Senior Accountant

Higgsfield • San Francisco, CA

4d • $125,000 - $150,000

About The Position

We are hiring a Senior Accountant to support Higgsfield’s next phase of growth. This person will own core accounting operations across AP, AR, billing, collections, sales tax, payment reconciliations, payroll entries, and month-end close support, while helping build scalable processes across our US and Kazakhstan entities.
This role is ideal for someone who combines strong accounting fundamentals with a hands-on operational mindset. The right candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable bringing structure to fast-moving, ambiguous environments. They enjoy owning high-volume workflows, partnering cross-functionally, and improving systems and controls as the business scales.

Requirements

• 5+ years of accounting experience, ideally in a high-growth startup, SaaS, or tech environment
• Strong foundation in core accounting operations and close processes, including AP, AR, billing, reconciliations, payroll entries, and month-end close
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP and disciplined balance sheet reconciliation
• Experience supporting multiple entities and/or international operations
• Able to work independently and drive execution in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, and strong in follow-through
• Clear, effective cross-functional communicator
• Low-ego, hands-on mindset with a willingness to build processes from the ground up

Responsibilities

• Own global AP operations, including vendor and contractor invoice collection, review, coding, and payment coordination across the US and Kazakhstan
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure timely submission and approval of invoices, expenses, and payment requests
• Manage enterprise billing processes, including invoice generation and usage-based overage billing
• Monitor accounts receivable, send weekly aged AR reports, and reconcile incoming customer payments against open invoices
• Reconcile Stripe and other payment activity to the general ledger and support broader payment operations
• Ensure reimbursable expenses are properly categorized and aligned with company policy
• Partner cross-functionally on procurement-related workflows, including intake, documentation, PO or approval tracking, and vendor onboarding coordination
• Prepare and post journal entries for payroll, cash, accruals, prepaid expenses, and other core accounting areas
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and subledgers, including cash, AP, AR, deferred revenue, and payment processor balances
• Support and help drive the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Assist with accounting for infrastructure, compute, and other operating spend, including reconciliations and variance follow-up
• Support sales tax compliance and filings across relevant states using Stripe, Anrok, or other similar tools
• Act as a key point of contact for statutory accountants and support reporting requirements for international entities
• Prepare audit schedules and PBC materials and support external audit requests
• Help implement, improve, and document scalable accounting processes, controls, and systems
• Identify workflow gaps, reduce manual work, and improve accuracy and timeliness across accounting operations

Benefits

• We offer a competitive and thoughtfully structured compensation package designed to align with impact and growth.
• Base Salary: The anticipated salary range for this role is $125,000 – $150,000, depending on experience, skills, and location.
• In addition to cash compensation, we offer equity and a comprehensive benefits package to support you both professionally and personally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed