Senior Accountant Job at Netlify

Senior Accountant

Netlify

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Finance

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Salary:

78000.00 - 110000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The Accounting team at Netlify is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of our financial reporting in accordance with GAAP. We lead the month-end close process, maintain audit readiness, uphold strong internal controls, and partner cross-functionally to provide financial clarity across the business. As Netlify continues to grow, this role exists to strengthen our close operations and expand our capacity to handle both recurring accounting processes and strategic ad hoc initiatives. Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant will play a key role in owning critical areas of the month-end close, ensuring compliance, and contributing to process improvements that support scale across a multi-entity business.

Job Responsibility:

Own key components of the month-end close process, including prepaids, fixed assets, bank reconciliations, lease schedules, accruals, intercompany eliminations, and various other balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring compliance with GAAP
Build, iterate on, and maintain reliable reconciliation, reporting, and close documentation processes
Prepare journal entries with clear supporting documentation and a strong understanding of underlying accounting principles
Manage intercompany transactions and eliminations to ensure accurate consolidated financial reporting
Perform detailed balance sheet account analyses, identifying discrepancies and proactively resolving issues
Partner closely with the Controller to manage close timelines, address technical accounting questions, and support audit readiness
Collaborate with our AP consultant on payables-related workflows and reconciliations
Work cross-functionally with the Revenue, Billing, and FP&A teams to answer accounting questions, investigate variances, and ensure financial alignment
Assist with payroll operations and related accounting, including bonus and commission accruals
Support ad hoc accounting projects, process improvements, and system enhancements as the company scales
Leverage systems, automation, and emerging technologies, including AI, to streamline workflows and strengthen controls

Requirements:

3+ years of accounting experience, ideally within a SaaS or high-growth technology environment
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and its application in a corporate accounting environment
Experience managing multiple areas of the month-end close process with increasing ownership
Hands-on experience with balance sheet reconciliations and analysis
Solid understanding of the “why” behind journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting treatment
Comfort supporting payroll accounting processes
Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large sets of financial data
Systems-savvy with the ability to learn new tools quickly, and curiosity about how AI and automation can improve accounting workflows
A breadth of exposure across various accounting functions, or strong foundational knowledge, with the ability to ramp quickly in new areas
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

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Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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