Senior Accounting Consultant

Teleion; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

EAP

PTO 15 days

8 Holidays

Health Reimbursement

401k

ESOP

Commuter Benefit

Job summary

Teleion, based in Seattle, is seeking a Senior Accounting Consultant with 10+ years of accounting leadership. The role focuses on GAAP month-end close, reporting, and variance analysis, with emphasis on inventory, revenue recognition, and COGS.

You will work with Supply Chain, Finance, and IT to implement data-driven improvements and AI-enabled automation. Successful candidates will drive streamlining of close processes, mentor teams, and communicate complex insights to stakeholders at all

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience with a track record of leading projects and driving financial process improvement.
• Strong technical knowledge in inventory accounting, revenue recognition, and COGS.
• Hands-on experience owning month-end close, JEs, accruals, amortization schedules, reporting, and GL reconciliations per GAAP.
• Proven ability to perform detailed month-over-month GL variance analysis and communicate findings clearly.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, IT, and other teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, amortization schedules, financial reporting, and GL reconciliations per GAAP.
• Perform month-over-month GL variance analysis, identify key drivers, investigate fluctuations, and present findings to leadership.
• Support inventory accounting (finished goods/returns), revenue recognition, and COGS.
• Identify opportunities to streamline close activities and leverage AI/automation to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, IT, and other teams to reflect new initiatives in the close.
• Serve as trusted advisor to stakeholders while meeting close deadlines and accounting transformations.
• Other job duties as assigned

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation AI in accounting

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

Alteryx

Tableau

Job description

• Must be living in the following states to be considered: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Virginia, Wisconsin.

Come join one of Puget Sound's Best Places to work! Our culture at Teleion embodies the spirit of a startup with sense of ownership and an employee-led business model. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it!

Teleion is looking for a Senior Accounting Consultant to join our team! Successful candidates will have experience in at least two of the following three disciplines – Accounting Operations, Finance Automation and Project Management – and can become well versed in all three in order to bridge across our diverse group of stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITY

• Execute month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, amortization schedules, financial reporting, and general ledger reconciliations in accordance with GAAP.
• Perform month-over-month GL variance analysis, identify key business drivers, investigate unusual fluctuations, and present clear findings to accounting leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support inventory accounting (finished goods and returns), revenue recognition, and cost of goods sold (COGS).
• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring close activities, improve reconciliations, standardize processes, and use AI and automation to enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, IT, and other business teams to ensure new initiatives are appropriately reflected in the accounting close.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, balancing recurring close deadlines with broader accounting and transformation projects.
• Other job duties as assigned

REQUIREMENT

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a track record of leading projects and driving financial process improvement.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in inventory accounting (finished goods and returns), revenue recognition, and COGS.
• Hands-on experience owning and executing the month-end close, including JEs, accruals, amortization schedules, financial reporting, and GL reconciliations in accordance with GAAP.
• Proven ability to perform detailed month-over-month GL variance analysis, identify key business drivers, investigate unusual fluctuations, and communicate findings through clear data storytelling.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, IT, and other business teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage recurring close deadlines while contributing to broader accounting projects.
• Demonstrated ability to streamline close activities, improve reconciliations, standardize processes, and enhance efficiency using AI.
• Confident, client-ready communication skills and the presence to work effectively with stakeholders at every level.

Preferred:

• Oracle NetSuite experience, particularly GL, journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Alteryx experience for data preparation, workflow automation, and streamlining recurring accounting tasks.
• Tableau experience for financial reporting, data visualization, and variance analysis.
• Experience leveraging automation tools, AI, and emerging technologies to improve accounting workflows, reduce manual effort, and increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Experience partnering with IT or technical teams to design, implement, and optimize accounting process improvements and automated solutions.

This is a full-time role with full benefits. See how other employees have reviewed us on Glassdoor.

Salary range: $150,000 – $175,000 per year. Final pay within this range is based on qualifications, skills, and professional experience.

• Medical, Dental And Vision Insurance
• Disability And Life Insurance
• Additional Voluntary Insurance (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, pet insurance, legal, identity and fraud protection)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off: 15 Days Of PTO Per Year on an Accrual Basis of 10 hours per month
• 8 Paid Holidays with 3 Floating Holidays Per Year
• Health, Wellness & Family Reimbursement
• Premium Wellness Incentive
• Commuter Benefit
• 401k
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Required: Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship presently or in the future.

Teleion has made the Seattle Business Magazine Washington’s 100 Best Place to Work list!

Teleion is Minority owned and an Equal Opportunity Employer – We welcome all races, sexual orientations, gender identities, veterans, religions and disabilities