Experienced Senior Accountant (General Ledger)

Make Your Mark:

You'll Get To:

• Prepare accurate, timely journal entries in accordance with our established schedule.
• Act as a primary accounting liaison for key business partners, providing financial insights and strategic guidance to support their initiatives.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Perform financial analysis and variance explanations and provide insights to identify trends and recommend actions to optimize financial performance.
• Own and execute cross-functional process improvement projects from identification to implementation, quantifying a project's impact on efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP. Perform technical accounting research and update technical accounting memos and policies.
• Coordinate and participate in internal and external audits, including preparing audit schedules, addressing audit queries, and implementing, and maintaining effective internal control systems.
• Work closely with the Accounts Payable department to ensure proper general ledger coding of bills.
• Foster collaboration within the accounting team and effectively communicate financial information to stakeholders across the organization.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using accounting software and related systems to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance reporting capabilities. Stay updated with advancements in accounting technology to adapt to changing practices.
• Stay updated with changes in accounting regulations, standards, and industry best practices. Pursue professional development opportunities to demonstrate your commitment to enhancing your skills and knowledge.
• Participate in (and lead, where appropriate) other projects and ad-hoc analyses, as required.

What You'll Bring:

• Years of Experience in Related Field: 4-5 years Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent experience) required. Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• 4-5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• CPA certification preferred
• Big 4 or National Firm experience preferred
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP to ensure accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations and standards
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to execute and follow through to completion and documentation
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment and work effectively under time pressure while managing to tight deadlines
• Ability to work proactively and independently and collaboratively as a team contributor
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
• Experience with NetSuite preferred

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.

BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 3 days a week.

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency Statement:

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.

In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model – for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

Accommodations:

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.