Senior Accountant

Ghost•Los Angeles, CA

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Ghost is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage core accounting operations within its Finance & Accounting team during a significant growth phase. This role involves direct responsibility for the general ledger, leading the monthly close process, and overseeing Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), and inventory accounting from start to finish. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on individual eager to take full ownership of closing the books. This position is crucial for establishing robust accounting systems, preparing for the company's first external financial audit, and scaling reporting infrastructure. It offers a unique opportunity to influence and shape processes, controls, and systems within a venture-backed startup.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including direct, hands-on ownership of the month-end close process.
Solid working knowledge of GAAP with experience applying it to real transactions, not just textbook scenarios.
Hands-on experience owning both AR and AP functions directly.
Experience preparing for or supporting an external financial audit, including workpaper preparation and auditor management.
Hands-on experience with an ERP as a primary accounting system.
Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfortable working with large, high-volume transaction datasets.
AI-native: comfortable using AI tools daily to accelerate reconciliations, analysis, and documentation, and actively looks to automate manual work.
Comfortable being a hands-on doer on a small team; this role is about personally executing and owning the work, not delegating it.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred.
Inventory, e-commerce, or marketplace accounting experience, including item-level or high-SKU environments.
Experience with Rillet or other modern, AI-native accounting platforms.
Public accounting background (audit or advisory).
Experience in a high-growth startup environment.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end monthly close process, including the close calendar, checklist, and timely delivery of financial statements.
Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations, including complex or non-routine transactions.
Maintain the general ledger in accordance with GAAP, applying sound technical accounting judgment to new or unusual transactions.
Analyze account fluctuations and financial results month-over-month, flagging variances and trends for the Director of Accounting and CFO.
Own AR/AP processes end-to-end, including invoicing, collections, vendor payment cycles, and DTC channel reconciliations across marketplaces.
Resolve complex customer, vendor, and reconciliation issues directly.
Own inventory accounting, including costing, inventory movements, and reconciliation between operational systems and the general ledger; investigate and resolve physical-to-system variances.
Maintain and strengthen internal controls across AR, AP, and inventory processes.
Serve as a key point of contact for Ghost's first external financial audit, preparing audit-ready schedules, workpapers, and supporting documentation, and managing auditor requests end-to-end.
Research and document technical GAAP accounting positions as new transaction types arise, partnering with the Director of Accounting on conclusions.
Help design, document, and implement internal controls and accounting policies as the company builds out a formal control environment.
Support tax and compliance filings in partnership with external providers as needed.
Identify opportunities to automate and streamline manual accounting processes, leveraging AI tools and modern accounting systems.
Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply, and EPD teams to resolve data and process issues at the source.
Contribute to monthly management reporting, board reporting materials, and ad hoc analysis for the Director of Accounting and CFO.