Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager

DeWinter BH; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

DeWinter Group is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant / Accounting Manager to own the general ledger, drive the month-end close, and resolve complex accounting matters in a lean startup environment. You’ll work across Finance, FP&A, Operations, Inventory, and AP/AR to bring structure to a hardware-enabled business.

The role requires independence, technical accounting expertise, and the ability to interpret contracts under ASC 606/842, while establishing scalable processes and reporting for

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting and industry.
• Ownership of the month-end close process and related reporting.
• Expert-level QuickBooks Advanced or Enterprise proficiency.
• Ability to interpret contracts and assess accounting implications.
• Hands-on with journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and reporting.
• Knowledge of ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 330, ASC 360, ASC 323, ASC 810.
• Experience with project accounting, CAPEX, and fixed assets.
• Strong analytical, detail-oriented, and collaborative skills.
• Active CPA or CPA candidacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Close periods consistently and establish reliable close processes.
• Prepare flux analysis and explain material variances to Controller.
• Manage reports in QuickBooks Advanced or Enterprise.
• Review customer agreements under ASC 606/842 and maintain schedules.
• Maintain revenue, deferred revenue, and lease schedules.
• Review billing and deferred revenue rollforwards for GL alignment.
• Support consolidation and ASC 810 assessments; prepare entries.
• Oversee project accounting for site deployments and budgeting.
• Manage capex, PO tracking, and monthly reporting.
• Maintain fixed asset register across deployed and leased assets.
• Track inventory from materials to finished goods and field deployment.
• Perform inventory rollforwards, cycle counts, and reserves analyses.
• Support various tax and accounting provisions and audits.
• Oversee AP/AR activities and investigate complex issues.

Skills

Month-end close

QuickBooks Advanced

General ledger

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Flux analysis

ASC 606 revenue

ASC 842 lease

ASC 330 inventory

Fixed assets

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

QuickBooks Advanced

QuickBooks Enterprise

Ramp

Job description

Senior Accountant / Accounting Manager

Overview

Take ownership of a critical accounting function with a growing, venture-backed clean energy and technology company. This hands‑on role reports to the Controller and offers the opportunity to lead the general ledger, drive the month‑end close, resolve complex accounting matters, and establish scalable processes in a lean, fast‑moving startup environment.

You will work across Finance, FP&A, Operations, Inventory, and AP/AR to bring structure and clarity to a complex business involving hardware deployments, compute agreements, project partnerships, construction‑in‑progress, inventory, leases, and fixed assets. The ideal candidate is an independent, technically strong accounting professional who can investigate historical transactions, interpret contracts, and make sound accounting decisions with limited direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the month‑end close, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, and financial statement preparation.
• Close outstanding accounting periods and establish a consistent, reliable close process.
• Prepare flux analysis and explain material variances to the Controller.
• Independently manage and customize reports within QuickBooks Advanced or QuickBooks Enterprise.
• Review customer and commercial agreements and support accounting conclusions under ASC 606 and ASC 842.
• Maintain revenue, deferred revenue, and lease schedules.
• Review billing schedules and deferred revenue rollforwards for alignment with contract terms and the general ledger.
• Support consolidation and variable interest entity assessments under ASC 810.
• Prepare consolidation entries, intercompany eliminations, or equity method accounting entries, as applicable.
• Own project accounting for site deployments, including project setup, budget tracking, committed and actual cost analysis, and construction‑in‑progress balances.
• Manage capital expenditure accounting, capitalization reviews, purchase order tracking, and monthly reporting.
• Maintain the fixed asset register for deployed equipment, leased equipment, site infrastructure, and other operational assets.
• Track inventory from raw materials through work‑in‑process, finished units, and field deployment.
• Prepare inventory rollforwards, cycle count reconciliations, and reserve analyses.
• Support multistate sales and use tax, nexus tracking, property tax, partnership tax, franchise tax, stock‑based compensation schedules, and the income tax provision.
• Review and provide oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable activities.
• Investigate complex accounting issues at the transaction level and execute accurate corrective entries.
• Help establish scalable accounting policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Support audit preparation and help ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and audit‑ready.

Required Skills

• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience across public accounting and industry.
• Demonstrated ownership of the month‑end close process.
• Expert‑level proficiency with QuickBooks Advanced or QuickBooks Enterprise.
• Ability to navigate QuickBooks independently, customize reports, and manage the general ledger.
• Hands‑on experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, financial reporting, and flux analysis.
• Working knowledge of ASC 606, including revenue recognition and contract assessment.
• Working knowledge of ASC 842, including lease accounting and lessor accounting.
• Experience with ASC 330 inventory, ASC 360 fixed assets, ASC 323 equity method accounting, and ASC 810 consolidation and variable interest entities.
• Proven experience with project accounting, capital expenditures, construction‑in‑progress, and fixed asset capitalization.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret contracts and determine their accounting implications.
• Ability to work independently in an incomplete, evolving, or disorganized accounting environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to work hands‑on with transactions, journal entries, schedules, and supporting documentation.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience in an early‑stage, venture‑backed, hardware, infrastructure, energy, or high‑growth technology company.
• Experience with Ramp.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation or accounting systems transition.
• Experience with inventory accounting in a manufacturing or hardware environment.
• Experience with joint ventures, project entities, or multistate operations.
• Experience supporting audit readiness in a growing organization.
• Familiarity with stock‑based compensation and income tax provision support.
• Experience supervising or reviewing the work of AP/AR personnel.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field preferred.
• Active CPA license or CPA candidacy preferred.
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including both public accounting and industry experience.
• Experience owning the general ledger and close process, researching technical accounting matters, and improving accounting processes.

Other Requirements

• Work arrangement: Hybrid, with a minimum of one onsite day per week.
• Engagement: Contract opportunity expected to last 3–6+ months, with the possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent position.
• Start timing: ASAP.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with the Controller, FP&A, Operations, Inventory, and AP/AR teams.
• Comfortable working in a lean, fast‑moving startup environment that requires independence, adaptability, resourcefulness, and accountability.