Senior Accountant

Ursus, Inc.
  • Mountain View, CA
  • $75.43–$108.86 Per Hour
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7 days ago

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Accountant
LOCATION: Mountain View, CA (Open to Remote)
DURATION: 3 Months
PAY RANGE: $75 - $108/hr.

TOP SKILLS:
  • 3+ years of GL / month-end close accounting experience; hands-on experience with journal entries, bank reconciliations, and accruals.
  • NetSuite (or comparable ERP) experience required; strong US GAAP knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
  • SaaS/tech industry or similar environment; high attention to detail, strong organization, and ability to work independently under deadlines.

Company:
Our client is a unified analytics platform that helps organizations accelerate innovation by simplifying data engineering, machine learning, and analytics at scale.

Job Description:
Contract Senior Accountant supporting the GL Accounting team through month-end close for a 3-month term. Responsibilities: prepare and reconcile cash journal entries and accrual entries, tie cash activity to bank statements, support accrual completeness, and ensure accurate GL/department coding under US GAAP within tight close deadlines.

Overview:
We are seeking a detail-oriented contract Staff Accountant to support our GL Accounting team through the monthly close for a 3-month engagement. This role backfills a key contributor and focuses on cash and accrual journal entry preparation and reconciliation in a fast-paced, high-growth SaaS environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Prepare monthly cash journal entries across all bank/cash accounts and tie each cash leg to bank statements by amount and date.
  • Prepare and maintain accrual journal entries; support accrual completeness and proper period cutoff.
  • Reconcile bank and cash accounts; investigate and resolve reconciling items.
  • Ensure accurate GL account, department, class, and cash-flow coding on all entries.
  • Support multi-entity and multi-currency (FX) transactions.
  • Partner with AP, Treasury, Payroll, Tax, and FP&A to gather support and resolve questions.
  • Maintain SOX-compliant documentation and support the entries through review/approval.
  • Meet strict month-end close deadlines and deliverables.

Qualifications:
  • 3+ years of GL / month-end close accounting experience.
  • Hands-on experience with journal entries, bank reconciliations, and accruals.
  • NetSuite (or comparable ERP) experience required.
  • Strong US GAAP knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
  • High attention to detail, strong organization, and ability to work independently under deadlines.
  • SaaS/tech industry or similar environment
  • SOX and SQL/Databricks experience a plus.


BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationMountain View, CA
Salary$75.43–$108.86 Per Hour

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Accrual-Basis Accountingunmatched
  • Cash Flowunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Employee Orientationunmatched
  • Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)unmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Machine Learningunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • NetSuiteunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Payroll Taxunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
  • Support Documentationunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Treasuryunmatched

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