Senior Accountant - SaaS, AI-Driven Close & GL

Rightworks; Nashua (NH); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Rightworks in Nashua, NH is seeking a Senior Accountant who will own assigned close areas, maintain the integrity of the general ledger, and apply strong accounting judgment. You'll partner across FP&A, Billing, AP, Payroll, Treasury, IT, international subsidiaries, and external auditors to strengthen how we operate as the business grows.

This is a hybrid position with up to 3 days per week in our Nashua, NH headquarters depending on location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 4–6 years progressive accounting experience (public plus industry preferred).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP with the ability to research, conclude, and document independently.
• Proven ownership of close areas in a deadline-driven environment.
• Advanced Excel with large data sets, Power Query, pivots, lookups, complex formulas.
• Clear written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned close areas end-to-end, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany, deferred revenue, equity, and reconciliations
• Deliver a timely, accurate close and proactively identify and communicate risks
• Prepare multi-entity journal entries and reconciliations with clear, audit-ready support, resolving issues independently
• Apply US GAAP and internal policy to routine and complex transactions, including researching and documenting conclusions
• Evaluate contracts and business changes and recommend appropriate accounting treatment
• Perform variance and trend analysis with clear, concise root-cause insights
• Execute and strengthen internal controls, maintain audit-ready documentation, and support external audits
• Leverage systems, data, and AI and automation to streamline workflows
• Review reconciliations prepared by offshore/global teams and collaborate to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Partner cross-functionally across Finance and the business to ensure accurate and complete results
• Support system implementations, process improvements, and integrations as the company scales

Skills

Strong accounting knowledge

Advanced Excel

Communication with senior stakeholders

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Sage Intacct

NetSuite

ERP systems

Zuora

Bill.com

ADP

Planergy

FloQast

Job description

Rightworks in Nashua, NH is seeking a Senior Accountant who will own assigned close areas, maintain the integrity of the general ledger, and apply strong accounting judgment. You'll partner across FP&A, Billing, AP, Payroll, Treasury, IT, international subsidiaries, and external auditors to strengthen how we operate as the business grows.

This is a hybrid position with up to 3 days per week in our Nashua, NH headquarters depending on location.