Senior Corporate Accountant

Diligent Corporation•Washington, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Corporate Accountant will be primarily responsible for many aspects of the financial statement close process performed at the corporate level, including financial reporting and multi-entity consolidation. This includes ensuring proper application of US GAAP for various processes, such as ASC 842 Leases, ASC 718 Stock Compensation, ASC 470 Debt, ASC 350 Intangibles - Goodwill & Other, ASC 805 Business Combinations, transfer pricing, and other technical accounting matters. This role will also play a key part in identifying opportunities to leverage AI and automation tools to enhance accuracy, streamline recurring workflows, and drive efficiency across the accounting function. The Senior Corporate Accountant will assist with ad-hoc technical accounting projects and have high-visibility within the organization, ensuring that US GAAP is applied correctly for new company-wide initiatives. This role will report to the Senior Director, Corporate Accounting. We are looking for someone who has excellent problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity about emerging technologies, and enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced environment to support our continued success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA required.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP required.
Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting experience, Big 4 and SaaS industry experience preferred.
Knowledge of NetSuite or similar accounting systems. Familiarity with AI-assisted tools and a willingness to adopt emerging technologies in an accounting context is a plus.
Experienced with accounting concepts related to the software industry, international accounting, multi-entity consolidation, and debt & equity accounting is preferred.
Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and cross-geography and relate effectively across all levels of staff.
Hands-on, energetic, organized, team player with proven ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment and facilitate change, multitask effectively and work independently.
Ability to prioritize competing projects and analyze processes to simplify, automate, and improve them, including the use of AI and other emerging technologies.
Excellent attention to detail, strong business ethics, and demonstrated ability to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

Assist in the monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing process by:
Owning the accounting for equity compensation and incentive awards including grants issued, grant-date valuation, exercises, expense recognition, modifications, and forfeitures, utilizing the Certent Equity Management solution.
Calculating transfer pricing, preparing journals, and managing cross-border transactions, including preparation of intercompany entries, coordinate review of output with statutory teams, support tax team with transfer pricing documentation
Perform accounting for internally developed software in accordance with US GAAP, including capitalization of development costs, amortization, and impairment assessments for both internal-use software and software developed for sale
Prepare the necessary journal entries and monthly account reconciliations for accounts including, but not limited to intangible assets, compensation and payroll related items, and deferred commissions and incentives
Provide support to revenue recognition team for a smooth revenue recognition process, write offs, recoveries, defferred revenue and runoff, multi-year arrangements, bundled offerings, flux analysis
Review journal entries and account reconciliations assigned, perform monthly close activities to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
Financial statement accounts analysis, identification of non-routine transactions, investigate anomalies, and document findings.
Prepare group and statutory audit workpapers for assigned accounts and disclosures. Support external and statutory audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and maintaining supporting documentation.
Provide support or act as accounting lead in enterprise-wide initiatives and assist in other special projects, including but not limited to system upgrades, implementations, and AI-driven process transformations
Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, tax, legal, and other operational teams on accounting and reporting matters
Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the business operations, the financial reporting, and the general ledger structure for all of Diligent’s legal entities, and actively support the consolidation and intercompany elimination process
Support in all compliance related matters assigned including, but not limited to, annual financial statement audits, quarterly reporting requirements
Provide support or act as accounting lead in enterprise-wide initiatives and assist in other special projects, including but not limited to system upgrades, implementations, and AI-driven process transformations
Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and contribute to team efficiency through cross-training, sharing responsibilities, and serving as position backup
Develop and maintain internal accounting controls, policies, procedures, and process documentation to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
Drive process improvement and automation initiatives by identifying use cases for AI-assisted accounting workflows, testing and validating AI-generated outputs, and helping build scalable, technology-enabled processes across the close cycle
When assigned, assist or manage the monthly close for newly acquired entities and support the transition of balance sheet and income statement responsibilities to designated team members
Perform ad-hoc projects as assigned