Senior Accountant: Close, GAAP, Controls & Analytics

Shield; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Accountant to scale the accounting function and influence how financial data is produced and used by leadership. You will own areas of the balance sheet and P&L, drive process improvements, and support audit readiness.

Responsibilities include closing owned areas, managing key GL cycles, driving analytics, and enhancing controls. Collaboration, detail orientation, and strong Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA or CPA eligible.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) and/or a high-growth operating environment. Public company experience a plus
• Proficiency with GLs/subledgers and reconciliation tools (e.g., FloQast) and strong Excel/Sheets skills
• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls
• Clear communicator with an ownership mindset and the ability to collaborate to deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own close for assigned areas: prepare journals, account reconciliations, and flux analysis; ensure GL-to-subledger integrity.
• Manage key GL cycles: AR/revenue, accruals, fixed assets, deferred revenue, equity with clean rollforwards and documentation.
• Drive cutoffs and analytics: coordinate with AP/AR/Payroll/Procurement/FP&A on accruals and budget-to-actuals; propose adjustments based on data.
• Uplift controls and audit readiness: Identify risks, control gaps, or inefficiencies and drive solutions with minimal direction.
• Improve processes and tools: standardize templates, automate reconciliations, streamline the close calendar.

Skills

Clear communicator

Ownership mindset

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CPA eligible

Tools

FloQast

Excel

Sheets

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Accountant to scale the accounting function and influence how financial data is produced and used by leadership. You will own areas of the balance sheet and P&L, drive process improvements, and support audit readiness.

Responsibilities include closing owned areas, managing key GL cycles, driving analytics, and enhancing controls. Collaboration, detail orientation, and strong Excel skills are essential.