Senior Accountant, Accounting Operations

The role

You will own the month-end close process and ensure the accuracy of the company's books. This includes reconciling balance sheet accounts, managing fixed assets, and overseeing transaction flows in the ERP.

What you will do

• Execute key month-end close tasks including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and flux analysis.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and resolve variances.
• Account for fixed assets and capital projects.
• Oversee the flow of transactions into NetSuite.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement to understand business context.
• Resolve payment and invoice issues with internal teams and vendors.
• Improve manual workflows through automation, AI tools, or ERP configuration.
• Build and maintain controls and documentation for auditability.
• Lead audit, tax, and compliance deliverables for owned accounting areas.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience, including at least 3 years in an industry role owning general ledger and month-end close work.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including accruals, prepaids, capitalization, and financial statement connections.
• Experience independently preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Strong number sense.
• Sound judgment on accounting treatment.
• Technology-forward, with real experience using AI and automation to improve accounting work.
• Ability to understand business context and turn it into clear, repeatable accounting treatment.
• Experience with NetSuite or another ERP and a modern spend platform.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Clear communication with internal teams and external partners.
• A hands-on, ownership-oriented mindset and comfort building processes in a fast-moving, lean environment.

Nice to have

• CPA or active progress toward licensure.
• Experience in a startup, manufacturing, hardware, energy, infrastructure, or project-based environment.
• Experience supporting at least two annual financial statement audits in an industry role, ideally with a Big 4 or other top-10 firm.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Health insurance (company pays 100% of gold-level PPO plan for employees, partners, and dependents)
• Dental insurance (company pays 100% for employees, partners, and dependents)
• Vision insurance (company pays 100% for employees, partners, and dependents)
• Disability insurance (company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support)
• Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
• Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed)

About the company

Panthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It is a public benefit corporation focused on capturing renewable energy from oceans.