Senior Accountant

Summary

Join Airship as a Senior Accountant to support the company's growing portfolio by preparing and reviewing key financial data, leading payroll accounting, and driving process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Accounting
• 3 - 5+ years of experience in accounting, software industry is a plus, Big 4 experience preferred
• Strong understanding of the general ledger
• Strong understanding of US GAAP
• Understanding of payroll accounting preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Working knowledge of accounting systems, and previous experience with NetSuite preferred
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• CPA preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage the general ledger, including preparation and review of journal entries and account reconciliations
• Facilitate the monthly close process and lead the team to a shorter close schedule
• Lead monthly reporting and variance analysis activities through the use of analytics to identify trends and report findings to the Controller, FP&A team, and other senior leadership
• Support the software capitalization process by collaborating with engineering and product teams to identify a complete list of development projects applicable to ASC 350 and subsequently posting, tracking, and maintaining their schedules
• Identify new leases under ASC 842 and calculate ROU asset and lease liability schedules
• Record stock-based compensation on a monthly basis
• Assist with technical accounting, as needed
• Own and manage the global payroll accounting process, including managing the US payroll processing team for bi-weekly payroll for US exempt, non-exempt, and temporary employees
• Perform all payroll accounting functions, including posting journal entries, reconciling payroll general ledger accounts, and investigating account fluctuations
• Assist the payroll processing team in managing compliance with state and local reporting, filing requirements, and audits
• Support financial and tax audits, including preparation of audit schedules
• Prepare the annual financial statements
• Lead and/or contribute to ad-hoc projects as needed
• Cross-train with other team members
• Opportunity to present process improvements and technical accounting matters to senior management

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement (remote work)
• Up to 10% travel based on business needs or as requested by your manager