days/week.

40 hours work per week.

Description

• Looking for a Corporate Accountant with around 7 years of experience.
• This person will be part of our close in a reviewer capacity but should also have the capability to prepare items and also assist with adhoc improvement projects.
• They should have worked at a software company.
• Must have experience with ASC 842 lease accounting and system experience with Leasequery and Netsuite.
• Strongly preferred experience is with debt accounting and cap software accounting.
• Strongly preferred system experience with Coupa and Blackline.
• Seeking a skilled Contract Accountant to provide experienced support to our accounting team.
• The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to help strengthen documentation quality, ensure SOX compliance, and drive process consistency across the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review working papers prepared by junior team members across leases, debt, bonus, and other areas.
• Perform review of working papers to support month and quarter end close as well as support compliance with SOX controls.
• Coach and mentor junior team members, providing guidance on documentation standards and accounting best practices.
• Be responsible for end-to-end process for assigned areas, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to internal and SOX standards.
• Assist in standardizing processes and documentation across accounting functions to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support ad hoc accounting projects and initiatives related to assigned business areas.
• Collaborate with the broader accounting and finance teams to identify process improvements and implement effective solutions.
• Work together with our global accounting team (US and India).

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Active CPA certification required.
• Around 7 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including review and coaching responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and SOX compliance requirements.
• Technical experience with ASC 842 Lease, debt, capitalized software, etc.
• Experience participating in and running month/quarter end close.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively guide and support junior staff.
• Expert level skills in Microsoft Excel as well as experience with Blackline and Netsuite.
• Required experience with Leasequery (lease accounting) and Netsuite.