Senior Corporate Accountant

Overview

A rapidly growing commerce enablement organization is seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant to join their Accounting team. This role involves supporting corporate accounting, financial reporting, technical accounting, and process improvement initiatives within a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules across multiple accounting areas.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities focusing on accuracy, timeliness, and scalability.
• Analyze balance sheet and income statement fluctuations and perform detailed variance analysis.
• Partner with accounting leadership to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial results.
• Assist in evaluating complex accounting transactions and business initiatives under U.S. GAAP.
• Support preparation of technical accounting analyses and accounting memorandums.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual financial reporting requirements and disclosure support.
• Assist with implementation and adoption of new accounting standards as needed.
• Serve as a key contributor during external audit engagements.
• Prepare audit support schedules and respond to auditor requests.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting documentation.
• Support SOX-readiness and compliance initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, and close activities.
• Support automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with Treasury, Legal, Operations, Revenue Accounting, FP&A, and Finance teams on new initiatives and business activities.
• Research accounting impacts of operational and commercial decisions.
• Help bridge technical accounting requirements with practical business execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4-7 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience required, with strong preference for Big Four experience (PwC, Deloitte, EY, or KPMG).
• Experience supporting audits, financial reporting, and corporate accounting functions.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Experience preparing account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analyses.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large data sets.
• CPA certification or active pursuit of CPA preferred.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high-growth, private equity-backed, technology, logistics, eCommerce, or service-based business.
• Prior exposure to technical accounting research and memorandum preparation.
• Experience with lease accounting (ASC 842), stock compensation, debt accounting, or revenue recognition.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Business Central.
• Experience leveraging AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar technologies to improve accounting workflows and analysis.

Compensation & Benefits

Details on compensation and benefits are not specified.

Location

This position is open to applicants located in or willing to relocate to the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, NE, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV.

Additional Information

• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• The organization does not sponsor or transfer visas for applicants.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.