Senior Accountant

Summary

Join Headway, a company revolutionizing mental healthcare access, as a Senior Accountant. You will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate financial record-keeping and establishing scalable financial operations. This position involves assisting with month-end close processes, overseeing payroll, reviewing team members' work, managing Workday/Netsuite integration, conducting technical accounting analyses, implementing process improvements, and partnering with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate possesses 4+ years of accounting/audit experience, a Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field, a CPA with Big 6 or large firm experience, and proven success in high-growth environments. Headway offers a competitive compensation package including base pay, performance-based variable compensation, equity grants, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities.

Requirements

• You have 4+ years of accounting and/or audit experience
• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or other relevant field
• You have a CPA (required) with Big 6 or large accounting firm experience
• You have worked in high growth environments
• You have strong communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close, including preparing journal entries, bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations
• Oversee payroll accounting processes and work cross-functionally with the People team to ensure accurate and timely reconciliation
• Review the work of and provide feedback to accounting team members
• Manage automation and integration of Workday with Netsuite
• Conduct technical accounting analyses and policy setting under US GAAP
• Implement process improvements and explore the possibility of using technology to streamline operations
• Partner with teams across Headway to solve complex business challenges and drive strategic initiatives with ad-hoc accounting projects
• Champion financial accuracy and transparency through audit requests and support

Benefits

• Equity Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401K
• Work-from-Home Stipend
• Therapy Reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
• 13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development