Senior Accountant

pointdigitalfinance; United States; Remote; USD 98,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Remote option

Parental leave

Job summary

Point is seeking a Senior Accountant to oversee day-to-day accounting operations, month-end close, financial reporting, and scalable workflows. This role safeguards general ledger integrity, reconciles balance sheet accounts, and supports timely, GAAP-compliant financial statements.

The Senior Accountant partners across teams on audits and scalable processes. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field with 5+ years of GAAP-based accounting experience, strong Excel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with strong general ledger ownership.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and financial statement preparation.
• Proven experience managing month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation of large datasets.
• Experience with NetSuite, FloQast (close management platform).
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Experience supporting year-end audit and working with external auditors.
• Experience in high-growth or small-team environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform core month-end close responsibilities including preparing/posting journal entries, reviewing G/L activity, and reconciling designated balance sheet accounts.
• Manage accounts receivable: invoices, payment applications, and monitor aging.
• Partner with the manager to manage and refine complex revenue schedules.
• Manage daily cash operations, approving inter-account transfers and title company wire disbursements.
• Monitor and manage the company and Investor cash positions.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and daily cash reconciliations.
• Make recommendations to improve accounting department efficiency (workflows or software enhancements)
• Prepare and support the preparation of monthly financial statements, consolidations, and multi-entity reporting.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards including ASC 842 (leases) and ASC 606 (revenue recognition).
• Analyze investor contracts to ensure custodial accounting requirements are met.

Skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

FloQast

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

About Point

• Real Impact, Real People: Our mission at Point is to make homeownership more valuable and accessible. Your work directly helps homeowners access their wealth, achieve financial flexibility, and realize life changing goals.


• Funding: With over $175M raised from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, WestCap, Greylock, and Prudential, we're scaling fast! You have the opportunity to join us at a pivotal stage.


• Game-changing Product: We're building a category defining company in home equity. We've earned a 4.7 Trustpilot rating and an A+ from the BBB, a testament to the value we provide to our 20,000+ customers.


• Great Place to Work: Our employees love working here! We are a Certified Great Place to Work and a Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area.


• Remote First Culture, Genuine Connection: Work from anywhere in the U.S. while staying closely connected through virtual collaboration, team gatherings, and a people-first culture. Select roles may require onsite work at our Palo Alto office one day per week.

Local or 100% Remote

About the role

The Senior Accountant oversees day-to-day accounting operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, and process improvement. This role safeguards general ledger integrity, reconciles balance sheet accounts, and supports timely, GAAP-compliant financial statements. The Senior Accountant also partners across teams on special projects, audit readiness, and scalable accounting workflows.

Your responsibilities

• Perform core month-end close responsibilities including preparing/posting journal entries, reviewing G/L activity, and reconciling designated balance sheet accounts.


• Manage accounts receivable: invoices, payment applications, and monitor aging.


• Partner with the manager to manage and refine complex revenue schedules.


• Manage daily cash operations, approving inter-account transfers and title company wire disbursements.


• Monitor and manage the company and Investor cash positions.


• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and daily cash reconciliations.


• Make recommendations to improve accounting department efficiency (workflows or software enhancements)


• Prepare and support the preparation of monthly financial statements, consolidations, and multi-entity reporting.


• Ensure compliance with accounting standards including ASC 842 (leases) and ASC 606 (revenue recognition).


• Analyze investor contracts to ensure custodial accounting requirements are met.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.


• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with strong general ledger ownership.


• Solid understanding of GAAP and financial statement preparation.


• Proven experience managing month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.


• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation of large datasets.


• Experience with NetSuite, FloQast (close management platform).


• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills.


• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.


• Experience supporting year-end audit and working with external auditors.


• Experience in high-growth or small-team environments.

Compensation

Compensation at Point will be determined by skills, experience, and geographic location. Point has identified the expected annual base salary for this role at this level based on the market by tiers (Region | Location | Market Salary):

• Tier 1 | San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle | $114,000 - $126,000


• Tier 2 | Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Barbara & Washington DC | $98,800 - $109,200


• Tier 3 | All other US metro areas | $90,250 - $99,750

This does not include any other potential components of the compensation package, including equity, benefits, and perks outlined above. At the launch of each position, we benchmark compensation to the appropriate role and level utilizing competitive compensation data from various data sources as references. At the offer stage, we use the signal we received from our interviews, coupled with your experience, location, and other job-related factors, to determine final compensation.

Location Requirement

This is a remote position. However, candidates must reside in one of Point's states of operation: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

Our benefits

• Generous health benefits: We provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with options for flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA).


• Unlimited paid time off: Recharge with unlimited paid time off and 10 company holidays.


• Flexible remote and onsite work: Our teams work from many different locations and time zones. We support fully remote work and also have an amazing in-person environment in our downtown Palo Alto, CA HQ.


• Fully paid parental leave: Poi