Staff Accountant

Full-Time

In Person: Boston, MA Headquarters

Own the transactional backbone that keeps LineVision's cash flow, vendors, and customers running on schedule.

We are seeking a Staff Accountant to join our Accounting team and take end-to-end ownership of accounts receivable and accounts payable, while playing a key supporting role in the monthly close cycle. If you want to build deep ownership over a company's core financial operations and grow your close and reconciliation skills alongside a Controller who will invest in your development, join us at LineVision, Built In Boston Best Places to Work!

What will you do?

Core Responsibilities and Key Performance Objectives

• Manage the full AR cycle: generate and issue customer invoices in NetSuite, including multi-element and milestone billing, and monitor aging to resolve collections issues proactively.
• Manage the full AP cycle: process vendor invoices in NetSuite and Bill.com, ensure three-way match against POs and receipts, and run weekly payment cycles (ACH, wire, check).
• Reconcile vendor statements and customer accounts, resolving discrepancies before they become close-day surprises.
• Prepare AR and AP subledger reconciliations to the general ledger and record accruals for unbilled receivables and unpaid vendor invoices as part of the monthly close checklist.
• Maintain vendor and customer master data, including W-9 collection and 1099 tracking.

Within the first 3 months:

• Take full ownership of the AR invoicing and AP processing cycles in NetSuite and Bill.com.
• Learn the month-end close calendar and your specific reconciliation and accrual responsibilities within it.

Within the first 6 months:

• Independently manage weekly payment runs and AR aging reporting with minimal oversight from the Controller.
• Contribute clean, audit-ready AR/AP subledger reconciliations each close cycle.

Within the first year:

• Serve as the go-to resource for AR/AP questions from customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Support quarterly reviews and the annual audit with organized, accurate schedules and documentation.

How to succeed in this role

Key Competencies

• Taking Ownership: Manage your workload effectively and demonstrate accountability for AR/AP outcomes, not just task completion.
• Follow Through, Execution: Take ownership of your work and ensure timely delivery of accurate, audit-ready results, especially under close deadlines.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage clearly with customers, vendors, and internal partners like the Controller. Provide concise, well-timed updates and follow established decision-making processes.
• Critical Thinking: Analyze discrepancies and reconciliation issues independently and propose solutions rather than just flagging problems.

Essential Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in AR, AP, or general accounting, ideally in a manufacturing or SaaS environment.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP.
• Working knowledge of month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and basic accrual accounting.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and moderately complex spreadsheets.

What Sets the Best Candidates Apart

• Experience with Bill.com, Divvy, or similar AP/expense platforms.
• Comfort with foreign currency invoicing or international collections.
• A track record of catching and resolving discrepancies before they surface in close or audit.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Reporting & Team Structure

• Reports to the Controller.
• Partners closely with the Controller on payment priorities, close deadlines, and audit readiness.

Interview Process

• Apply Online.
• Round 1: Phone screen (Recruiter)
• Round 2: Hiring Manager Interview
• Round 3: Cross-team stakeholder Interview
• Final Round: Leadership Team & Hiring Manager Sign-Off

What does joining LineVision mean for you?

• Impact. Your talent, time, and energy will critically impact our success in accelerating our mission of providing utilities with grid intelligence to enable affordable, reliable power.
• Ownership. You will hold broad responsibilities with high autonomy and trust in a communicative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility. You will be empowered to maintain work-life balance with trust-based PTO and a flexible work schedule. 
• Real World Innovation. You will join a motivated and high-performing team working with cutting edge, patented technology to help solve key obstacles to meet the demands of an AI-powered future.

Who we are…

LineVision is a grid-enhancing technology company enabling electric utilities to deliver affordable, reliable power and accelerate the electrification of the global economy. Our grid intelligence platform delivers the most accurate, network-wide dynamic line ratings and enables safer, more reliable grid operations with a combination of optical sensors and advanced environmental modeling. LineVision's global customer base includes eight of the ten largest US utilities, including National Grid, Southern Company, and Exelon. 

We are LineVisionaries: 

• We are Innovators: We light the way with tenacious creativity and do good work. 
• We are Empowered: With high trust and high autonomy, the floor is yours, and the opportunity is ours.
• We are Welcoming: Come as you are, our doors are open. We are better together. 
• We are Trusted Partners: We elevate our customer champions through shared thought leadership. We deliver on commitments.
• We are All In: We are building a community of passionate individuals who want to dent the universe. 

At LineVision there’s no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. We are looking for exceptional people who want to make a positive impact through their work and facilitate an organization where everyone can thrive. So whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this role would make you excited to come to work every day.

Meet our team, and understand our mission:  https://www.linevisioninc.com/about-us