Senior IT Accountant

Kleinfelder•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The Senior IT Accountant bridges Finance and Information Technology by providing accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, asset accounting, vendor oversight, and financial reporting support for technology operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies. The Senior IT Accountant works independently to analyze IT financial activity, maintain accurate records, strengthen controls, and provide actionable information to Finance and IT leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field required. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, consistent with company requirements.
Five or more years of progressively responsible general, corporate, or cost accounting experience required, including experience supporting IT departments, technology costs, fixed assets, budgeting, forecasting, or vendor accounting.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and complex formulas.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems, financial reporting tools, and large data sets required.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including capitalization and expense considerations for fixed assets, internal-use software, cloud computing arrangements, prepaid expenses, accruals, and depreciation or amortization.
Ability to research and document accounting conclusions.
Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to work independently, exercise professional judgment, protect confidential information, and collaborate effectively with Finance and IT stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a consulting engineering firm or related professional services business preferred.
CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification preferred but not required.
Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint, Power BI, or similar applications preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops, monitors, and analyzes annual operating and capital budgets for the IT department; compares budgeted costs to actual results; investigates variances; and supports periodic forecasts.
Records, reviews, and categorizes IT-related expenses, including cloud services, software licenses, hardware, telecommunications, maintenance, and professional services; allocates costs to the appropriate business units, departments, or projects.
Reviews IT vendor invoices and supporting documentation, monitors software and service renewals, coordinates accounts payable matters for technology suppliers, and evaluates charges for alignment with contract terms.
Tracks technology capital expenditures and operating expenditures, including hardware, servers, network infrastructure, purchased software, cloud arrangements, and internal-use software development costs; maintains accurate asset records and depreciation or amortization schedules.
Prepares journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expense schedules, and supporting analyses for IT-related accounts and month-end close activities.
Prepares periodic IT financial reports, budget-to-actual analyses, spending trends, forecasts, and management summaries to support strategic technology decisions.
Maintains documentation supporting IT financial transactions and accounting conclusions; follows company policies and internal controls; and supports internal and external audit requests.
Collaborates with Finance, IT, Procurement, Legal, Tax, and business leaders to resolve accounting issues, improve data quality, and establish consistent processes for technology spending.
Identifies and implements improvements to IT accounting, reporting, cost allocation, asset tracking, and vendor-management processes, including opportunities for automation and standardization.
Performs other related accounting and financial analysis responsibilities as assigned.