Senior Accountant

Gatik; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik, a leader in autonomous freight, seeks a Senior Accountant to join the finance team onsite in Santa Clara, CA. You will own the general ledger, drive monthly close, and ensure strict controls over cash and asset schedules in a fast-growing environment.

You will collaborate on GAAP compliance, tax filings, and audit readiness while supporting complex consolidation and ERP processes with Netsuite.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Proficient in US GAAP and SEC standards.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, etc.).
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Preferred: CPA certification and some cost accounting or international consolidation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Monthly Close and ensure GAAP-compliant financial statements.
• Perform quarterly and yearly Balance Sheet and P&L analyses to explain variances.
• Reconcile daily cash and oversee bank reconciliations; manage cash forecasting.
• Record and manage prepaid expenses; oversee fixed assets and monthly journal entries.
• Manage tax filings including Sales & Use tax and local filings.

Skills

US GAAP

SEC standards

General Ledger management

Audit work papers

Advanced Excel

Netsuite ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Netsuite ERP

Job description

Who We Are

Gatik is in the business of autonomous freight, and that business is already on the road.

Who We Are

Gatik is in the business of autonomous freight, and that business is already on the road.

Every day, Gatik's autonomous trucks move freight for Fortune 50 retailers, grocers and consumer brands across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada, connecting distribution centers and stores and keeping goods moving. At the heart of it all is the Gatik Driver™ , our proprietary Level 4 autonomous driving system, powered by scalable, interpretable AI and engineered to deliver safe, reliable, high-frequency freight operations.

Gatik's momentum is real. With more than $600 million in contracted revenue and $200 million raised in our August 2026 Series D round, Gatik has taken one of the toughest challenges in autonomous technology and turned it into a proven commercial business.

And the market is paying attention. In 2026, Gatik earned a place on Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers list, and the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. The Gatik Driver™ won an Edison Award for Advancements in Autonomous Driving, and Inc. named our Co-founder and Chief Engineer, Apeksha Kumavat, to its Female Founders 500 list.

There's a lot more road ahead, and some of the brightest, most driven minds in autonomous technology are building the next chapter at Gatik. We're taking on hard engineering problems, pushing the limits of what's possible and building on a commercial foundation that's already proven itself in the real world with some of the biggest companies in the world, like PepsiCo and Loblaw. If you're ambitious, love solving problems that matter and want to see your work make a real difference, you'll find plenty to get excited about here.

About the role

We're seeking seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our finance team. This is a high-impact role with primary responsibility for managing the company's general ledger and the financial system. You will be a driving force behind the monthly and quarterly close processes, with a specific focus on maintaining rigorous controls over cash reconciliations and asset schedules. This position is ideal for a candidate who enjoys a fast-growing environment and possesses the technical expertise to handle complex GAAP requirements.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office.

What you'll do

Financial Close & Reporting

• Lead the Monthly Close: Ensure all financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and delivered in a timely manner.
• Financial Analysis: Perform quarterly and yearly Balance Sheet (BS) and Profit & Loss (PL) flux analyses to explain variances and trends.

Cash & Treasury Management

• Daily Reconciliation: Monitor and reconcile daily cash transactions, ensuring all bank activity is accurately mirrored in Netsuite.
• Monthly Bank Recs: Complete formal monthly bank reconciliations for all operating accounts, resolving any discrepancies immediately.
• Cash Forecasting: Conduct regular cash forecasting to ensure liquidity for operations.

Asset & Expense Management

• Prepaid Expenses: Record and manage the full lifecycle of prepaid expenses. Maintain detailed amortization schedules and post monthly adjusting journal entries to the GL.
• Account Reconciliations: Prepare comprehensive reconciliations for fixed assets, accrued liabilities, and prepaids, ensuring all work papers are "audit-ready."
• Expense Compliance: Review and process employee expense reports via Concur, ensuring adherence to company policy

Compliance & Tax

• Tax Filings: Manage the execution of tax filings, including Sales & Use tax, property tax, and required local filings

What we're looking for

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in US GAAP and SEC standards. Hands-on experience with General Ledger management and audit work paper preparation.
• Software: Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, etc.) are required. Experience with Netsuite or similar mid-market ERPs is highly desirable.
• Education: Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Preferred: Public accounting experience, CPA certification, and some cost accounting or international consolidation experience.

Salary Range - $55/hr - $75/hr

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017, Gatik has grown into a commercial force in autonomous freight, operating trucks daily in live customer networks across the United States and Canada. We're headquartered in Santa Clara, California, but our impact is felt on the roads and in the supply chains that keep essential goods moving for some of the biggest companies in North America.

Our trucks do some of the most demanding work in freight, running high-frequency, time-sensitive routes between distribution centers and stores, where reliability matters every single day. For our customers, that means more capacity, better service and products arriving where they need to be, when they need to be there.

Behind it all is AI-first technology built from the ground up for autonomous trucking, capable of navigating highways and surface streets and tackling the complexity of real-world logistics at scale.

Visit Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.

Notable News

For the latest company news, visit the Gatik newsroom.

Recent media coverage:

• TechCrunch: Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
• Reuters: Gatik secures $200 million in funding as autonomous freight market accelerates
• Bloomberg: Driverless Trucks Can Save Lives on America's Roads
• PepsiCo website: PepsiCo and Gatik announce multi-year agreement to deploy autonomous freight in North America
• Wall Street Journal: Driverless Trucks Are Here - and They're Delivering Bags of Doritos
• CBS News: Pepsi deploys self-driving delivery trucks
• Bloomberg: Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million
• Forbes: Hundreds' Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads
• CNBC-TV18: No more test runs: Gatik says driverless trucks are now a real, money‑making business
• Forbes: Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks

Taking care of our team

At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment's sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.

We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

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