Sr. Accountant

Sr. Accountant

Chicago, Illinois

General and Administrative - Finance /

Full-Time /

On-site

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Shape the Future of Search.

About BrightEdge

BrightEdge is a leading SEO, search, and brand visibility platform helping companies understand how their digital presence drives real business results. Founded in 2007, we're trusted by thousands of organizations across more than 80 countries, including brands like Microsoft and Visa. Our platform combines powerful data with AI-driven insights to help customers plan, optimize, and measure their digital marketing strategies and understand how their brand is showing up across an evolving search landscape.

What sets BrightEdge apart is our people. With 400+ employees across 7 global offices, we foster a collaborative, curious, and supportive environment where smart ideas are encouraged, and impact is visible. If you enjoy solving meaningful problems, working with data and technology, learning new things, and helping shape the future of digital marketing, BrightEdge is a great place to build your career.

About The Role

BrightEdge is hiring a Senior Accountant to own our procure-to-pay (PTP) process end to end, from purchasing and AP through T&E, accruals, and the resulting GL impact. This is a hands-on role in our Chicago finance team, reporting directly to the Controller.

BrightEdge Technologies is a SaaS company headquartered in San Mateo, California. This position is based in Chicago and is in the office five days a week. You will manage one offshore team member who focuses on T&E and also supports AP.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Own the PTP cycle: Manage purchasing, PO processing, vendor invoices, AP, payment runs, and vendor relationships.
• Oversee T&E: Review employee reimbursements and corporate card transactions for policy compliance, supporting documentation, and accurate GL and department coding; direct offshore support and submit transactions for Controller approval.
• Maintain reconciliations: Ensure accurate, supportable bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Leverage AI and automation: Improve the efficiency, accuracy, and controls of PTP workflows.
• Support monthly close: Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, calculate and post accruals, and provide supporting schedules and documentation.
• Analyze financial results: Perform monthly income statement variance analysis, investigate fluctuations, and document key drivers.
• Manage intercompany accounting: Prepare and post journal entries across domestic and international subsidiaries in NetSuite, ensuring accurate balances and accounting treatment.
• Support cross-border transactions: Apply working knowledge of foreign currency and intercompany AP accounting.
• Provide billing support: Serve as backup for billing and collections.
• Document processes: Build and maintain clear documentation to ensure continuity, coverage, and effective handoffs.

We're Excited About You if You Have

• Education: Accounting degree or equivalent accounting education.
• Experience: 4+ years of hands-on accounting experience, including AP and month-end close.
• Accounting knowledge: Working knowledge of US GAAP, accruals, and account reconciliations.
• Systems: Hands-on NetSuite experience and proficiency in Excel.
• AI adoption: Regular use of AI tools, with examples of improving efficiency, accuracy, or processes.
• In-office commitment: Ability to work onsite in our Chicago office five days a week.
• Communication: Ability to work effectively with vendors, budget owners, and offshore teammates across time zones.
• Salesforce: Experience working in Salesforce.
• Expense management: Experience administering expense or spend management systems.
• Process improvement: Experience implementing finance systems, workflows, or policies.
• Industry experience: Background in SaaS or high-growth technology companies.

Benefits:

• Motivating, high-impact work that builds your career
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple package options
• 15-23 days PTO depending on tenure plus 10 paid holidays
• Pet insurance to keep your fur family happy and healthy
• Pre-tax commuter benefit plan and company contribution to help reduce parking/public transit costs
• No or low cost therapy and professional coaching sessions through Spring Health
• 4-6 weeks fully paid parental leave

$100,000 - $120,000 a year

Actual compensation will depend on your skills, experience, and other job-related factors.

This role offers a base salary and a once yearly bonus based on company and individual performance. Actual compensation will depend on your skills, experience, and other job-related factors.

How we work

BrightEdge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. Imposter syndrome can hold great candidates back, and we believe potential and willingness to learn matter just as much as checking every box. We value diverse perspectives, experiences, and ways of thinking, and we're committed to building a team where everyone feels they belong and can do their best work.

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