Senior Accountant

Overview

This role involves serving as a Senior Accountant within a growing Finance team, 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 the accounting operations of a modular, deployed data center program, overseeing the full lifecycle from acquisition and cost accounting to asset classification, insurance, and fleet tracking. This role requires strong technical accounting skills, organization, and the ability to build scalable processes in a high-growth environment.

Location: Remote-based in San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, or Seattle.

Responsibilities

Program Accounting

• Manage end-to-end accounting for the deployed data center program, acting as the primary accounting resource for related balance sheet and income statement items.
• Oversee accounting across the full asset lifecycle: procurement, inventory, construction in progress (CIP), capitalization, deployment, redeployment, retirement, and disposal.
• Administer the fixed asset management system, ensuring accurate asset records and supporting process improvements.
• Evaluate and document appropriate accounting treatments under U.S. GAAP for inventory, CIP, and fixed asset classifications.
• Maintain fixed asset and inventory subledgers with timely monthly reconciliation 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 acquisitions, including coordination on debt facility drawdowns and related accounting treatments.
• Maintain accounting records for related insurance policies, including premium payments, coverage periods, prepaid balances, and claims.
• Track asset movements—deployments, redeployments, disposals, and retirements—to keep fixed asset subledger current.
• 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 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 requests.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Improvement

• Partner with FP&A on capital expenditure forecasting, depreciation forecasting, and fleet-level cost analyses.
• Act as a finance partner to Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain on related transactions, providing accounting guidance and ensuring proper documentation.
• 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 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

Base Salary Range (U.S. based candidates):

• Tier 1 locations (San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Seattle): $131,836 – $164,795

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

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary and equity
• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 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

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Growth mindset with intellectual curiosity and strong business acumen.
• Detail-oriented problem solver who can independently gather information and deliver results efficiently.
• Thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
• Collaborative team player focused on business success.
• Highly organized and results-driven with strong prioritization skills and work ethic.

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 protected characteristic. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.