Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Accountant

Confidential Employer | West Hollywood, CA

Help Build the Future of Accounting

A fast-growing, privately held consumer products company headquartered in West Hollywood is looking for an exceptional Senior Accountant to join our Finance team.

This isn't a traditional accounting role.

We're looking for someone who genuinely loves accounting, enjoys solving complex problems, embraces technology, and wants to help build a modern accounting department.

You'll work directly with the Financial Controller as a trusted business partner, helping transform Finance through automation, AI, continuous improvement, stronger internal controls, and best-in-class accounting practices. In addition to supporting the month-end close, you'll own the Accounts Receivable function while helping maintain strong cash flow and an accurate customer receivables portfolio.

Our current goal is to maintain a Business Day 5 (BD5) month-end close, with a long-term vision of achieving a Business Day 1 (BD1) close through smarter processes and automation.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact on how Accounting operates.

If you're someone who asks, "Why are we doing it this way?" instead of simply following the same process year after year, we'd love to meet you.

Company information will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Partner directly with the Financial Controller and gain exposure to every area of accounting.
• Help modernize accounting through AI, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Build AI agents and automation workflows that eliminate repetitive work and improve efficiency.
• Own meaningful projects that improve accounting processes and strengthen internal controls.
• Grow your career in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What You'll Be Doing

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Lead and support the monthly and year-end close process, ensuring financial information is accurate and delivered on time.
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare and maintain detailed balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure financial accuracy.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and perform variance analysis.
• Reconcile bank accounts, prepaid expenses, accruals, fixed assets, credit cards, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies proactively.
• Support our Business Day 5 (BD5) close while helping build the processes needed to achieve a Business Day 1 (BD1) close.

Accounts Receivable & Accounting Operations

• Own the company's Accounts Receivable function, maintaining an accurate and healthy in-house AR portfolio.
• Post customer payments and deposits accurately to customer invoices in NetSuite.
• Monitor customer accounts, investigate payment discrepancies, and resolve unapplied cash.
• Partner with the Customer Experience and Sales teams to ensure timely collections and account resolution.
• Manage in-house customer credit accounts while maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Work closely with third-party to manage customers financing and payment terms.
• Monitor aging reports and proactively identify delinquent accounts.
• Recommend process improvements that strengthen cash collections and reduce outstanding receivables.
• Own the Accounts Payable process, ensuring vendor invoices are processed accurately, payments are made timely, and appropriate supporting documentation is maintained.
• Review vendor invoices, payment runs, and account coding to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Partner with vendors and internal departments to resolve accounting issues.
• Ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Assist with inventory accounting and cost accounting activities.

Process Improvement & AI Innovation

While maintaining accurate financial records is the primary responsibility of this role, we're committed to continuously improving how accounting gets done.

• Identify manual and repetitive accounting processes suitable for automation.
• Leverage AI and AI agents to improve reconciliations, reporting, workflows, and data analysis.
• Recommend process improvements that strengthen internal controls while reducing manual work.
• Partner with leadership to implement automation initiatives that improve efficiency and accelerate the month-end close.
• Lead your first automation initiative by streamlining the company's cash deposit process, creating the foundation for future accounting automation projects.

Financial Analysis

• Analyze financial results and investigate variances.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepare reports that provide meaningful financial insights to leadership.
• Identify trends and recommend improvements to business processes.

Audit & Internal Controls

• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation.
• Assist with annual financial audits.
• Help strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with GAAP and company policies.

We're Looking For Someone Who...

• Loves accounting and takes pride in producing accurate work.
• Enjoys solving problems and improving processes.
• Thinks critically and challenges inefficient processes.
• Is curious, collaborative, and embraces technology.
• Takes ownership and follows through.
• Communicates effectively and builds strong working relationships.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, growing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience managing the month-end close.
• Experience managing the full Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable cycles.
• Strong understanding of GAAP.
• NetSuite experience is highly preferred.
• Experience with inventory accounting and cost accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and working with large data sets.
• Experience preparing financial statements and account reconciliations.
• Experience supporting annual audits and maintaining strong internal controls.
• Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, etc.) to improve accounting processes is highly preferred.
• Experience with B2B trade credit/payment platforms is a plus.
• Experience with Bill.com is a plus.
• Experience with Rippling is a plus.
• Consumer products, manufacturing, or inventory accounting experience is preferred.

Our Values

• Be YOU
• Be CURIOUS
• Be DRIVEN
• Be COLLABORATIVE
• CUSTOMER is QUEEN

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance – 90% of the employee-only premium and 45% of dependent premiums for the base medical plan.
• 401(k) with Company Match (up to 3.5%).
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Company-paid Holidays.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Annual Bonus Opportunity.
• Professional Development and Career Growth.
• Monday through Thursday in the West Hollywood office, Fridays remote.

Job Details

Job Type: Full-Time
Location: West Hollywood, CA

Interested?

To maintain confidentiality, the company name is not included in this posting. Qualified candidates will receive additional information during the interview process.

• A brief summary of your accounting experience, including your role and responsibilities in the month-end close process.
• Your level of Excel proficiency.
• A list of the accounting and business systems you've worked with, including ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics), Payroll & Expense Management systems (e.g., Rippling, ADP), Accounts Payable Automation systems (e.g., Bill.com, Concur), and any other financial reporting, budgeting, or accounting software you've used.
• One example of a process improvement, automation initiative, or AI project that made your work or your team's work more efficient.