Senior Accountant

Overview

This role is for a Senior Accountant responsible for maintaining the integrity of financial records during rapid scaling. The position focuses on managing general ledger functions, supporting month-end and year-end close processes, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. A key responsibility is supporting accounting operations for a modular deployed data center program, covering the full asset lifecycle from acquisition to retirement.

Responsibilities

Program Accounting

• Manage end-to-end accounting for deployed data center assets, including procurement, inventory, construction in progress (CIP), capitalization, deployment, redeployment, retirement, and disposal
• Serve as primary administrator for the fixed asset management system, ensuring accurate asset records and process improvements
• Evaluate and document accounting treatments under U.S. GAAP for inventory, CIP, and fixed asset classifications
• Maintain fixed asset and inventory subledgers and reconcile to the general ledger monthly
• Manage CIP schedules and capitalization timing; develop depreciation methodologies and useful life assumptions
• Capitalize freight, installation, deployment, and other directly attributable costs; collaborate with operations on cost burden calculations
• Support debt-financed asset acquisitions, including coordination on debt facility drawdowns and accounting treatment
• Maintain accounting records for related insurance policies, including premiums, coverage periods, prepaid balances, and claims
• Track asset movements to ensure subledger reflects current fleet status
• Perform and support physical inventory and fixed asset counts; resolve discrepancies and maintain audit-ready documentation

General Accounting & Close

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assigned areas, ensuring accurate and timely entries
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for balance sheet and P&L accounts
• Manage prepaid expense accounting, including tracking, amortization, and reconciliation
• Track cost of sales for related revenue transactions, ensuring proper matching of costs to revenue
• Assist in preparing monthly financial packages and variance analyses for Finance leadership
• Prepare audit-ready workpapers and support external audits, tax reviews, and due diligence

Cross-Functional & Process Improvement

• Partner with FP&A on capital expenditure forecasting, depreciation forecasting, and fleet-level cost analyses
• Act as finance partner to Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain on related transactions, providing accounting guidance
• Collaborate with Revenue Accounting and Finance leadership on accounting considerations related to deployments and customer arrangements
• Design and maintain internal controls over asset and inventory accounting and related processes
• Identify automation opportunities and help scale accounting processes, ERP workflows, and reporting capabilities
• Assist with technical accounting research, policy development, and special projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Active CPA license required
• 4–6+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting (Big 4 or regional firm), corporate accounting, or both; experience in high-growth or startup environments preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including analyzing large datasets, building scalable reconciliations, and developing reporting schedules; experience with Power Query or similar automation tools is a plus
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including ASC 330 (Inventory), ASC 360 (Fixed Assets), CIP, and internal controls
• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms
• Experience managing fixed asset programs, inventory accounting, or capital-intensive operations
• Demonstrated success improving accounting processes, implementing controls, or supporting system enhancements
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and ability to work independently with ownership
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex accounting concepts for cross-functional partners
• Strong accountability, business judgment, and proactive problem-solving approach

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Tier 1 (e.g., SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle): $100,104 – $125,005
• Tier 2 (most U.S. metro areas): $86,960 - $108,700
• Tier 3 (other cities): $82,612 - $103,265

Final compensation will be determined by experience, scope, and level, and may vary from the posted range.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with subsidized costs
• Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
• Retirement plan options including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• 14 paid company holidays per year

Location

This is a remote-based role located in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, or Seattle.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Additional Information

Unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from external agencies or recruiters are not accepted. Candidates must apply directly through the organization's official channels. Resumes submitted without a prior signed agreement will be considered unsolicited and no fees will be paid.