Senior Accountant, Nominal

• CPA certification: Certified Public Accountant with 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time at a public accounting firm and/or high-growth startup. Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field
• Technical excellence: You have deep knowledge of US GAAP, with hands-on experience in financial reporting, audits, and accounting systems implementation. Familiarity with international accounting standards is a plus
• Ownership mentality: You are excited by the challenge of owning the end-to-end accounting function. You combine holistic vision with attention to detail to both understand the big picture and execute on the specifics
• Systems builder: You thrive when building and owning processes rather than inheriting fully-developed systems. You seek to automate and improve what exists, making it faster and easier to perform the same tasks over time
• Dynamic leader & team player: You are able to build trusted relationships with internal teams (finance, sales, operations), collaborating for shared success. You’re a natural at leading and lifting those around you with a mix of humility, eagerness to learn, and empathy. You’re excited to be an integral part of an early Finance team

Desirable

• In this pivotal role, you'll build and lead Nominal’s accounting processes, preparing financial statements, managing the chart of accounts, handling month-end-close, coordinating external audits, and more
• It’ll be your role to mature our organization as we officially become a growth-stage company, ensuring timely & accurate reporting to improve internal decision-making and inform investor relations
• Prepare financial statements: Prepare timely and accurate financial statements to document the performance of the business, develop shared understanding of our financial situation, and to inform executive decision-making. Document footnotes, disclosures, and supporting schedules to supplement financial reporting
• Perform month-end and year-end close: Own and drive coordination of month end close process, including detailed analysis and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts, while ensuring compliance with US GAAP, local accounting requirements and internal policies. Optimize to a fast and efficient close that can withstand business growth pressures
• Manage chart of accounts: Ensure the chart of accounts is properly aligned to the nature of Nominal’s business, is comprehensive in nature, and informative in structure
• Allocate costs: Develop managerial accounting processes to provide visibility into relevant cost centers. Implement and maintain charge codes to allocate costs to various teams, projects, customer accounts, and more, allowing the team to assess ROI
• Oversee operational accounting: Manage Nominal’s operational accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and travel & expense. Manage the full accounts receivable and payable cycles, from invoicing to cash application. Maintain accurate customer master data and billing information
• Assign revenue recognition: Ensure accurate and timely recognition of revenue in accordance with ASC 606 and company-defined policies. Review customer contracts and sales agreements to determine appropriate treatment. Maintain and communicate gross margin performance
• Manage cash / treasury: Oversee day-to-day cash operations and support treasury functions, including cash forecasting, optimizing cash flow, ensuring adequate liquidity, and executing internal controls over disbursements and bank transactions
• Coordinate external audits: Support the external audit process, and ensure alignment with GAAP standards. Ensure internal controls and policies are in compliance with SOX