Senior Accountant

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: United States - Remote

Reporting To: Jesper la Cour Madsen

Compensation: $90,000 - $112,000 / year

Description

• Innovation 🧠 – We embrace creativity and seek better solutions.
• Integrity ⚖️ – Honesty and trust guide everything we do.
• Collaboration 🤝 – Together, we achieve more.
• Growth 🌱 – We’re committed to personal and professional development.
• Empathy ❤️ – We prioritize understanding and human connection.
  
  

📌What You’ll Own

• Run the monthly close for assigned entities and complete quarterly and year-end accounting work, preparing a clear close package for CFO review.
• Prepare and post journal entries for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and other assigned accounts, with appropriate documentation and approvals.
• Reconcile bank accounts and assigned assets and liabilities, investigate unusual balances, and follow reconciling items through to resolution.
  
  

• Manage invoicing and payment application in Stripe, including manual payments, credits, refunds, and approved contract changes.
• Record and reconcile subscription revenue and deferred revenue under approved accounting policies. Review automated postings for accuracy, completeness, and correct timing.
• Reconcile billing records, cash receipts, and the general ledger. Monitor receivables and flag overdue balances through the agreed collections process.
• Resolve routine customer billing questions and work with Sales and Customer Success when an issue needs contract clarification or customer context.
  
  

• Prepare sales-tax reports, tax schedules, and supporting documentation, coordinating assigned filings with the CFO and external advisors.
• Respond to assigned auditor requests with accurate schedules and supporting evidence, following up on outstanding accounting items.
  
  

• Review expense coding, documentation, and approvals; record expenses in the correct periods and follow up on missing or inconsistent information.
• Compare agreed expense categories with budget, investigate significant variances with budget owners, and escalate through agreed thresholds. Budget owners retain spending decisions.
• Document accounting workflows, strengthen review controls, and improve reconciliations and system integrations.
• Explore approved automation and AI tools that make the work more efficient while preserving human judgment and review of financial outputs.
  
  

• Organize the close calendar and accounting work for assigned entities within agreed deadlines.
• Prepare and post routine accounting entries and resolve standard billing issues within approved policies and review thresholds.
• Investigate discrepancies, request supporting documentation, and recommend process improvements.
  
  

• The CFO to agree on priorities and close deadlines, review significant accounting issues, and make decisions requiring financial authority.
• Sales and Customer Success to verify contract terms, resolve billing questions, and address recurring customer issues.
• Budget owners to explain expense variances and agree on follow-up actions, escalating to the CFO when needed.
• External tax advisors and auditors to provide accurate schedules and documentation. The CFO and advisors determine final tax positions and filing responsibilities.
  
  

• Investigate discrepancies and understand their cause before deciding on a correction.
• Raise issues early, explain their impact, and bring practical recommendations.
• Balance independent ownership with knowing when a decision needs review.
• Communicate clearly with non-finance colleagues and treat customer billing questions with patience and care.
• Look for ways to improve recurring processes and use technology thoughtfully.

🎯What You Bring

• Demonstrated hands-on accounting experience, including ownership of recurring month-end closes and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Hands-on SaaS or subscription accounting experience, including revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and billing-to-ledger reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and the ability to apply approved accounting policies to day-to-day transactions.
• Experience preparing journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules, and identifying and resolving accounting discrepancies.
• Clear communication with customers and non-finance colleagues, and experience managing accounting priorities and collaborating effectively in a remote team.
  
  

• Experience with Stripe, QuickBooks, or comparable billing and accounting systems.
• Experience supporting external audits, preparing sales-tax schedules, or improving accounting controls and workflows.
• Experience working across multiple entities or currencies.
  
  

💙 Perks & Benefits You'll Love

• 100% covered health, dental, and vision premium for employee-only standard plan (Family can join too, with a variable cost)
• Employer Sponsored Short-Term Disability Coverage
• Employer Sponsored Life Insurance
• Optional group benefits: AD&D, long-term disability
• Participation in a 401k plan through Empower

• Professional development opportunities
• Room for growth within the company

• Paid Time Off: 10 vacation days, 5 sick days, 7 paid holidays + 3 floating holidays for ultimate flexibility

• All Parents/Caregivers: 6 weeks fully paid
• Birthing Parents: Up to 14 weeks paid

• Fully remote and flexible work environment—work from wherever feels right!
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the Autism healthcare space