Senior Accountant

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Department: Finance & Accounting

Reports To: Senior Accounting Manager

Work Location: Remote (CA only)

Travel: Quarterly

Position: Full-Time

Compensation: $105-120k DOE

FLSA Status: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team. The ideal candidate will bring a strong accounting foundation gained through a combination of public accounting and private industry experience. This role will be responsible for supporting our A/R and A/P functions, the month-end close process, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with GAAP. The Senior Accountant will report to the Senior Accounting Manager and will partner with cross-functional teams to play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records and improving accounting processes.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in a satisfactory manner. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to ensure individuals with disabilities are able to perform the work functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Support month-end close activities for assigned functional areas including treasury, A/R, A/P, fixed assets, prepaids and accruals.

· Prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.

· Assist with the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements.

· Analyze financial results and identify variances, trends, and areas of concern.

· Manage all Accounts Payable functions including approving new vendors, reviewing and validating data accuracy of vendor invoices and payment transactions, and preparing annual 1099s.

· Manage day-to-day Accounts Receivable functions, including applications of cash receipts and credit memos, and reconciling A/R subledger reports to the General Ledger.

· Report issues or gaps identified in the daily accounting operations to the Senior Accounting Manager and propose solutions.

· Support external audits, including preparing audit schedules and responding to auditor requests.

· Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and efficiencies.

· Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, GAAP, and company accounting policies.

· Assist with system implementations, special projects, and ad hoc initiatives as needed.

COMPETENCIES:

· Eagerness to Learn Software – Must be able to learn how to navigate through and transact in unfamiliar software.

· Planning and Organizing – Engages in short and long-term planning, sets priorities to optimize time usage, adheres to schedules and plans.

· Creativity and Innovation – Initiates conceptual ideas with practical applications, develops creative strategies and opportunities, creative thinking and problem solving, promotes a creative climate.

· Judgment and Decision Making – Solves problems, considers relevant alternatives before making decisions, displays intuitive judgment, shows timeliness and conviction in making recommendations and decisions.

· Teamwork and Relationship-Building Skills – Assists team members in accomplishing their objectives by helping things go right, establishes effective working relationships, and promotes team efforts.

· Adaptability and Change Management Skills – Ability to change to fit changed circumstances in rapidly changing environment. Has the skill to multi-task and juggle competing priorities.

· Develops Team and Self – to learn and grow; maintains current knowledge in the field.

· Communication and Cooperation – Effectively communicates upward, downward and laterally. Prevents unproductive responses, improves the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others.

· Accountability and Productivity – Holds themselves accountable to team members, accepts responsibility for their own decisions, sustains peak performance and solves problems that impede productivity.

EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:

REQUIRED:

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.

· Previous experience as a Senior Accountant in a similar sized business and/or public company

· Five or more years’ experience in accounting

· Working knowledge of GAAP and controls implementation

· Experience analyzing problems and implementing systems, workflows and controls in a company with revenue growth

· Possess effective written and verbal communication skills for interaction with team, peers, and management

· Prior experience with ERPs

· Possess a valid California Driver’s License

· Proficient in Microsoft Excel

· Must be at least 21 years of age.

DESIRED:

· CPA

· Big four or public accounting experience with exposure to audit engagements

· Experience working with Sage X3, SAP Concur