Sr Accountant

Lightspeed DMS•South Jordan, UT

About The Position

Lightspeed is seeking a Senior Accountant who brings equal parts accounting rigor and a native fluency with AI. This role involves owning significant portions of the close and reporting cycle while actively developing and improving the processes behind them, utilizing LLMs and automation tools. The ideal candidate will think in process flows, not just transactions, and possess a builder's mindset. The position operates in a fast-paced, Private Equity (PE) backed environment with rigorous month-end deadlines and a requirement for high-quality investor reporting. We are looking for someone with a high-bias for action, intellectual curiosity, and a solutions-oriented approach. The Finance team is lean and fast-paced, requiring individuals who operate independently, escalate appropriately, and remain sharp under pressure. This role is ideal for someone energized by accountability and already experimenting with AI.

Requirements

Masters's degree in Accounting
6+ years of progressive accounting experience
SaaS software company experience
Multi-entity or multi-currency accounting experience
Hands-on experience in a PE-backed company with exposure to investor reporting, board packages, and rigorous close timelines
Strong working knowledge of GAAP and IFRS
Demonstrated proficiency with NetSuite
Native or advanced proficiency with AI tools and LLMs — Claude, Claude Cowork, Claude Code, or equivalent. Must demonstrate ability to apply in real-world financial setting, not just casual prompting
Intellectual curiosity as a professional trait: you ask more questions than most, you challenge assumptions, and you actively seek better ways to do things
High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proven ability to develop, document, and continuously improve accounting process flows
Clear, direct communicator who can translate numbers into a story

Nice To Haves

CPA license or active candidacy
Mix of public/private hands-on experience
Hands-on experience with FloQast, Workiva, RAMP or other expense management platform, Salesforce, and Workato
Proficiency with Slack and Microsoft Office Suite for collaboration and reporting
Experience implementing contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems

Responsibilities

Own assigned areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close with precision and on-time delivery for multi-entity subsidiaries.
Prepare and post journal entries including accruals, prepaid amortization, intercompany, deferred costs, significant reserves, and other recurring entries.
Own the end-to-end accounting for a portfolio of complex technical areas, including software capitalization, goodwill, and intangible assets.
Manage balance sheet account reconciliations in FloQast, maintaining current status and clean documentation throughout the close cycle.
Maintain rigorous workpaper standards in support of external audit, PE and lender reporting requirements.
Prepare monthly fluctuation analyses to explain period-over-period changes in key accounts.
Support quarterly and annual audit by delivering timely, well-organized audit evidence to fulfill PBC requests.
When necessary, review contracts including third-party MSAs, lease agreements, SOWs, and other B2B agreements and document technical accounting memoranda.
Support Workiva-based financial reporting packages, supporting schedules, board materials, and PE deliverables in collaboration with Senior Manager of Financial Accounting.
Support Procure to Pay processes and ensure alignment with Financial Operations and FP&A regarding recognition and coding across all workstreams.
Conduct variance analysis with clear, concise commentary for finance leadership and ownership leveraging AI in the design and execution.
Contribute to quarterly and annual reporting packages prepared in Workiva for private equity stakeholders.
Prepare quarterly debt reporting package.
Draft position papers and other technical memoranda as needed.
Design, document, and continuously improve accounting process flows from data entry to close to reporting.
Design and maintain automation workflows to reduce manual effort and improve data integrity across systems.
Use Claude, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code effectively for financial analysis, reporting narratives, process documentation, data transformation, recurring financial entries and other areas where AI makes the work faster, more accurate, and timely.
Bring genuine intellectual curiosity to every workflow: ask why things are done the way they are, experiment with LLMs and emerging tools, and push for better answers.
Identify opportunities to replace manual processes with scalable, technology-driven solutions and take full ownership of seeing them through.
Serve as a power user for NetSuite including report building, saved searches, chart of accounts maintenance, and system enhancements.
Administer and optimize FloQast for close management, reconciliation tracking, and task ownership.
Support reconciliations and revenue data integrity in partnership with Revenue Accounting and FinOps-Accounts Receivable.
Utilize RAMP for corporate card and expense management including coding, reconciliation, and policy compliance in partnership with FinOps-Accounts Payable.
Use Workato and other integration tools to maintain reliable, automated data flows between financial systems.
Contribute to implementation, improvement, and documentation of other systems as needed.
Partner with FP&A, Revenue Operations, and HR on reporting, headcount, and compensation accruals.
Collaborate with the Payroll Accounting team on payroll journal entries, headcount reporting, and related reconciliations.
Work with Product Development teams to support capitalized software development cost tracking and R&D accounting.
Support external audit and provide organized, audit-ready workpapers and schedules.