Senior Corporate Accountant

Position Overview

The Senior Corporate Accountant will be primarily responsible for many aspects of the financial statement close process performed at the corporate level, including financial reporting and multi‑entity consolidation. This includes ensuring proper application of US GAAP for various processes, such as ASC 842 Leases, ASC 718 Stock Compensation, ASC 470 Debt, ASC 350 Intangibles – Goodwill & Other, ASC 805 Business Combinations, transfer pricing, and other technical accounting matters. The role will also identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation tools to enhance accuracy, streamline recurring workflows, and drive efficiency across the accounting function. The Senior Corporate Accountant will assist with ad‑hoc technical accounting projects and have high‑visibility within the organization, ensuring that US GAAP is applied correctly for new company‑wide initiatives. This role reports to the Senior Director, Corporate Accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing process.
• Own the accounting for equity compensation and incentive awards, including grants issued, grant‑date valuation, exercises, expense recognition, modifications, and forfeitures, utilizing the Certent Equity Management solution.
• Calculate transfer pricing, prepare journals, and manage cross‑border transactions, including preparation of intercompany entries, coordination with statutory teams, and support for tax documentation.
• Perform accounting for internally developed software in accordance with US GAAP, including capitalization of development costs, amortization, and impairment assessments for both internal‑use software and software developed for sale.
• Prepare journal entries and monthly account reconciliations for accounts such as intangible assets, compensation and payroll items, and deferred commissions and incentives.
• Support the revenue recognition team with revenue recognition processes, write‑offs, recoveries, deferred revenue, runoff, multi‑year arrangements, bundled offerings, and flux analysis.
• Review journal entries and account reconciliations, performing monthly close activities to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Conduct financial statement account analysis, identify non‑routine transactions, investigate anomalies, and document findings.
• Prepare group and statutory audit workpapers for assigned accounts and disclosures; support external and statutory audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and maintaining documentation.
• Provide support or act as accounting lead in enterprise‑wide initiatives and special projects, including system upgrades, implementations, and AI‑driven process transformations.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with finance, tax, legal, and other operational teams on accounting and reporting matters.
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of business operations, financial reporting, and general ledger structure for all legal entities, and actively support consolidation and intercompany elimination processes.
• Support all compliance‑related matters, including annual financial statement audits and quarterly reporting requirements.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and contribute to team efficiency through cross‑training, sharing responsibilities, and serving as a backup.
• Develop and maintain internal accounting controls, policies, procedures, and process documentation to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives by identifying use cases for AI‑assisted accounting workflows, testing and validating AI‑generated outputs, and helping build scalable, technology‑enabled processes across the close cycle.
• When assigned, assist or manage the monthly close for newly acquired entities and support the transition of balance‑sheet and income‑statement responsibilities to designated team members.
• Perform ad‑hoc projects as assigned.

Required Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA required.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting experience; Big 4 and SaaS industry experience preferred.
• Knowledge of NetSuite or similar accounting systems; familiarity with AI‑assisted tools and a willingness to adopt emerging technologies is a plus.
• Experience with accounting concepts related to the software industry, international accounting, multi‑entity consolidation, and debt & equity accounting preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to work cross‑functionally and across geographies, and to relate effectively at all staff levels.
• Hands‑on, energetic, organized team player with proven ability to adapt quickly, facilitate change, multitask effectively, and work independently.
• Ability to prioritize competing projects and analyze processes to simplify, automate, and improve them, including the use of AI and other emerging technologies.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong business ethics, and demonstrated ability to handle confidential information.