Senior Accountant
As a Senior Accountant, you will report directly to the Financial Controller and be an integral part of the Finance Function. As the second Finance hire in the organization, you will have a critical role in scaling the Finance and Accounting function for a hyper-growth tech start-up. In addition to the core responsibilities of the month-end close, reconciliations, accounting policy maintenance, this role will also have exposure to strategic aspects of the business, including; system upgrades, fundraising, and financial planning.
Responsibilities:
- Play a lead role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process including preparation of journal entries, general ledger reconciliations and related analyses
- Assist in managing the A/P process
- Perform multiple subsidiary consolidations.
- Assist in the implementation of NetSuite
- Assist in evaluating the company's accounting policies and internal controls, and implementing improvements where possible
- Create detailed documentation and narratives of all procedures, processes, and reconciliations
- Maintain and update control matrices and related language
- Maintain a thorough understanding of areas of responsibility in general ledger
- Support the external review and audit of the company's financial statements on an annual basis
- Research issues, clarify information, and prepare supporting data for accounting position papers
- Special projects as required (i.e. assisting with ad hoc and financial analysis, systems upgrades, tax matters, process improvements, etc.)
Qualifications:
- 4-6 years accounting experience - public/private mix preferred
- BA/BS in Business with an emphasis in Accounting
- CPA required
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced excel skills and the ability to run reports, manipulate and present data in a user-friendly format
- Experience with NetSuite a plus
- E-Commerce or Software industry experience a plus
- Has a positive approach to work and a no task too small attitude