Senior Accountant

Our client who is a venture-backed technology start-up is looking to hire a Senior Accountant. This is an on-site role in the office 5 days a week in San Francisco.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant will support the month-end close, accounts payable processes, and support external audits.

• Post journal entries, review general ledger accounts, and reconcile balance sheet accounts
• Assist with consolidation, including intercompany entries
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, oversee chart of accounts, and ensure accurate recording of financial transactions
• Prepare and review monthly/ quarterly/yearly fluctuation analysis over income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
• Research technical accounting issues and draft related footnotes disclosures
• Support internal and external audits
• Lead accounts payable process, including reviewing vendor contracts, managing vendor records, coding and posting invoices, securing sufficient support and approval for invoices
• Act as a primary point of contact, internally and externally, to address all vendor and employee expense inquiries

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum of 4 years of experience, preferable a mix of experience in audit in public accounting and within accounting in a fast-growing company
• Experience working at a publicly-traded company preferred
• Proficient in Sage Intacct, Bill.com, Airbase, and Avalara
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (familiarity with various ASC’s)
• SaaS experience preferred
• Ability to work independently and follow tasks through to completion, meeting deadlines
• Strong critical thinking, organizational and time-management skills, with excellent attention to detail.