Senior Accountant

Role Summary We’re hiring a hands‑on Senior Accountant to own the full accounting function and monthly close in a fast-growing e-commerce business. This is an ideal role for someone who thrives in a lean environment, understands high‑volume transaction flows, and can build scalable, automated processes across accounting, tax, and systems. You’ll work directly with the CFO and play a key role in preparing the company for increased transaction complexity, including global payment flows, multi‑currency settlements, indirect tax compliance, and evolving revenue recognition requirements as the business scales. What You’ll Do Core Accounting Own the end‑to‑end monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations. Maintain accurate financials in QuickBooks in accordance with GAAP. Prepare and review all accounting entries across the business. Ensure a clean, audit‑ready balance sheet and P&L. Payments & Reconciliations Manage and reconcile Stripe and payment platform activity. Build scalable processes for high‑volume transaction reconciliation. Prepare for increasing complexity across refunds, disputes, and chargebacks. Manage reconciliations across payment processors, settlement accounts, reserves, refunds, chargebacks, and international payment flows. Develop scalable controls and reconciliation processes for high‑volume consumer transactions. Revenue & Tax Apply proper revenue recognition across multiple revenue streams. Support the implementation and ongoing management of sales tax and VAT. Partner with external advisors and tools to ensure compliance as the business scales. Account for complex transaction flows involving payment intermediaries, international customers, and multiple jurisdictions. Support compliance with sales tax, VAT, GST, and other indirect tax requirements. Automation & Systems Identify and implement automation opportunities across accounting workflows. Improve and maintain integrations between Stripe, QuickBooks, and other systems. Leverage and introduce AI tools to streamline reconciliations, transaction classification, the close process, and reporting workflows. Process Building Design and document scalable accounting processes and controls. Reduce manual work and improve efficiency over time. Anticipate future needs as transaction volume and complexity grow. Requirements 4–7+ years of accounting experience. Strong ownership of month‑end close and accrual accounting. Experience in e‑commerce, SaaS, digital commerce, marketplaces, subscription businesses, or other high‑volume transaction environments. Hands‑on experience with QuickBooks and Stripe (or similar platforms). Familiarity with sales tax and/or VAT (implementation experience a plus). Demonstrated ability to build or improve processes, not just maintain them. Comfort operating independently and remotely in accounting. Experience reconciling payment processor activity, settlement reports, refunds, disputes, reserves, and chargebacks. Understanding of revenue recognition and accounting for complex transaction flows. Familiarity with multi‑currency transactions and indirect tax requirements (sales tax, VAT, GST). Nice to Have CPA (or working toward it). Experience supporting businesses with international transaction flows, multi‑currency settlements, payment processor integrations, and indirect tax compliance. Experience working in environments with complex payment ecosystems involving refunds, chargebacks, customer remittances, and global tax obligations. Experience implementing tax tools such as Avalara or TaxJar. Experience implementing automation and AI tools (e.g., workflow automation, integrations). What Success Looks Like Month‑end close is accurate, timely, and repeatable. Stripe and bank reconciliations are clean and scalable despite high volume. Sales tax and VAT are implemented and running smoothly. Manual processes are reduced through automation and AI tools. Accounting infrastructure is prepared to support global transaction volumes, payment processor integrations, indirect tax compliance, and scalable revenue accounting processes. Why This Role Full ownership of accounting with direct CFO exposure. The opportunity to build systems the right way early. A high‑impact role as the business scales in volume and complexity. Benefits Competitive Compensation, Medical, Dental, Vision, & 401K with Company Match! #J-18808-Ljbffr