Staff Accountant

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 2–4 years of corporate accounting experience, preferably in a technology, hardware, or product-based company; public accounting experience is a plus
• Working knowledge of cost accounting concepts, including COGS, inventory valuation, and fixed asset accounting
• Experience preparing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations in a mid-to-large ERP system
• Comfort working with data and reports to support month-end close and variance analysis
• Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; experience building and maintaining reconciliation templates
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage competing deadlines during close
• Clear written and verbal communication skills — able to summarize accounting issues for non-finance stakeholders
• Willingness and desire to build automations using AI tools such as Gemini and/or Claude
• Our team works across the following platforms. Prior experience with any of these is a bonus, not expected — we’ll get you up to speed:
• NetSuite
• Power BI
• Navan
• Motus
• Excel / Google Sheets
• Slack
• Coupa
• Google Gemini
• Claude
• CPA candidate or active CPA license
• Experience in a SaaS or hardware-enabled technology company with multi-entity structures
• Exposure to revenue recognition under ASC 606 for subsidiary or multi-element arrangements

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our Finance team in San Francisco
• You’ll own the monthly close for inventory, hardware COGS, and fixed assets, and play a key supporting role in T&E management and subsidiary revenue accounting
• This is a great fit for someone early in their career who wants to build deep cost accounting expertise at a fast-moving technology company serving the restaurant industry
• We’ll provide full onboarding and training on the tools and systems we use
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for inventory, hardware costs, and fixed assets, ensuring accuracy and proper support documentation
• Own balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts, including hardware inventory, fixed assets, and related accruals
• Perform monthly cost accounting analysis and reporting, including COGS variance analysis, inventory valuation, and fixed asset roll-forwards
• Contribute to cost accounting dashboards and reporting used by finance leadership to surface trends and variances
• Manage the end-to-end T&E accounting process, including reviewing expense submissions, reviewing journal entries, reconciling expense platform reports to the general ledger, and creating analyses for business owners
• Support revenue recognition and journal entry preparation for smaller subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with company accounting policies
• Assist with month-end and quarter-end close activities, partnering with FP&A and accounting operations to meet internal deadlines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (supply chain, operations, revenue, AP) to resolve inventory discrepancies and improve accounting processes
• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules and documentation for assigned areas

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Stock Options
• Paid vacation, 11 company holidays, sick time, and volunteer time off
• Headspace membership for guided meditation and stress relieving tools through the Sequoia App
• Employee Resource Groups for Diversity and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA+, and other communities
• Desk, Chair and Monitor needed for your home office? We got you
• Monthly cell phone and internet stipend
• Unlimited access to virtual audio and visual workouts through the Sequoia App
• Subscription to Linkedin Learning to expand your knowledge on all kinds of fun topics
• Tuition reimbursement for up to 2k per calendar year to assist with classes of your choice