Senior Accountant

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cowbell is seeking a Senior Accountant to own balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close across multiple entities, including international subsidiaries. You will maintain accurate records and support audits as the company scales.

This role requires a Bachelor's in accounting or finance and 5+ years of experience, multi‑entity and intercompany work, and familiarity with NetSuite. Insurance industry knowledge is a plus as you help align close cycles with UK, Australia, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience with balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close.
• Multi-entity accounting experience; intercompany and multi-currency exposure preferred.
• Insurance industry knowledge preferred.
• Experience with NetSuite preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations and research reconciling items.
• Reconcile bank statements and post journal entries with supporting documentation.
• Categorize and post transactions in the general ledger.
• Conduct month-end and year-end closes per close calendar.
• Prepare intercompany entries and reconciliations across entities.
• Support international entities' monthly close (UK, Australia, India) and review reconciliations.
• Maintain accounting records, workpapers, and files for traceability.
• Prepare schedules and documents for audits.

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliations

Month‑end close

Intercompany accounting

Multi‑entity accounting

NetSuite

Insurance industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Cowbell is signalling a new era in cyber insurance by harnessing technology and data to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with advanced warning of cyber risk exposures bundled with cyber insurance coverage adaptable to the threats of today and tomorrow. Championing adaptive insurance, Cowbell follows policyholders’ cyber risk exposures as they evolve through continuous risk assessment and continuous underwriting. In its unique AI-based approach to risk selection and pricing, Cowbell’s underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Factors, compresses the insurance process from submission to issue to less than 5 minutes.

Founded in 2019 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cowbell has rapidly grown, now operating across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and India. This growth was recently bolstered by a successful Series C fundraising round of $60 million from Zurich Insurance. This investment not only underscores the confidence in Cowbell’s mission but also accelerates our capacity to revolutionize cyber insurance on a global scale. With the backing of over 25 prominent reinsurance partners, Cowbell is poised to redefine how SMEs navigate the evolving landscape of cyber threats.

Objective

The Senior Accountant is responsible for balance sheet account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close deliverables, and for maintaining accurate and well-supported accounting records. You will work across the company's entities, including support for the international entities, and will have the opportunity to expand and grow your role as the company scales.

What you will do

• Prepare and maintain clean, current balance sheet account reconciliations, researching and clearing reconciling items rather than carrying them forward
• Reconcile bank statements
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and other adjusting entries, with supporting documentation attached
• Categorize and post transactions in the general ledger
• Conduct month-end and year-end closes to the close calendar
• Prepare intercompany entries and intercompany reconciliations across entities
• Support the monthly close for the international entities (UK, Australia, and India) and review reconciliations prepared for those entities
• Maintain and update accounting records, workpapers, and files so balances are supported and traceable
• Prepare schedules and documents for audits

What Cowbell needs from you

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, with hands‑on ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and month‑end close
• Multi‑entity accounting experience; intercompany and multi‑currency exposure preferred
• Insurance industry knowledge and experience preferred
• Experience with NetSuite preferred