Senior General Ledger Accountant

Zoom

4d • $76,800 - $186,200 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Accountant on Zoom’s General Ledger team, you will own the full accounting lifecycle for capitalized software, including Internal Use Software and Cloud Computing Arrangements, and contribute to close processes, financial reporting, and balance sheet integrity. You will partner with Engineering, FP&A, IT, and Finance to ensure transactions are accurately recorded and reported, and help shape how AI-assisted automation transforms the controllership function. The role is described as high-impact in a dynamic, remote-first environment.

Zoom’s General Ledger team is part of the Finance and Accounting organization and helps maintain the accuracy and integrity of Zoom’s financial statements. It operates in a fast-paced public company environment with an emphasis on precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement, working with cross-functional partners to deliver reliable financial reporting and support company priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a public company environment.
• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and hands-on experience in accrual accounting, cost allocations, and the full month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycle.
• Proficiency with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets and complex reconciliations.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered tools and automation to accelerate day-to-day accounting tasks, with an interest in shaping technology’s impact on accounting workflows.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently, meet firm deadlines in a high-volume close environment, and communicate accounting concepts clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• CPA license or active CPA candidacy.
• Experience at a public accounting firm supporting public companies.
• Working knowledge of SOX 404 compliance and ASC 350-40 (Internal Use Software and CCA accounting).
• Experience supporting engineering or technical teams in a SaaS or technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the accounting lifecycle for Internal Use Software (IUS) and Cloud Computing Arrangements (CCA), including capitalization tracking, project cost coordination, roll-forward reconciliation, policy documentation, and journal entries in compliance with ASC 350-40.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, expense allocations, and other adjusting entries, with appropriate supporting documentation; leverage and improve automated processes where possible.
• Maintain and reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts in compliance with US GAAP, investigating and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly variance analyses comparing actuals to prior periods, and partner with FP&A to explain significant P&L and balance sheet fluctuations.
• Support the financial reporting cycle by preparing and assembling reporting packages, including management-level P&L summaries, variance analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, SOX controls, and company accounting policies through periodic control testing activities that validate the design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and support external and internal audits, including preparing PBC schedules and coordinating evidence gathering.
• Collaborate with Finance and IT to evaluate and implement AI-driven tools, automation solutions, and ERP improvements; provide accounting expertise and participate in testing and validation.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve data quality, and increase automation across general ledger activities.

Benefits

• Zoom describes its benefits program as offering a variety of perks, benefits, and options to support employees’ physical, mental, emotional, and financial health, work-life balance, and community involvement; individual benefits are not specified.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior