Hearst Health

Senior Accountant

Hearst Health

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dallas • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own key areas of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close with full accountability for accuracy and timeliness.
  • Prepare and review complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
  • Maintain strong balance sheet hygiene; proactively identify and resolve variances.
  • Partner with the Assistant Controller to accelerate close timelines and improve close quality.
  • Apply GAAP with confidence across revenue, accruals, reserves, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and software capitalization.
  • Support ASC 606 and other technical accounting areas by preparing schedules, analyses, and documentation.
  • Identify accounting implications of non-standard transactions and escalate appropriately.
  • Participate in technical accounting research and memo preparation.
  • Design, document, and improve accounting processes and internal controls.
  • Identify inefficiencies, root causes, and control gaps; propose and implement solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies, audit standards, and SOX-lite controls.
  • Serve as a trusted partner during audits; deliver clean, well-supported schedules.
  • Work closely with FP&A, Billing, AR, AP, Payroll, and cross-functional teams (Sales Ops, Product, Legal).

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience.
  • Strong background in SaaS, technology, or subscription-based businesses.
  • Experience in a public-company-ready or audit-heavy environment preferred.
  • CPA or CPA-track strongly preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of GAAP.
  • Working knowledge of ASC 606 (revenue recognition) and SaaS billing concepts.
  • Strong understanding of accrual accounting and balance sheet management.
  • Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, complex reconciliations).
Benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • Robust benefits
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GAAPASC 606accrual accountingjournal entriesaccount reconciliationsbalance sheet managementinternal controlsExcelfinancial analysistechnical accounting research
Soft Skills
accountabilityproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationattention to detailorganizational skillsproactive identificationprocess improvementtrustworthinesscross-functional teamwork
Certifications
CPACPA-track