Senior Accountant-64333652489

Somewhere; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,292,000 - 1,938,000; Full time

Job summary

Somewhere is seeking a detail-driven Senior Accountant to drive high-volume monthly close across multiple entities, leveraging AI tools like Claude to automate workflows and improve accuracy. You will own end-to-end transactional accounting, including payroll, reconciliations, and schedules, while aligning with US Pacific Time for core collaboration.

The role emphasizes creating clean, audit-ready workpapers, building reusable prompts, and delivering close items on schedule.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience across transactional operations and month-end closes.
• Mandatory AI Fluency: hands-on daily use of Claude or equivalent LLM in accounting workflows.
• Core accounting stack: strong QuickBooks Online, advanced Excel, multi-entity accrual accounting.
• Must align with US Pacific Time hours (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST) with reliable availability.

Responsibilities

• Code daily bank and card transactions for multiple entities to maintain zero-uncoded transactions daily.
• Manage AP/AR operations, vendor setup, bill entry, approvals, and payment runs; invoice and cash application.
• Maintain and post schedules for prepaid, accruals, fixed assets, leases; perform reconciliations.
• Process semi-monthly salaried and biweekly hourly payruns; verify hires, terminations, rate changes, bonuses, PTO.
• Prepare journal entries with correct Class and Location dimensions; reconcile payroll and benefits.
• Draft variance commentary and maintain AI-assisted workflow templates; document SOPs for recurring tasks.

Skills

5+ years exp

AI fluency

Advanced Excel

QBO

Multi-entity accounting

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

CPA/CA preferred

Tools

BILL

Brex

Rippling

Coupa

Job description

Senior Accountant
Employment Type: Full-time, Independent Contractor
Work Model: Remote
Work Hours: US Pacific Standard Time (PST) alignment (Core overlap 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM US Pacific time)

Role Overview

We are seeking a detail-driven, high-volume Senior Accountant to serve as the engine of our monthly close process across multiple client entities. In this role, you will own the end-to-end transactional accounting lifecycle—including daily bank/card coding, AP/AR operations, multi-entity payroll processing, schedule maintenance, and month-end reconciliations.

The benchmark for this seat is simple: support workpapers must be clean, self-explanatory, and audit-ready, allowing the Controller to review rather than rebuild. Furthermore, our firm runs natively on AI. You will actively utilize LLM tools (e.g., Claude) within your daily accounting workflows to build prompts, automate manual processes, draft variance commentary, and accelerate transactional execution—taking complete personal ownership of the final numbers.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily Transactional Accounting & Schedules
• Daily Transaction Coding: Code bank and corporate card transactions daily across assigned entities, maintaining a zero-uncoded transaction standard at the end of each day.
• AP & AR Management: Process accounts payable end-to-end (vendor setup, bill entry, approval routing, payment runs) and manage accounts receivable (invoicing, cash application, AR aging follow-up).
• Schedule Maintenance & Reconciliations: Maintain prepaid, accrued expense, fixed asset, contract, lease, and insurance schedules; post recurring amortization, depreciation, and intercompany journal entries while performing clean monthly bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Multi-Entity Payroll & Benefits Administration
• Payrun Execution: Prepare semi-monthly salaried and biweekly hourly payruns across client entities; validate new hires, terminations, rate changes, bonuses, and PTO against rosters before routing for approval.
• Payroll Close & Allocations: Prepare per-payrun import journal entries with correct Class and Location dimensions, calculate monthly payroll/PTO accruals, reconcile benefit invoices, and clear payroll clearing accounts with clean workpapers.
• Variance Analysis: Build recurring payrun variance reports comparing current to prior payruns, providing written explanations for material headcount, rate, or hours variances.
• Month-End Close & AI-Driven Automation
• Close Execution: Deliver assigned close calendar items on time, preparing self-explanatory balance sheet reconciliations and drafting first-pass flux analysis explanations.
• AI & Automation Integration: Utilize Claude (or equivalent LLMs) daily to create reusable prompt templates for categorization logic, reconciliation reviews, allocation schedules, and variance commentary.
• SOP Documentation: Write and maintain comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for every recurring accounting task owned.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Professional Experience: 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience managing transactional operations and month-end closes.
• Mandatory AI Fluency: Current, hands-on daily working experience utilizing Claude or an equivalent LLM inside real accounting workflows (writing/refining prompts, automating manual tasks, and critically auditing AI outputs). A live AI working exercise is included in the interview.
• Core Accounting Stack: Deep hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO), advanced spreadsheet skills (lookups, pivots, schedule building from raw exports), and multi-entity accrual accounting fluency.
• Schedule & Time Zone Alignment: Dependable Slack responsiveness with full availability during core US Pacific Time (PST) business hours (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST).
• Communication & Discretion: Excellent written and verbal English skills, capable of managing high transaction volumes across multiple entities with high accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting; CPA, CA, or equivalent professional track.
• Direct experience with BILL, Brex (or Ramp/Expensify/Coupa), Rippling, or PEO platforms.
• Multi-entity, intercompany accounting, and ASC 842 lease schedule preparation experience.
• Prior background in a fractional or outsourced accounting firm serving healthcare or multi-site service clients.

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• 30-Day Benchmark: Achieving zero uncoded daily transactions, taking ownership of prepaid/accrual schedules, and mastering assigned close calendar workflows.
• 60-Day Benchmark: Delivering 100% of assigned close items on calendar with support passing review on the first pass, running AP/AR cycles without Controller intervention.
• 90-Day Benchmark: Establishing written SOPs for all recurring tasks, taking first-pass ownership of flux commentary, and converting at least one manual schedule into an AI-assisted automated workflow.