Senior Accountant, General Ledger

Launch Tennessee; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Equity/stock options

Flexible vacation policy

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Pilot is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our accounting team in San Francisco. This role reports to the Senior Accounting Manager and will be pivotal in monthly close, financial reporting, equity accounting, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate will have 4–7 years of accounting experience in a high-growth SaaS environment, strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, and experience with equity accounting and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA preferred; candidates actively pursuing CPA licensure will also be considered.
• 4-7 years of progressive accounting experience with a high growth technology-based SaaS company.
• 2-4 years of Big Four public accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Experience supporting annual external audits.
• Experience preparing audited financial statements and footnotes.
• Experience with equity accounting and stock-based compensation (ASC 718).
• Experience maintaining equity records using Carta.
• Experience with Capitalized Internal-Use Software (ASC 350-40).
• Experience with Lease Accounting (ASC 842).
• Experience with QuickBooks Online.
• Experience with FloQast or BlackLine.
• Advanced Excel Skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and recurring entries.
• Own assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed timely and accurately.
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement flux analyses and investigate significant variances.
• Own assigned components of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities while consistently meeting close deadlines.
• Own the Company’s equity roll-forward schedules and prepare stock options accounting (ASC 718).
• Coordinate annual audit requests and serve as primary contact for external auditors.
• Assist with implementation of new accounting standards and maintain accounting policies.

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our growing Accounting team. Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, this individual will play a critical role in the monthly close process, financial reporting, annual audit, equity accounting, and continuous process improvement.

The ideal candidate combines a strong technical accounting foundation with a passion for automation, operational excellence, and scalable processes. This role is defined for a high-performing accounting professional who is ready to develop into an Accounting Manager within the next few years.

Location: San Francisco, CA (3 days/week in office—Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays).

What You'll Do

General Ledger & Month-End Close

• Prepare and review monthly journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and recurring entries.
• Own assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed timely and accurately.
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement flux analyses and investigate significant variances.
• Own assigned areas of the GL, including fixed assets, prepaids, leases, accruals, intercompany activity, and other complex accounting areas.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and Company accounting policies.
• Own assigned components of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities while consistently meeting close deadlines.

Equity Accounting

• Own the Company’s equity roll-forward schedules.
• Prepare accounting for stock options and other equity transactions.
• Prepare monthly stock-based compensation accounting under ASC 718.
• Partner with Legal, HR, equity administrator and Carta to ensure complete and accurate equity accounting records.
• Coordinate annual audit requests.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare the Company’s annual draft audited financial statements, including all required footnotes and supporting disclosures for management review.
• Prepare supporting schedules for monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Assist with the implementation of new accounting standards.
• Research technical accounting matters and document accounting conclusions.
• Maintain accounting policies and technical accounting documentation.

Audit & Compliance

• Serve as primary contact for external auditors within assigned areas.
• Prepare complete, accurate, and well-organized audit schedules.
• Respond timely to auditor requests.
• Assist with internal control documentation and audit readiness.
• Support future SOX readiness initiatives, as applicable.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting processes.
• Improve close efficiency and accounting workflows.
• Assist with ERP implementations, enhancements and financial systems optimization.
• Recommend improvements that strengthen internal controls and scalability.
• Participate in finance transformation initiatives and special projects.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Revenue Accounting, Payroll, AP, AR, FP&A, HR, Legal, RevOPs and IT.
• Support financial activities, due diligence projects, acquisitions, funding, and other strategic initiatives as needed.
• As the general ledger accounting staff grows, mentor staff accountant(s) and assist with onboarding new team members.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA preferred; candidates actively pursuing CPA licensure will also be considered.
• 4-7 years of progressive accounting experience with a high growth technology-based SaaS company.
• 2-4 years of Big Four public accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Experience supporting annual external audits.
• Experience preparing audited financial statements and footnotes.
• Technical accounting research and memo preparation.
• Experience with equity accounting and stock-based compensation (ASC 718).
• Experience maintaining equity records using Carta.
• Experience with Capitalized Internal-Use Software (ASC 350-40).
• Experience with Lease Accounting (ASC 842).
• Experience with Quickbooks Online.
• Experience with FloQast or BlackLine.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools to improve accounting processes.
• Advanced Excel Skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NetSuite ERP
• Experience participating in a NetSuite implementation, ERP conversion, or financial systems transformation.
• Exposure to ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• IPO readiness or SOX experience is a plus.

About Pilot

Pilot launched in 2017 to bring the back office into the modern era. Pilot provides small businesses with dedicated finance experts - which Pilot hires as full-time, U.S.-based employees - who learn the ins-and-outs of their business. Pilot integrates directly with the billing, banking, expense, and payroll systems customers already use. With a special blend of custom software and expert bookkeepers, Pilot delivers accurate, consistent bookkeeping and financial management and tax services that give entrepreneurs the freedom to focus on their business.

Pilot has over 3,000 customers and has raised over $170 million in financing from Sequoia, Index Ventures, Stripe, Bezos Expeditions, and Whale Rock. Our investors also include a long list of world-class entrepreneurs, including Patrick and John Collison, Drew Houston, and Diane Greene. Our most recent funding round doubled our valuation to $1.2 billion – Meet Fintech’s Newest Unicorn.

Why Pilot?

• We invest in our employees’ development and happiness because our employees are the keys to our success and ensuring happy customers
• The opportunity to join a seasoned founding team that has led companies through two prior successful startups and acquisitions (by Oracle and Dropbox).
• Flexible vacation/time-off policy
• All federal holidays are observed
• Competitive benefits package including additional wellness benefits
• Parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents – 100% pay for 12 weeks
• 401(k) plan

The base pay range target for the role seniority described in this job description is $131,000 - $156,000 in San Francisco, CA. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors such as candidate experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data. In addition to cash pay, full-time regular positions are eligible for equity, 401(k), health benefits, and other benefits; some of these benefits may be available for part-time or temporary positions.

Pilot commits to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment, as well as equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. You may view all of Pilot’s recruiting notices here, including our EEO policy, information about requesting a reasonable accommodation in the job application process, recruitment agency policy, recruitment scam notice, and important E-Verify information. You may view our job candidate privacy policy here.