Senior Accountant (Contract/Contract to Hire)

Ascent CFO Solutions

  • Denver, CO
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close, GAAP financial reporting, and sales tax compliance; public accounting experience strongly preferred. Run the month-end close for multiple entities, including preparing and recording journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDenver, CO
    Websitehttps://www.ascentcfo.com

    Description

    Senior Accountant (Contract/Contract to Hire)

    About the Company
    Our client is a fast-growing, multi-brand e-commerce company, operating a family of direct-to-consumer brands alongside a services business. The company is investing heavily in technology, including AI, and is at an exciting inflection point in its growth. This is a great opportunity to join a high-growth organization and help build a scalable accounting function.

    Culture
    The team values energy and grit, a bias toward action, ownership and accountability, and a collaborative, low-ego approach. They work hard, move fast, and keep perspective.

    About the Role
    We're looking for a hands-on Senior Accountant to own the month-end close across a family of companies and keep the books clean as the business grows. You'll run the close for multiple entities, keep everything GAAP-compliant, and be the go-to for reconciliations, tax remittance, and audit support. Great looks like a close that's on time, accurate, and a little faster every month.

    What You'll Own

    • Run the month-end close for multiple entities, including preparing and recording journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
    • Maintain and balance general ledger and subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
    • Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting schedules, including budget-to-actual reports and variance analysis.
    • Apply revenue recognition under ASC 606 and support gross profit analysis.
    • Ensure timely remittance of sales and use, federal and state, and franchise taxes.
    • Keep all accounting work compliant with GAAP, company policies, and other regulatory requirements.
    • Manage the company expense system and make sure reimbursements go out on time.
    • Support the planning, coordination, and execution of the annual audit.
    • Partner with finance leadership on reporting needs, special projects, and ad hoc requests.

    What You'll Drive

    • Investigate and resolve accounting issues, and recommend controls that keep them from coming back.
    • Spot inefficiencies in current practices, recommend process improvements, and help implement them.
    • Help build tools and processes that make the monthly financial statement review faster and more accurate.
    • Provide quantitative analysis that helps leadership make strategic decisions.

    What We're Looking For

    • 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close, GAAP financial reporting, and sales tax compliance; public accounting experience strongly preferred.
    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, plus strong Excel and NetSuite skills.
    • Exceptional attention to detail and strong critical thinking, with the ability to communicate clearly with leadership and cross-functional partners.
    • A proactive approach to ambiguous problems: figuring out what's broken and acting on it rather than waiting to be told what's next.
    • Speed, real ownership of outcomes, and a high personal bar.
    • Strong collaboration across teams with a low-ego, no-drama approach.
    • Bonus: experience in startup or high-growth environments, or an active CPA.
    • Curiosity about AI-assisted tools and eagerness to adopt them (openness matters more than existing expertise).

    The Details

    • Employment type: Contract, opportunity to convert to permanent if it's a good fit! 
    • Location: On-site, Denver, CO
    • Compensation: $60-70/hour, based on experience (1099)

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