Accountant — Scale Finance, Controls & Insights

Shieldai; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an Accountant to scale our accounting function as the business grows. This role goes beyond the close, you will influence how financial data is produced, trusted, and used by leadership to make decisions.

You’ll own meaningful areas of the balance sheet and P&L, improve how we operate, and help build a best-in-class accounting function. You’ll manage close for assigned areas, oversee key GL cycles, drive cutoffs, enhance controls, and streamline processes with automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• CPA or CPA eligible.
• 2+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting or high-growth environment.
• Proficiency with GLs/subledgers and reconciliation tools and strong Excel/Sheets skills.
• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls.
• Clear communicator with an ownership mindset and the ability to collaborate to deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own close for assigned areas: prepare journals, account reconciliations, and flux analysis; ensure GL-to-subledger integrity.
• Manage key GL cycles: cash, accruals, fixed assets, and deferred revenue with clean rollforwards and documentation.
• Drive cutoffs and analytics: coordinate with AP/AR/Payroll/Procurement/FP&A on accruals and budget-to-actuals; propose adjustments based on data.
• Uplift controls and audit readiness: Identify risks, control gaps, or inefficiencies and drive solutions with minimal direction.
• Improve processes and tools: standardize templates, automate reconciliations, streamline the close calendar.

Skills

Clear communicator

Ownership mindset

Collaboration

Deadline-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or CPA eligible

Tools

FloQast

Excel/Sheets

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an Accountant to scale our accounting function as the business grows. This role goes beyond the close, you will influence how financial data is produced, trusted, and used by leadership to make decisions.

You’ll own meaningful areas of the balance sheet and P&L, improve how we operate, and help build a best-in-class accounting function. You’ll manage close for assigned areas, oversee key GL cycles, drive cutoffs, enhance controls, and streamline processes with automation