Overview
This role owns the month-end and quarter-end close for a fast-moving technology organization, ensuring financial statements are accurate, GAAP-compliant, and delivered on schedule.
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, delivering accurate financial statements within a 5-business-day close window
- Apply ASC 606 and ASC 842 guidance to complex revenue and lease arrangements, documenting positions and coordinating technical accounting reviews
- Manage SOX 404 compliance, including internal control documentation, executing control testing, and remediating deficiencies with process owners
- Review account reconciliations, journal entries, and flux analyses across prepaid assets, accruals, fixed assets, and intercompany
- Support external audits and quarterly reviews as the primary point of contact for auditor requests and PBC lists
- Partner with FP&A and revenue teams on bookings-to-billings reconciliation, deferred revenue schedules, and SEC reporting support
- Drive automation and process improvements in NetSuite and the broader close toolchain to reduce manual work and close timelines
Requirements
- 5-8 years of combined public accounting and industry experience, including Big 4 or national firm audit background
- Deep working knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and SOX internal control frameworks
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite, Oracle, or a comparable ERP, including ownership of close modules and reporting
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; active CPA license strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage a close calendar, prioritize under deadline pressure, and develop direct reports
Preferred Qualifications
- SEC reporting experience (10-K/10-Q drafting), multi-entity consolidation, or technical accounting memo writing