Senior Accountant

Overview

This role supports the accounting operations needed to provide reliable financial information and straightforward subscription billing. You will work closely with the CFO as a hands-on individual contributor, owning day-to-day accounting and the monthly close for assigned entities, while helping improve accounting processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting and run the monthly close for assigned entities
• Prepare and post journal entries for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and other assigned accounts, with appropriate documentation and approvals
• Reconcile bank accounts, assigned assets, and assigned liabilities; investigate unusual balances and drive items through to resolution
• Manage subscription billing and revenue accounting, including ensuring revenue is recorded in the right accounting periods
• Ensure customers are billed correctly and payments are applied accurately; help resolve billing questions by providing clear answers
• Manage invoicing and payment application in Stripe, including manual payments, credits, refunds, and approved contract changes
• Record and reconcile subscription revenue and deferred revenue under approved accounting policies; review automated postings for accuracy, completeness, and correct timing
• Reconcile billing records, cash receipts, and the general ledger; monitor receivables and flag overdue balances through the agreed collections process
• Maintain complete, organized accounting records and supporting schedules to support accurate and timely tax and audit work
• Prepare sales-tax reports, tax schedules, and supporting documentation; coordinate assigned filings with the CFO and external advisors
• Respond to assigned auditor requests with accurate schedules and supporting evidence, following up on outstanding accounting items
• Keep expense records accurate and ensure spending variances are visible to budget owners
• Review expense coding, documentation, and approvals; record expenses in the correct periods and follow up on missing or inconsistent information
• Compare expense categories with budget, investigate significant variances with budget owners, and escalate through agreed thresholds
• Document accounting workflows, strengthen review controls, and improve reconciliations and system integrations
• Explore approved automation and AI tools to improve efficiency while preserving human judgment and review of financial outputs

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: $90,000 - $112,000 per year

Benefits include:

• 100% covered health, dental, and vision premium for employee-only standard plan (Family can join too, with a variable cost)
• Employer Sponsored Short-Term Disability Coverage
• Employer Sponsored Life Insurance
• Optional group benefits: AD&D, long-term disability
• Participation in a 401k plan through Empower

Additional benefits:

• Professional development opportunities
• 10 vacation days, 5 sick days, 7 paid holidays + 3 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave:
  • All Parents/Caregivers: 6 weeks fully paid
  • Birthing Parents: Up to 14 weeks paid

Location & Work Schedule

• Location: United States (Remote)
• Working hours: Flexible within US time zones
• Because this role partners closely with Denmark-based leadership, some morning overlap with European hours matters most—Eastern Time works seamlessly, and Pacific or other time zones work well for those able to start their day a bit earlier.

Requirements

• Demonstrated hands-on accounting experience, including ownership of recurring month-end closes and balance-sheet reconciliations
• Hands-on SaaS or subscription accounting experience, including revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and billing-to-ledger reconciliations
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and ability to apply approved accounting policies to day-to-day transactions
• Experience preparing journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules; ability to identify and resolve accounting discrepancies
• Clear communication with customers and non-finance colleagues; ability to manage accounting priorities in a remote team
• Experience with Stripe, QuickBooks, or comparable billing and accounting systems
• Experience supporting external audits, preparing sales-tax schedules, or improving accounting controls and workflows
• Experience working across multiple entities or currencies

Preferred Qualifications

• None specified