Senior Accountant: Lead Close & Strategic Reporting

Ledgent, Inc.; Union City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Long-term career opportunities

Collaborative leadership

High visibility role

Opportunities to drive process changes

Job summary

Ledgent, Inc. is seeking a Senior Accountant to own the month-end close, financial reporting, and general ledger activities while partnering with leadership to support business growth. This onsite, full-time role in California offers challenging responsibilities and opportunities to drive process improvements across the finance function.

You will lead close processes, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, and ensure GAAP compliance while mentoring junior staff and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience with month-end close and general ledger accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP).
• ERP experience (Sage, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP or similar).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• CPA designation or CPA-track preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Analyze financial data, identify variances, and provide recommendations.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow reporting.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Ensure GAAP compliance and company policies.
• Manage fixed assets, accruals, prepaid expenses, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Partner with operations and department leaders on financial matters.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Mentor and support junior accounting staff as needed.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUPs

Sage

NetSuite

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Ledgent, Inc. is seeking a Senior Accountant to own the month-end close, financial reporting, and general ledger activities while partnering with leadership to support business growth. This onsite, full-time role in California offers challenging responsibilities and opportunities to drive process improvements across the finance function.

You will lead close processes, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, and ensure GAAP compliance while mentoring junior staff and supporting audits.