Senior Accountant

Equity Methods•Scottsdale, AZ

About The Position

Equity Methods is seeking an organized, analytical, and flexible Senior Accountant to own the firm's core accounting operations. This hands-on role on a lean, high-impact team drives the month-end close, maintains the general ledger, and produces reporting used by management and the Board. The role provides broad purview into financial operations, including the full close cycle and reconciliations, KPI and Board reporting, budgeting and forecasting, audit and tax preparation, internal controls, and periodic HR and special-project work. The successful candidate can flex between process execution and open-ended analysis, bringing judgment, initiative, and follow-through to work that may not arrive fully specified. Equity Methods serves clients ranging from early-stage, venture-backed, and pre-IPO companies to Fortune 500 organizations. Its services include accounting, valuation, tax, financial reporting, and human capital management. The company has more than 200 professionals and emphasizes collaboration, professional development, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting or finance.
At least 3 years of public accounting or private industry accounting experience covering the full close cycle.
Strong command of GAAP and full-cycle accounting.
Ability to research unfamiliar technical accounting questions, reach a supportable conclusion, and explain it in plain English.
Accuracy and attention to detail under deadline pressure.
Judgment about materiality and responsible allocation of time.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort learning accounting systems and reporting or BI tools.
Clear written communication, including the ability to write explanatory variance commentary.
Adaptability in a fast-paced environment with fluid roles, shifting priorities, and incompletely specified problems.
Ability to build durable working relationships and collaborate with colleagues across the firm.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
Background check required.

Nice To Haves

CPA or active progress toward the CPA.
Proficiency with and interest in using AI tools to improve work without introducing risk or replacing human accountability.
Willingness to automate manual work.

Responsibilities

Own the month-end close, including executing it on schedule, preparing and reviewing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, and delivering variance analysis.
Maintain general ledger integrity by investigating and resolving reconciling items and applying appropriate scrutiny to judgmental accounts.
Produce KPI, scorecard, and Board reporting packages for management and the Board.
Maintain and improve the trackers and source data behind KPIs and dashboards.
Deliver supplemental reports and ad hoc analytics for client service teams, clarifying the decision to be made and building analysis that addresses it.
Contribute to budgeting and forecasting by maintaining annual and rolling forecast models, loading actuals, and preparing variance narratives.
Prepare for the annual audit and tax filings by assembling schedules and responding completely and on time to auditor and tax preparer requests.
Execute existing financial reporting controls and propose improvements to manual or fragile processes.
Contribute to system upgrades, AI-enablement initiatives, continuous improvement, and vendor accountability and performance management.
Take on special projects, including insurance renewals, system conversions, office matters, and cross-department initiatives.
Improve recurring processes and their documentation over time.
Handle compensation, personnel, and financial information with discretion and strict confidentiality.