Senior Accountant

CooperDouglas; California; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

CooperDouglas is partnering with a leading healthcare tech company in Southern California to hire a Senior Accountant. You will be central to building the accounting function, owning the month-end close, revenue recognition, and the annual budget from day one.

You will report directly to the head of finance and help scale the function as the company plans rapid headcount growth. Hybrid work is available in San Diego or SoCal, with on-site time in initial weeks to learn the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3+ years of accounting experience with hands-on month-end close.
• Startup/small company experience building or fixing processes.
• Some exposure to forecasting or budgeting.
• Self-starter attitude with fast learning.
• Ability to manage both big-picture and transactional work.
• Experience with cloud accounting platforms and AP/expense tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the month-end close from the ground up.
• Handle revenue recognition and accruals under US GAAP.
• Run AP, AR, invoicing and expense/corporate card admin; supervise a new junior team member.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Develop revenue forecast and first annual budget.
• Replace the external bookkeeper.
• Improve workflows with automation and AI tools; possible platform changes.
• Support audit, tax and compliance as the company grows.

Skills

Month-end close

US GAAP

Forecasting

Budgeting

Process improvement

Cloud accounting

Automation / AI awareness

Reconciling

Strong ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Cloud accounting platforms

AP/Expense tools

Job description

Only applicants in Southern California will be contacted.

CooperDouglas has partnered with a leading healthcare technology company in Southern California to hire a Senior Accountant. This is a rapidly growing startup building its accounting function for the first time. You’d report straight to the head of finance, and the close, the forecast and the budget would be yours to build.

What you will do

• Build and own the month-end close from the ground up
• Handle revenue recognition and accruals under US GAAP
• Run AP, AR, invoicing and expense/corporate card administration, then hand the transactional work to a new team member you’ll help oversee
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Build the revenue forecast and stand up the company’s first annual budget
• Replace the outside bookkeeper
• Improve workflows with automation and AI tools; the company is open to new systems and may change its accounting platform
• Support audit, tax and compliance as the company grows

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of accounting experience, including hands‑on month‑end close
• Startup or small‑company experience where you built or fixed processes
• Some exposure to forecasting or budgeting
• Self‑starter who picks things up fast and doesn’t need a lot of direction
• Comfortable doing both the big‑picture projects and the transactional work
• Comfortable with cloud accounting platforms and AP/expense tools, and curious about AI
• Healthcare or tech experience is a plus, not a requirement

Why this role

• You build the function instead of inheriting someone else’s
• Direct line to leadership, high visibility, real ownership from day one
• Fast‑growing company expecting to double headcount next year, so the role grows with it
• Clear path to Accounting Manager as the team scales
• Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match and paid time off

Hybrid in San Diego or SoCal. San Diego is ideal, but strong candidates in Los Angeles or Orange County will be considered. Expect more time on site in the first few weeks while you learn the business.