Accountant

Aikido Security•Chicago, IL

11d

About The Position

Aikido is hiring a US Accountant to own day-to-day accounting for its US entity and help build a public-company-ready finance function. The role runs the US close, maintains audit-ready books under US GAAP, and establishes controls and reporting needed for IPO readiness. It works closely with the revenue team, outside advisors, the Belgian parent company, and a small finance team, with work reaching the CFO directly. The Accountant will also support group consolidation and FP&A, help implement a new ERP and automate close activities, and contribute to audit and quarterly review processes. This is an ownership-focused role at a fast-growing security company with teams in Belgium and the US.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
2–5 years of accounting experience, split across Big 4 audit and/or in-house roles.
Public company experience as an in-house employee at an SEC registrant or auditing SEC registrants.
Experience in tech or SaaS, including subscription revenue under ASC 606.
Solid US GAAP knowledge and hands-on month-end close experience.
Working knowledge of SOX controls and documentation.
Strong Excel skills and comfort working in an ERP.
Clear written communication; the role works daily with a team in Belgium.

Nice To Haves

CPA or working toward it.
IPO readiness or first-year SOX experience.
Multi-entity accounting with a foreign parent, intercompany, and FX.
Exposure to IFRS.
ERP implementation experience, such as NetSuite, and billing tools such as Stripe.
Cybersecurity or developer-tools industry background.

Responsibilities

Run monthly and quarterly close for the US entity, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Account for SaaS subscription revenue under ASC 606, including deferred revenue and contract review with the revenue team.
Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations with the Belgian parent, and support US GAAP-to-IFRS reporting for group consolidation.
Own US payables and receivables processes, vendor setup, 1099 reporting, and sales tax filings, working with outside advisors.
Document processes and run internal controls as the company builds toward SOX compliance.
Prepare schedules and respond to requests for the annual audit and quarterly reviews.
Help roll out the new ERP and automate manual steps in the close.
Support FP&A with clean actuals and variance explanations.