Senior Accountant, Finance

Vaniam Group

1d•Remote

About The Position

Vaniam is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive, and tech-forward Senior Accountant to play a key role in month-end close, financial reporting, and audit readiness. This role is fully AI-enabled — a critical component of this position is embracing AI as an everyday tool, using it to streamline repetitive workflows, surface insights from financial data faster, and continuously improve how the finance team operates. The ideal candidate is not just comfortable with AI; they are enthusiastic about applying AI solutions that make accounting smarter, not just faster.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5+ years of progressive accounting experience
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and month-end close processes
Hands-on experience with a mid-market ERP system (Sage Intacct strongly preferred)
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet close deadlines
Proficiency with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) and a demonstrated ability to write effective prompts to streamline accounting and finance tasks — active, confident AI use is expected in this role
Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
High comfort level and genuine enthusiasm for AI tools, with a willingness to continuously expand AI capabilities as the technology evolves
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
Collaborative and proactive communicator who surfaces issues early
Highly organized with the ability to manage competing close deadlines
Comfortable operating in a fully remote, fast-moving environment

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience and/or CPA (or CPA-eligible)
Experience working in a professional services or project-based environment
Experience with integrated expense or AP platforms (e.g., Concur, Routable)

Responsibilities

Own assigned areas of the month-end and quarter-end close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
Prepare and maintain timely and accurate balance sheet reconciliations
Investigate and resolve variances, ensuring accurate cutoff and period recognition
Use AI tools to identify anomalies, flag outliers across large data sets, and accelerate the close process
Maintain the integrity of the general ledger in Sage Intacct
Support preparation of standard financial statements and ad hoc reporting for finance leadership
Leverage AI to automate data gathering, accelerate report generation, and ensure consistency across reporting outputs
Serve as a key contributor to external audit support, including preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and documentation
Utilize AI to efficiently organize audit support, draft first-pass responses, and improve audit turnaround time while ensuring accuracy and compliance
Maintain strong internal controls and documentation to support audit readiness year-round
Review AP activity and expense postings flowing from integrated systems (e.g., Routable, Concur) into Sage Intacct
Apply AI-assisted reviews to flag unusual spend patterns, coding inconsistencies, or policy exceptions
Ensure expenses are properly coded, approved, and recorded in accordance with company policy and GAAP
Partner with accounting assistants to resolve issues related to vendors, coding, and approvals
Ensure consistency and accuracy in account mappings, classifications, and reporting structures
Apply AI tools and prompt engineering techniques to automate repetitive accounting workflows, such as data extraction, reconciliation matching, and variance analysis
Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve controls, and enhance reporting — including evaluating and implementing AI-powered solutions
Support finance leadership with system enhancements, integrations, and best practices, including exploring and piloting AI-driven automation opportunities
Actively contribute to expanding the team’s AI fluency by sharing effective prompts, workflows, and approaches that improve team-wide efficiency
Work on multiple priorities concurrently, communicating proactively when unable to meet timelines
Collaborate with team to execute projects and meet deadlines
Ensure that work is of the highest quality and instills confidence across finance leadership and internal stakeholders
Begin to think strategically about the work’s impact on broader business performance and financial health
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process enhancements
Other duties may be assigned to help drive deliverables within this role.