Interim Senior Accountant

Interim Sr. Accountant (GL and Commissions)

Our client, a prominent online job and company review platform, is seeking an Interim Senior Accountant. This role is 100% remote, with flexibility on US working hours, though the team works PST hours during close (2 days). The Senior Accountant will assist in day-to-day accounting operations, including GL, commissions, intercompany revenue, and ad hoc compliance tasks. This position requires strong US GAAP accounting knowledge, operational experience, attention to detail, and a focus on process improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the monthly close process by preparing or reviewing journal entries for various business transactions, including vendor accruals, leases, intercompany revenue, and commissions.
• Reconcile and analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts for the US and international subsidiaries, providing insightful reporting to stakeholders.
• Proactively collaborate with FP&A to obtain transaction information, research reconciling items, resolve issues independently, and determine appropriate vendor accruals for the month.
• Work cross-functionally to lead the monthly process of closing the books operationally in NetSuite in accordance with the established close schedule.
• Review and approve the monthly commissions accrual.
• Review and approve the monthly commissions payments submitted to payroll on a timely basis.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements, documenting desktop procedures to achieve efficiencies and scalability.
• Partner with other teams to develop the appropriate revenue recognition process and record revenue timely and accurately when new products are offered.
• Drive effective partnership, communication, collaboration, and commitment with leasing, revenue, and financial reporting teams.
• Assist with accounting and compliance ad hoc projects as needed.

Requirements:

• 3 years of experience, ideally within a late-stage start-up or publicly-traded company with SOX controls and compliance requirements.
• CPA highly preferred; strong understanding of GAAP is required; IFRS a plus.
• Systems-savvy: NetSuite experience is required; Workday experience is nice to have.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with and analyze large data sets; proficiency with VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, and SumIfs.

Soft Skills:

• Outstanding work paper organization, attention to detail, and ability to quickly synthesize and analyze data.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Systems/Tech savvy, able to remotely onboard, troubleshoot tech and communication tools semi-independently.
• Ability to proactively and creatively approach problem-solving to execute multiple tasks and adhere to strict deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Excellent critical thinking and time management skills, as well as strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships across the organization.