Senior Accountant

Socket.dev; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage general ledger duties in a fast-paced environment in Carlsbad, CA. The role requires strong accounting fundamentals, timely close activity, and proactive collaboration across departments.

You will prepare reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and support for audits, while ensuring accuracy and safeguarding assets. This position offers growth within a dedicated accounting team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting is required.
• 3–5+ years in a high-performance accounting team.
• Public accounting experience is preferred.
• Excellent time management and a strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to adapt to changing work demands.
• Goal-oriented and collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly journal entries (inventory, intercompany, fx, leases, etc.).
• Maintain accruals and estimates; own commissions/royalties process.
• Review and approve AR/AP/GL postings as needed.
• Support month-end close and provide financial reporting analyses.
• Assist in audit requests and respond to inquiries.

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Full Circle

Acumatica

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Title & Reporting Relationships

Position Title: Senior Accountant

Reports to: Accounting Manager

Brands: SHG - Outerknown, Firewire Surfboards, Slater Designs

Department: Accounting

Oversees: GL accounting

Interactions: Accounting and Finance, various departments related to GL transaction inquiries

Main Purpose and Major Challenges of the Role

Perform daily accounting functions in a dynamic, ever-changing environment, demonstrating flexibility and sound judgment to make timely business decisions. Foster a collaborative team culture by supporting colleagues, adapting to evolving priorities, and working together toward shared goals while maintaining a strong focus on safeguarding Company assets.

General Ledger Maintenance and Close

• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare various monthly journal entries relating to areas such as inventory, direct-to-consumer transactions, intercompany, fx, monthly provisions, leases, etc
• Prepare monthly accruals and estimates
• Own commissions and royalty process (contract review, calculation, communication, etc)
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Review and approve work product of other team members prior to posting in the general ledger
• Provide financial reporting analysis for month-end flux analyses
• Review and approve AR/AP/GL postings as needed
• Prepare/print physical checks as needed
• Review mail received for vendor invoices, government letters, or other important documents
• Provide assistance in responding to various government agency letters
• Partner with Accounting Manager to improve and accelerate month-end processes

Audit Support

• Prepare PBC schedules as requested by auditors
• Provide support as needed for audit inquiries
• Other Ad Hoc Audit requests as deemed necessary

Personal Measurables

• Assists in developing the team by effectively teaching, training, and actively listening to team members
• Collaborates comfortably with other department leaders and responds to all requests quickly and thoroughly
• Jumps in to assist team members as needed
• Independent thinker and challenges the status quo to constantly strives to improve processes
• Values all people must be treated equally, respectfully, and fairly
• Problem solver and embraces every challenge head on recognizing the opportunity to improve a situation or conflict
• Detail and solution oriented in nature and leadership style
• Passionate about sustainability and has a genuine desire to take care of our planet
• Patient and empathetic to your team, and people, value varying learning styles and experience and willing to invest in everyone on the team

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Accounting is required
• 3-5+ years of experience participating in a high-performance accounting team
• Prior public accounting experience preferred
• Excellent time management skills and sense of urgency
• Ability to recognize and react quickly and with ease to changing work demands
• Goal oriented with an ability to stay focused on creating winning results and teams
• Advanced Excel experience required
• Full Circle and Acumatica experience preferred