Senior Accountant

Overview

This role is for a Senior Accountant responsible for managing the accounting operations related to modular, deployed data centers within a rapidly scaling AI infrastructure company. The position involves maintaining financial records, supporting month-end and year-end close processes, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure accurate financial reporting.

The role is remote-based with preferred locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, or Seattle.

Responsibilities

Galleon Program Accounting

• Manage end-to-end accounting for the modular deployed data center program, covering balance sheet and income statement impacts.
• Oversee accounting throughout the full lifecycle of 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 driving process improvements.
• Evaluate and document accounting treatments for assets under U.S. GAAP, including inventory, CIP, and fixed asset classifications.
• Maintain fixed asset and inventory subledgers and reconcile them monthly to the general ledger.
• Manage CIP schedules and ensure timely capitalization upon deployment; develop and maintain depreciation methodologies and useful life assumptions.
• Capitalize freight, installation, deployment, and other directly attributable costs; collaborate with operations to ensure accurate cost burden calculations.
• Support debt-financed asset acquisitions, coordinating debt facility drawdowns and related accounting.
• Maintain accounting records for insurance policies related to assets, including premiums, coverage periods, prepaid balances, and claims.
• Track asset movements such as deployments, redeployments, disposals, and retirements to keep subledgers current.
• Perform and support physical inventory and fixed asset counts; resolve discrepancies and maintain audit-ready documentation.

General Accounting & Close Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assigned areas, ensuring timely and accurate posting of entries.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules across balance sheet and profit & loss accounts.
• Manage prepaid expense accounting including tracking, amortization, and reconciliation.
• Track cost of sales for related revenue transactions, ensuring proper matching of costs to recognized 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 teams on asset-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 business 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 a combination.
• Experience in high-growth or startup environments strongly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including analyzing large datasets, building scalable reconciliations, and developing efficient 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 sense of accountability, business judgment, and proactive problem-solving approach.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Tier 1 locations (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

Remote-based with preferred locations in 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.