Senior Accountant
Circle
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🌎 Anywhere in the World
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💰 $110,000 - $120,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Own the month-end close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Manage daily AP operations: invoice processing, vendor payments, expense report reviews, and vendor account reconciliations
- Prepare monthly financial reports and management reporting packages
- Maintain supporting schedules and documentation for all balance sheet accounts
- Coordinate annual financial audits, including PBC requests, audit workpaper preparation, and serving as primary point of contact for external auditors
- Support tax compliance activities, including preparation of documentation for sales tax, VAT/GST, and income tax filings across multiple jurisdictions
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies
Requirements
- Strong alignment with our values. Find our values on our career page if you haven’t read up on them yet.
- You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
- Coachable, honest, accountable, and a self-starter.
- 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience with ownership of month-end close processes
- Prior experience in SaaS or high-growth subscription businesses
- Strong technical accounting skills: GAAP knowledge, revenue recognition, balance sheet reconciliations, and accrual accounting
- Advanced Excel proficiency: Comfortable with complex/nested formulas, and building reporting templates
- Experience with QBO, Ramp & Stripe (subscription management, billing and payment processing), or similar tools
- Detail-oriented and organized: Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet close deadlines with accuracy
- Collaborative communicator: Work effectively across teams and explain accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
Benefits
- Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world!
- Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care about outcomes over everything else.
- Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.
- Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.*
- Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!*
- Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.
- Home office stipend to help you get up and running.
- Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.
- Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
- Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world! We’ve had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
month-end closejournal entriesaccount reconciliationsvariance analysisfinancial reportingGAAPrevenue recognitionaccrual accountingadvanced Exceltax compliance
Soft skills
coachablehonestaccountableself-starterdetail-orientedorganizedcollaborative communicator