Lead Accountant, GL Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Transition from supporting to leading month-end closing activities.

• Prepare journal entries with adequate documentation to support them.

• Create balance sheet reconciliations and supplementary schedules for financial reporting.

• Compile documents for audit requests and address auditor inquiries.

• Review the work of junior staff, provide constructive feedback, and train or mentor as necessary.

• Conduct cross-period and actual-versus-forecast analyses for balance sheets and profit & loss statements.

• Clarify significant variances and pinpoint any unrecorded revenues or expenses that need to be accrued.

• Ensure that documentation for managed areas aligns with US GAAP standards.

• Optimize processes and identify areas of inefficiency.

• Partner with the Controller and VP of Finance on enhancing processes, internal controls, and accounting policies.

• Investigate US GAAP technical accounting subjects.

• Handle multiple responsibilities under tight deadlines and communicate challenges and solutions to the Controller and VP of Finance.

• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Business Systems, Financial Planning & Analysis, Inventory Management, and Operations.

• Report directly to the Controller.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.

• Active CPA license.

• At least 5 years of accounting experience, including a combination of public accounting (audit only) and industry accounting.

• Significant hands-on experience in month-end close processes, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, support schedules for financial statements and audits, reviewing and approving others' work, and maintaining process and procedure documentation.

• Capacity to assist with and eventually take charge of financial reporting and periodic tax filings.

• Exceptional attention to detail coupled with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent project management skills with the capacity to prioritize tasks under tight or competing deadlines.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment and enhance processes.

• Capability to work independently as a self-starter without close supervision.

• Proficiency in cross-functional collaboration within and outside the Accounting department.

• Superior written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to train and mentor others while providing timely feedback.

• Flexibility to adapt to new systems.

• Preferred: Public accounting experience with one of the Big 4 accounting firms.

• Preferred: Industry accounting experience in General Ledger Accounting and/or from a SaaS company.

• Preferred: People management experience.

• Preferred: Experience in training and coaching.

• Preferred: Familiarity with AI tools for automation and efficiency improvements.

• Must be able to work daily in the Eastern Standard Time Zone.

• Authorization to work in the US is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans (ButterflyMX covers 80% of the cost) starting from day one.

• 401(k) plan with a matching contribution.

• 10 paid holidays.

• 20 vacation days.

• 5 sick days.

• 3 floating holidays.

• Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (ButterflyMX covers 100% of the cost).

• Short- and Long-Term Disability (ButterflyMX covers 100% of the cost).

• Paid Family Leave.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Quarterly self-care stipends.

• Optional pre-tax flexible healthcare spending accounts (FSA and HSA).

• Dependent Care FSA.

• Commuter Benefits.

• Optional Supplemental Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet, and Personal Liability Insurance.

• Bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation, where applicable.