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Senior Corporate Accountant

Diligent

Washington, DC

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$90,000–$105,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Policies, Accounting Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Auditing, Automation, Balance Sheet, Business Ethics, Business Operations, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, DNA, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Documentation, Emerging Technology, Establish Priorities, External Audit, Facebook, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Audit, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Flux Analysis, Forecasting, General Ledger Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Geography, Grant Awards, High Tech Industry, Hubs, Income Statements, Journal Entries, Legal, LinkedIn, Medical Conditions, Military, Modeling Languages, Multitasking, NetSuite, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Analysis, Process Development, Process Improvement, Procure to Pay/Purchase to Pay (P2P), Reconciliation, Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Revenue Recognition, Risk, Risk Management, Sales, Scalable System Development, Software Development, Software as a Service (SaaS), Systems Administration/Management, Team Player, Technical Accounting, Time Management, Transfer Pricing, Use Cases, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Washington, DC
POSTED
1 day ago
Position Overview

The Senior Corporate Accountant will be primarily responsible for many aspects of the financial statement close process performed at the corporate level, including financial reporting and multi-entity consolidation. This includes ensuring proper applicationof US GAAP for various processes, such as ASC 842 Leases, ASC 718 Stock Compensation, ASC 470 Debt, ASC 350 Intangibles - Goodwill & Other, ASC 805 Business Combinations, transfer pricing, and other technical accounting matters. The role is pivotal in driving Diligent's AI-first transformation, ensuring operational excellence, compliance, and scalable growth across all accounting functions.

This role will also play a key part in identifying opportunities to leverage AI and automation tools to enhance accuracy, streamline recurring workflows, and drive efficiency across the accountingfunction. The Senior Corporate Accountant will assist with ad-hoc technical accounting projects and have high-visibility within the organization, ensuring that US GAAP is applied correctly for new company-wide initiatives. This role will report to the Senior Director, Corporate Accounting. We are looking for someone who has excellent problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies, and enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced environment to support our continued success.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist in the monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing process by:
  • Owning the accounting for equity compensation and incentive awards including grants issued, grant-date valuation, exercises, expense recognition, modifications, and forfeitures, utilizing the Certent Equity Management solution.
  • Calculating transfer pricing, preparing journals, and managing cross-border transactions, including preparation of inter-company entries, coordinate review of output with statutory teams, support tax team with transfer pricing documentation.
  • Perform accounting for internally developed software in accordance with US GAAP, including capitalization of development costs, amortization, and impairment assessments for both internal-use software and software developed for sale.
  • Prepare the necessary journal entries and monthly account reconciliations for accounts including, but not limited to intangible assets, compensation and payroll related items, and deferred commissions and incentives.
  • Provide support to revenue recognition team for a smooth revenue recognition process, write offs, recoveries, deferred revenue and runoff, multi-year arrangements, bundled offerings, flux analysis.
  • Review journal entries and account reconciliations assigned, perform monthly close activities to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
  • Financial statement accounts analysis, identification of non-routine transactions, investigate anomalies, and document findings.
  • Prepare group and statutory audit workpapers for assigned accounts and disclosures. Support external and statutory audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and maintaining supporting documentation.
  • Provide support or act as accounting lead in enterprise-wide initiatives and assist in other special projects, including but not limited to system upgrades, implementations, and AI-driven process transformations.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, tax, legal, and other operational teams on accounting and reporting matters.
  • Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the business operations, the financial reporting, and the general ledger structure for all of Diligent's legal entities, and actively support the consolidation and intercompany elimination process.
  • Support in all compliance related matters assigned including, but not limited to, annual financial statement audits, quarterly reporting requirements.
  • Provide support or act as accounting lead in enterprise-wide initiatives and assist in other special projects, including but not limited to system upgrades, implementations, and AI-driven process transformations.
  • Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and contribute to team efficiency through cross-training, sharing responsibilities, and serving as position backup.
  • Develop and maintain internal accounting controls, policies, procedures, and process documentation to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
  • Drive process improvement and automation initiatives by identifying use cases for AI-assisted accounting workflows, testing and validating AI-generated outputs, and helping build scalable, technology-enabled processes across the close cycle.
  • When assigned, assist or manage the monthly close for newly acquired entities and support the transition of balance sheet and income statement responsibilities to designated team members.
  • Champion the adoption of AI-driven automation and modern platforms to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and deliver actionable insights.
  • Drive the integration of AI and automation in key accounting processes (e.g., account reconciliations, procure-to-pay, financial statement reviews, cash forecasting, and T&E), freeing teams for higher-value work.
  • Perform ad-hoc projects as assigned.
Required Experience/Skills
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting; CPA required.
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP required.
  • Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting experience, Big 4 and SaaS industry experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of NetSuite or similar accounting systems. Familiarity with AI-assisted tools and a willingness to adopt emerging technologies in an accounting context is a plus.
  • Experienced with accounting concepts related to the software industry, international accounting, multi-entity consolidation, and debt & equity accounting is preferred.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and cross-geography and relate effectively across all levels of staff.
  • Hands-on, energetic, organized, team player with proven ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment and facilitate change, multitask effectively and work independently.
  • Ability to prioritize competing projects and analyze processes to simplify, automate, and improve them, including the use of AI and other emerging technologies.
  • Excellent attention to detail, strong business ethics, and demonstrated ability to handle confidential information.
U.S pay range

$90,000-$105,000 USD

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster.

At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, you're not just building the future - you're an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

Learn more at diligent.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook

What Diligent Offers You
  • Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
  • We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
  • We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
  • Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability - to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.

At Diligent, we recognize the value of a diverse global workforce. Visa sponsorship may be available for select positions based on business needs and specific role requirements. Sponsorship decisions are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and eligibility should not be assumed for all opportunities.

To all recruitment agencies: Diligent does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Diligent employees or any other organization location. Diligent is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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