Senior Accountant: Fixed Assets & Close Expert (Hybrid)

Golden Hippo®; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,800 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Generous vacation and sick days

Well-being programs

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Job summary

Golden Hippo is seeking a highly organized Senior Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team in Southern California. You will own fixed assets, royalties, prepaid expenses, and cash activities while helping ensure accurate monthly closes and scalable accounting processes.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across Brand Management, Operations, IT, and other teams to support launches and system updates. A strong NetSuite background and advanced Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and proactive with problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• 3+ years of general ledger operations and month-end close experience.
• Strong working knowledge of NetSuite or other large ERP system.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and advanced formulas.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes with a focus on prepaid expenses, fixed assets, royalties, treasury activity and operating expenses.
• Produce accurate, timely and compliant results within a 5-business day month-end close.
• Ensure the integrity of the fixed asset module by recording, verifying, consolidating and entering transactions per asset capitalization policies.
• Analyze royalty and promotional service agreements and determine appropriate accounting treatment and maintain supporting documentation.
• Ensure all royalty and promotional service agreements are paid on a timely basis each month.
• Support prepaid expense responsibilities using the NetSuite prepaid amortization engine.
• Record all cash and credit card activity weekly.
• Monthly reconciliation of fixed assets, prepaid expenses, royalties and operating expense accruals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand Management, Operations, IT, and other teams to support product launches and system updates.
• Identify inefficiencies in accounting processes and lead initiatives to automate, streamline and standardize procedures.
• Develop and document SOPs for accounting workflows.
• Assist with external audits, including preparation of workpapers, schedules, and supporting documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independent worker

GL close experience

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accounting/Finance degree preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Tipalti

Blackline

Job description

Golden Hippo is seeking a highly organized Senior Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team in Southern California. You will own fixed assets, royalties, prepaid expenses, and cash activities while helping ensure accurate monthly closes and scalable accounting processes.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across Brand Management, Operations, IT, and other teams to support launches and system updates. A strong NetSuite background and advanced Excel skills are essential.