Senior Staff Accountant

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Staff Accountant to join our accounting team. This role will focus on expense accounting, month-end close, and financial reporting within our fast-growing fintech/payments business. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills and hands-on experience with complex accounting transactions. As a senior member of the team, you will play a key role in driving accurate financial reporting, supporting audits, and partnering with cross-functional teams to optimize processes.

What You'll Do

• Lead expense accounting and accrual processes, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.


• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, timely resolution of discrepancies, and proper supporting documentation.


• Analyze contracts, invoices, and business transactions to provide guidance on proper expense classification and accrual treatment.


• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual expense and accrual schedules, identifying trends and providing actionable insights.


• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, timely resolution of discrepancies, and proper supporting documentation.


• Support external and internal audits by preparing schedules, providing documentation, and responding to inquiries accurately and promptly.


• Drive process improvements across corporate accounting workflows to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including FP&A, Marketing, and Technology to review contracts and assess accounting impact.


• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on expense and accrual matters, providing recommendations and insights to support business decisions.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or relevant certification preferred.


• 3–5+ years of accounting experience


• Deep understanding of US GAAP and practical experience applying it to complex expense and accrual scenarios.


• Experience in public accounting or fast-paced industry roles preferred.


• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.


• Proficiency in Workday and Microsoft Excel.


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.


• Proven ability to lead projects, drive process improvements, and mentor junior staff.

About AvidXchange

AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment solutions for middle-market businesses and their suppliers. By trade, we are a technology company, but if you ask anyone who works here, they’ll tell you our people are at the core of who we are. At AvidXchange,  mindset is everything . We are Connected as People , Growth Minded , and Customer Obsessed . These three mindsets represent our culture – who we are, who we’ve always been, and they guide us to improve every day. Since our founding in 2000 in Charlotte, NC, we’ve created a company of over 1,500 teammates working across the U.S., or remotely. AvidXchange is proud to be Certified™ as a  Great Place to Work ®. The prestigious recognition is based on anonymous data from our teammates and makes official what our teammates have known for years – that AvidXchange is a Great Place to Work®. 

Who you are:  

• A go-getter with an entrepreneurial mindset – that means you are not afraid of taking risks, winning big or facing the unknown. 


• Someone who understands that business is people centric. Connecting with others as humans first allows you to develop mutually beneficial working relationships. 


• Focused on making a difference for our customers. AvidXchange exists to help solve complex problems for our customers so we can all realize our potential. 

What you’ll get:

AvidXchange teammates (we call them AvidXers) get the perks and prestige of a growing tech company paired with the flexibility of a founder-led startup. We help our AvidXers develop as professionals and as human beings, providing work/life balance, development programs, and competitive benefits. At AvidXchange, we are building more than a tech company – we are building an experience. We remain committed to a culture where you can fully be 'you’ – connected with others, chasing big goals, and making a meaningful impact. If you want to help us grow while realizing your potential and creating stories you’ll tell for years, you’ve come to the right place.

AvidXers enjoy:

• 18 days PTO* 


• 11 Holidays (8 company recognized & 3 floating holidays) 


• 16 hours per year of paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) 


• Competitive Healthcare 




• High Deductible Heath Plan Option that has $0 monthly premium for teammate-only coverage 


• 100% AvidXchange paid Dental Base Plan Coverage


• 100% AvidXchange paid Life Insurance 


• 100% AvidXchange paid Long-Term Disability 


• 100% AvidXchange paid Short-Term Disability


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Provides counseling services, legal and financial consultations and health advocacy for Teammates and their eligible dependents


• Onsite Health Clinic with Atrium Health - available to Teammates and their eligible dependents


• 401(k) Match: 100% match on the first 3% of your salary, plus 50% match on the next 2%


• Parental Leave: 8 weeks 100% paid by AvidXchange** 


• Discounts on Pet, Home, and Auto insurance 


• WeeCare Childcare Service: helps teammates find affordable daycare, childcare, and tutors 40% less expensive than traditional daycare centers 


• Perks at Work: free discount program that provides teammates the opportunity to save on items from electronics, movie tickets, car buying, vacations, and more 


• Onsite gym fitness center, yoga studio, and basketball court


• Tuition Reimbursement up to the federal maximum of $5,250***


• Hybrid Workplace Flexibility


• Free parking

*Fully granted from beginning of year, pro-rated if hired mid-year  

**Must be full-time for at least 3 months

***Must be full-time for at least one year

Equal Employment Opportunity

AvidXchange is an equal opportunity employer. AvidXchange is committed to equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. AvidXchange will not discriminate against applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis. This includes, but is not limited to veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age and physical or mental disability.