Senior Accountant

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the month-end close: journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and the schedules that support them
• Keep the general ledger accurate, timely, and something an auditor could walk through without surprises
• Account for inventory as we move from prototypes to production: raw materials, WIP, finished goods, capitalization, and cost of goods sold
• Help build and maintain our cost structure for government contracts, including indirect cost pools, allocation bases, rate tracking, and segregation of unallowable costs
• Support contract billing and revenue recognition across different contract types
• Prepare for and support external audits and government reviews, and keep documentation ready before anyone asks for it
• Research and write up the accounting treatment for new or unusual transactions
• Run AP, expense reporting, and the card program with sensible controls

Job requirements

• 3+ years of accounting experience with real ownership of close, reconciliations, and GL
• Strong command of GAAP and the judgment to apply it when the answer isn't obvious
• Experience in an environment where the numbers were tested closely: audits, compliance reviews, or complex cost accounting
• Comfort working with physical costs: inventory, purchase orders, vendors, and production
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
• Strong Excel skills and experience with an ERP or accounting system (NetSuite or similar)
• Attention to detail and a record of clean work under deadlines
• Rigorous: You know what an auditor will ask before they ask it, and your support is already there