Job description
Job Title: Senior Accountant
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: Flexible, aligned with U.S. client business hours
About Pavago:
Pavago seeks a Senior Accountant to provide leadership in accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with GAAP/IFRS, and actionable insights for decision-making. This role goes beyond transactional bookkeeping — it requires managing full-cycle accounting processes, supervising junior staff, and partnering with management to improve financial operations.
Responsibilities:
General Ledger & Journal Entries:
- Prepare and post journal entries for accruals, prepaids, fixed asset depreciation, payroll allocations, and intercompany transactions.
- Maintain reconciliations across 15–30 key balance sheet accounts (cash, AR, AP, inventory, deferred revenue).
Month-End Close:
- Lead monthly/quarterly close cycles.
- Prepare trial balances, ensure all entries are recorded, and complete close within 5–7 business days.
- Maintain detailed close checklists and ensure cross-departmental sign-offs.
Financial Reporting:
- Generate P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
- Prepare variance analyses comparing actuals vs. budget/forecast, and provide written commentary for leadership.
- Compile supporting schedules for auditors and board meetings.
Audit & Compliance:
- Support external audits by preparing PBC (Prepared by Client) schedules.
- Ensure tax filings (sales tax, property tax, corporate income tax) are accurate and timely.
- Document and enforce internal accounting policies.
Process Improvement:
- Identify inefficiencies (manual reconciliations, duplicate entries) and recommend automation.
- Implement accounting best practices and update SOPs.
Team Support:
- Review and approve work of staff accountants/bookkeepers.
- Mentor junior team members on reconciliation, reporting, and GAAP treatment.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with FP&A on budget vs. actual reviews.
- Coordinate with operations and sales to align revenue recognition.
What Makes You a Perfect Fit:
- Strong technical knowledge of GAAP/IFRS.
- Ability to manage detailed tasks while providing high-level financial insights.
- Strong communicator with both finance professionals and non-financial stakeholders.
- Proactive in identifying risks and recommending improvements.
Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related.
- 4–5 years progressive accounting experience.
- Proficiency in QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero, or SAP.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, conditional formatting).
Ideal Experience & Skills:
- CPA/ACCA certification.
- Experience with multi-entity consolidations and foreign currency accounting.
- Background in SaaS, professional services, or real estate.
- ERP implementation or automation project experience.
What Does a Typical Day Look Like?
- Morning: Review bank feeds and reconcile overnight transactions in NetSuite. Post accrual entries for payroll and vendor invoices. Run exception reports to spot anomalies.
- Midday: Prepare draft P&L and review expense allocations against budget. Meet with operations to align on deferred revenue recognition for service contracts.
- Afternoon: Mentor a junior accountant on preparing a fixed asset depreciation schedule. Review their reconciliation for credit card transactions and provide feedback.
- End of Day: Update variance analysis template, prepare a summary memo for CFO, and document close checklist progress in Confluence.
Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):
- Month-end close completed within 5 business days.
- % error rate in reconciliations.
- 100% of audit requests delivered within deadline.
- Consistent variance commentary provided to leadership.
Interview Process:
- Initial Phone Screen
- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
- Practical Accounting Task (e.g., reconcile sample accounts, prepare variance analysis from provided data)
- Client Interview
- Offer & Background Verification
