Senior Accountant, Finance

Overview

A senior accounting role is available for a detail-oriented, proactive, and technology-forward professional to support month-end close, financial reporting, and audit readiness. This position emphasizes the use of AI tools to streamline workflows, enhance data insights, and improve finance team operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned areas of month-end and quarter-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
• Prepare and maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve variances ensuring correct cutoff and period recognition
• Utilize AI tools to detect anomalies, flag outliers in large datasets, and accelerate the close process
• Maintain the general ledger integrity using Sage Intacct
• Support preparation of standard financial statements and ad hoc reports for finance leadership
• Automate data gathering and report generation with AI to ensure consistency across outputs
• Contribute to external audit support by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and documentation
• Use AI to organize audit support, draft initial responses, and improve audit turnaround while ensuring compliance
• Maintain strong internal controls and documentation for year-round audit readiness
• Review accounts payable activity and expense postings from integrated systems (e.g., Routable, Concur) into Sage Intacct
• Apply AI-assisted reviews to identify unusual spending patterns, coding inconsistencies, or policy exceptions
• Ensure expenses are properly coded, approved, and recorded in compliance with company policy and GAAP
• Collaborate with accounting assistants to resolve vendor, coding, and approval issues
• Ensure consistency and accuracy in account mappings, classifications, and reporting structures
• Apply AI tools and prompt engineering to automate repetitive accounting workflows such as data extraction, reconciliation matching, and variance analysis
• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve controls, and enhance reporting, including evaluating AI-powered solutions
• Support finance leadership with system enhancements, integrations, and best practices, including piloting AI-driven automation
• Share AI workflows and prompt techniques to improve team-wide efficiency
• Manage multiple priorities concurrently and communicate proactively regarding timelines
• Collaborate with the team to execute projects and meet deadlines
• Deliver high-quality work that instills confidence across finance leadership and internal stakeholders
• Think strategically about the impact of accounting work on broader business performance and financial health
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process enhancements

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and month-end close processes
• Hands-on experience with a mid-market ERP system; Sage Intacct strongly preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet close deadlines
• Proficiency with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) and demonstrated ability to write effective prompts to streamline accounting and finance tasks
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables

Skills and Competencies

• High comfort level and enthusiasm for AI tools with a willingness to expand AI capabilities
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Collaborative and proactive communicator who surfaces issues early
• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Comfortable working in a fully remote, fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Public accounting experience and/or CPA or CPA-eligible
• Experience in professional services or project-based environments
• Experience with integrated expense or accounts payable platforms such as Concur or Routable

Travel

• Occasional travel within the U.S. may be required based on project and organizational needs (less than 10%)

Location

• This is a fully remote position

Team Interaction

The role involves working closely within the Finance team and regularly communicating with other departments across the organization.