Senior Accountant

Clutch

44d•Remote

About The Position

Clutch is hiring a Senior Accountant to own their month-end close process from start to finish. This role involves partnering with the Accounting Manager to build a fast, clean, and audit-ready close. The Senior Accountant will drive the process, identify gaps, and build documentation and controls for scalability. The company is accelerating its close to a standard 5-7 business day cycle and coordinating financial operations across a distributed team, offering significant ownership from day one. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting expertise and a builder's mindset, enjoying ownership and complex problem-solving. The Accounting & Finance team is small, senior, and hands-on, focused on creating accurate, efficient, and scalable accounting processes while delivering timely financial insights. The Senior Accountant will report to the Accounting Manager and act as the team's hands-on execution partner, building documentation and controls for accounting scalability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
CPA license (or active progress toward obtaining your CPA) strongly preferred.
3–6 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years leading or co-leading a full-cycle month-end close.
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including ASC 606 revenue recognition.
Hands-on ownership of general ledger accounts, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close.
Experience working in a venture-backed, fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve quickly.
Strong attention to detail with the ability to balance accuracy and speed.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate accounting concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance partners.
A proactive mindset. You identify issues before they become problems and enjoy improving how work gets done.
Experience supporting a financial statement audit end-to-end, including PBC ownership and direct auditor interaction.
Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online (or a comparable ERP) and Excel/Google Sheets (reconciliations, models, lookups).

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience (Big 4 or regional firm).
Experience with Rippling, Sequence HQ, or similar modern fintech accounting tooling.
Exposure to lending, credit, or regulated financial services.
Familiarity with financial systems integrations and accounting automation tools.
Experience working in a company that has successfully scaled through multiple funding rounds.
Experience working with stock compensation, equity accounting, or other startup-specific accounting topics.

Responsibilities

Develop a strong understanding of Clutch’s business model, credit union client base, and month-end close process.
Own assigned balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries with accuracy and timeliness.
Become proficient in QuickBooks Online and the broader financial stack, including the Rippling integration.
Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Own at least one full close cycle end-to-end, documenting the process, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and strengthen controls.
Take ownership of key general ledger areas, including the chart of accounts, prepaid asset schedules, and fixed asset/depreciation registers.
Become the primary accounting owner for assigned accounts and business processes.
Assist with technical accounting analyses, including revenue recognition under ASC 606.
Help improve and document accounting policies, close procedures, and internal controls, including materiality thresholds and expense limits.
Compile PBC lists, support audit requests, and act as a primary operational point of contact for external auditors during the financial statement audit.
Partner with FP&A and business stakeholders to improve financial reporting and operational insights.
Coordinate monthly GL workflows with the distributed accounting team, reviewing their deliverables for accuracy and U.S. GAAP alignment.
Serve as a trusted accounting partner across the organization, providing guidance on accounting impacts for new products, contracts, and business initiatives.
Lead process improvement projects that increase automation, scalability, and close speed.
Recommend and implement best practices to support a growth-stage business, including timely and accurate sales tax and annual tax reporting.
Mentor junior team members and contribute to building a high-performing accounting function prepared for continued growth.