Job Description
Who we are
Hi there 👋 We’re Ethena, compliance training that customizes itself to you. Ethena combines top-rated training content with intelligent AI that builds and adapts training to reflect your company’s unique brand, roles, policies, and risks, so it feels like your team, whether that’s hard hats or virtual meetings. From auto-assigning courses based on HRIS data to transforming your policies into interactive training in minutes, Ethena helps People, Legal, and Compliance teams launch in days (not months) and cut learner seat time by up to 60% with adaptive learning paths. Ethena supports 1M+ learners across 2,000+ organizations, with a 93% learner approval rating and 96% customer renewal rate. Over the past several years, we’ve delivered consistent, durable growth, including 120%+ net dollar retention, 95%+ gross dollar retention, and strong enterprise expansion across industries. Ethena has become a go-to compliance partner for modern, global organizations.
Beyond training, Ethena unifies core compliance tools, Hotline & Case Management, Policy Bot, and Phishing Simulator, into a single platform, with built-in audit trails and compliance controls teams can trust.
Trusted by teams at companies like Genesco, Asana, Pinterest, and Synaptics, it’s a great time to join us.
How we work
We’re a team that values diversity in all its forms and loves adding new perspectives. We ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and build with empathy, for customers and for each other. We care about craft, we love feedback, and we take ownership. We also embrace humor (yes, the puns are real), because doing serious work doesn’t have to feel so serious.
Our workforce is fully remote, and your personal working hours can be based on your own timezone. All team-wide meetings are scheduled to be inclusive of all North American time zones.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for a Senior Accountant who is an autonomous powerhouse. Ethena is an AI platform for Compliance, and we’re looking for someone to bring that same “faster and smarter” energy to our Finance team.
This isn’t a role for someone who wants to come in and build a 50-page policy manual or implement “big company” bells and whistles. We need someone scrappy who has a solid foundation in accounting, loves the puzzle of SaaS revenue, and is excited to own our end-to-end close. You’ll report to our VP of Finance and Operations as our in-house technical accounting exoert—leveling up our overall finance motion through mentorship (and potential direct management) while ensuring our audit and external firm partnerships run like a well-oiled machine.
What you’ll do
Own the Close: Lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close. You’ll produce consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and ensure our books (currently in QuickBooks Online) are audit-ready at all times.
Master SaaS Complexity: Manage the order-to-cash process. This means getting into the weeds of customer contracts, invoicing, and the nuances of revenue recognition.
Manage Operational Cycles: Take full ownership of our day-to-day financial operations, including the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process and vendor management.
Automate Everything: We’re an AI company—we expect our internal processes to reflect that. You’ll find creative ways to use AI and automation tools to make our financial operations faster and more accurate.
Build “Right-Sized” Structure: You’ll help evaluate and deploy the systems we need to scale ( i.e., QuickBooks Online today and potentially leading a future ERP implementation), but you’ll do it with a startup mindset—focusing on what moves the needle for Ethena right now, not what a Fortune 500 company would do.
Collaborate & Mentor: While you’re a high-autonomy individual contributor, you’ll also coach one accounting team member and partner cross-functionally (especially with Sales) to keep our revenue data clean.
What makes a great candidate
Startup Seasoned: You have a few years of experience in a high-growth tech environment (SaaS experience is a major plus). You know how a startup accounting function should be set up, and you don’t need a playbook handed to you—you’re here to write it.
Technically Grounded: You have a solid grasp of US GAAP and have been through the audit process. You don’t need hands-on technical training; you’re the one people come to with questions.
The “Scrappy” Mindset: You are more interested in getting things done than in over-engineering processes. You know when precision is non-negotiable and when “good enough for now” allows the business to move faster.
AI-Forward: You’re already thinking about how to use tools to eliminate manual data entry and “boring” accounting tasks so you can focus on more strategic work.
High Trust & Integrity: You’ll have access to confidential info and wire controls. We need someone with an impeccable ethical compass and the “Ethena sense of humor” to match.
What’s going to be the hardest part
Building while flying: You aren’t just running a close; you’re creating the systems and controls while the company is scaling. There is no steady-state here.
SaaS Revenue is Messy: Getting revenue recognition and sales integrations right requires both technical depth and the patience to work through cross-functional data “noise.”
Speed vs. Accuracy: You’ll constantly be balancing the need for financial integrity with the high-velocity nature of a startup.
$120,000 - $150,000 a year
Compensation
The annual starting salary for this position is $120,000 – $150,000, depending on skills and experience.
At Ethena, we’re committed to fair and equitable compensation. We carefully evaluate each candidate’s skills and qualifications to provide our best possible offer upfront. Our no-negotiation policy ensures that our first offer is always our best offer, promoting pay equity throughout our organization.
Physical Demands
This is sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing in a home office environment.
Location
Ethena is a remote-first organization and is currently hiring candidates based in the United States.
We are not currently offering employer visa sponsorship for this role.
AI Usage in Interviews:
We’re big fans of AI and use it heavily in our day-to-day work. That said, to ensure fairness and accurate skill assessment, we do not allow the use of AI tools (including note takers, transcription tools, or recordings) during interviews. If you have questions or need accommodations, we’re happy to chat — just let us know.
Benefits
The benefits offered for this position can be found here. We provide unlimited PTO.
How to Apply
Applications for this position will be accepted via our job board. Excited about the opportunity, but worried you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway, and give us both the chance to find out. We welcome you to read more about our approach to job descriptions by our Chief People Officer, Melanie Naranjo. Curious to know what it’s like to interview with us? Read more here.
Ethena is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that a successful organization is one that celebrates its employees for who they are, who they love, and the unique lens through which they experience the world. Ethena does not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or other legally protected status. We understand that our differences make us better. They empower us to learn from each other, lean on each other, and create a product and community that models the behavior we hope to see in others.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information are accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
