Greenlitecareers

Senior Accountant

New York City. Posted 2 days ago

The role

You will work on the month-end close and on accounting controls and process improvements for a growing company. You will work with the Senior Accounting Manager and a senior accountant focused on revenue.

What you will do

  • Run a fast and accurate month-end close with the Senior Accounting Manager
  • Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, fixed assets and payroll
  • Own certain balance sheet reconciliations and resolve variances quickly
  • Support the close checklist, tracking tasks, owners and deadlines
  • Reconcile revenue, deferred revenue and AR each month with the revenue accountant
  • Perform monthly P&L and balance sheet analyses and explain drivers and changes
  • Support financial statement preparation and reporting for key stakeholders
  • Identify manual close work and automate it using the ERP, integrations and other tools
  • Document processes and controls so the close is repeatable and auditable
  • Support the annual audit, tax filings and ad hoc projects

Required qualifications

  • 5+ years of accounting experience, with hands-on ownership of month-end close
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
  • Curiosity about systems and a track record of automating manual processes
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills
  • High attention to detail
  • Clear, direct communication and comfort working closely with a small, fast-moving team

Nice to have

  • CPA license
  • Public accounting experience
  • Experience with Rillet
  • Experience at a high-growth, venture-backed or private equity-backed company

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Access to Employee Equity Program
  • Performance-based annual bonuses
  • Premium medical, dental and vision insurance for full-time team members and their families
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Generous parental leave for all parents
  • Wellness support through Spring Health and Rightway
  • Weekly catered team lunches in the NYC office
  • Company-wide all hands held twice a year
  • Regular team-building events
  • Unlimited PTO

About the company

GreenLite, founded in 2022, uses AI-powered technology and in-house registered architects, engineers and city planners to speed up construction permit approvals for developers nationwide. The company has raised $86M in venture funding.