Senior Accountant - AI-Enabled Close & SaaS FinOps

BetterCloud; New York (NY); On-site; USD 79,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus potential

Benefits package

Job summary

AlphaSense is seeking a Senior Accountant to own key areas of the monthly close, including COGS, cost allocations, and related accruals. You will work within a fast-paced growth-stage tech environment, collaborating with FP&A and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.

You will manage intercompany entries, reconciliations, and balance sheet analyses while driving process improvements and automation, including AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of accounting experience, preferably at a SaaS or technology company.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience with a Big 4 or public accounting firm preferred.
• A self starter who can operate independently and manage multiple deadlines during a fast-paced month end close process.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to partner with FP&A and other stakeholders.
• Advanced excel skills required.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, including accrual accounting, multi-entity, and intercompany accounting.
• Exposure to usage-based or technology vendor costs a plus.
• Hands on experience with NetSuite and FloQast or similar ERP and close management tool preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate income statement recognition in accordance with US GAAP.
• Own key areas of the monthly COGS close, including cost allocations and related accruals.
• Prepare monthly accruals and reversals for content, technology, and other vendor costs.
• Maintain COGS summary analysis for manager review.
• Prepare intercompany entries and reclasses across multiple entities.
• Reconcile accrued expense and payable accounts, and prepare flux explanations for the monthly close review.
• Prepare journal entries in conformity with established procedures.
• Prepare and review analysis of various balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Prepare month end journal entries and support the monthly close process to ensure timely and accurate monthly reconciliation of accounts for the various entities under the AlphaSense umbrella.
• Liaise closely with internal departments to ensure all monthly transactions are properly booked.
• Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvement and automation opportunities, including AI-enabled workflows, to drive positive change across the organization.
• Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
• Assist with audit requests (Quarterly/Annual Audit, Stat Audit, and Sales Tax Audit).

Skills

Accounting experience

Communication skills

Independent worker

US GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

NetSuite

FloQast

Job description

AlphaSense is seeking a Senior Accountant to own key areas of the monthly close, including COGS, cost allocations, and related accruals. You will work within a fast-paced growth-stage tech environment, collaborating with FP&A and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.

You will manage intercompany entries, reconciliations, and balance sheet analyses while driving process improvements and automation, including AI-enabled workflows.