Senior Accountant

Energy Innovation Corp; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth ladder

Benefits that travel with you

Job summary

KFC in Escondido, CA is recruiting a Senior Accountant on a freelance-friendly path with an audit-ready role. The package highlights a salary range of $126,000–$178,000 and a growth ladder, with mentorship in Tableau and benefits that travel with you across Escondido, CA.

A senior seat expects about 5 years of finance experience and collaborative problem-solving. From an Escondido loft, KFC emphasizes team collaboration, problem-solving, and a fast-growth environment where the right person helps

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on finance experience.
• Freelance schedule acceptable.
• Strong judgment on when to escalate or adapt.
• Mentoring experience with senior teammates.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a deeply collaborative audit trail.
• Establish internal controls for surprise audits.
• Reconcile equity rollforwards to keep cap table in sync.
• Reconcile foreign-exchange gains for Escondido operations.
• Monitor AR aging and act before problems arise.
• Administer expense policy and audit reimbursements.

Skills

Senior judgment

Rapport building

Freelance arrangements

Finance experience (6+)

Adaptability

Mentoring

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Audit-ready, decision-ready, deadline-ready: that is the Senior Accountant KFC is recruiting in Escondido. Stack the numbers: $126,000 - $178,000, 5 years required, freelance schedule, and a senior seat that grows as fast as you do.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the audit trail so deeply collaborative that questions answer themselves
• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit
• Reconcile equity rollforwards so the cap table never argues with the books
• Reconcile foreign-exchange gains as Escondido, CA operations settle abroad
• Read the AR aging like a weather map and act before storms hit
• Administer the company expense policy and audit reimbursement claims

What You'll Bring

• Senior-caliber judgment about when to escape and when to absorb
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a joyfully-rigorous workplace
• Around 6+ years of hands-on experience in a finance role
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support senior teammates

From an Escondido loft, KFC has built a team-oriented reputation for solving finance problems others quietly gave up on. The fastest way to earn standing at KFC is to make a teammate's hard problem disappear.

We back $126,000 - $178,000 with a growth ladder, a mentor invested in your Tableau, and benefits that travel with you across Escondido, CA.

Stamped current this morning, the freelance opportunity awaits your application.