Senior Accountant

About the Role Clutch is hiring a Senior Accountant to own our month-end close from start to finish, partnering closely with our Accounting Manager to build a close that’s fast, clean, and audit-ready. This is not a support role: you drive the process, identify gaps, and build the documentation and controls that let us scale. We’re accelerating our close to a standard 5-7 business day cycle while coordinating financial operations across a distributed team, so this role carries real ownership from day one. We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a builder’s mindset — someone who enjoys taking ownership and solving complex problems. About the Team The Accounting & Finance team is small, senior, and hands-on. We’re focused on creating accurate, efficient, and scalable accounting processes while delivering timely financial insights that support the business, and we work closely with FP&A, People, and Legal. As a Senior Accountant, you’ll report directly to the Accounting Manager and act as the team’s hands-on execution partner, building the documentation and controls that let accounting scale alongside the business. If you’re excited about building in a fast-moving environment, thrive on accountability, and want to help shape the future of the finance function, we’d love to meet you. What You’ll Do Within 3 months, you will: - Develop a strong understanding of Clutch’s business model, credit union client base, and month-end close process. - Own assigned balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries with accuracy and timeliness. - Become proficient in QuickBooks Online and our broader financial stack, including our Rippling integration. - Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with U.S. GAAP. - Own at least one full close cycle end-to-end, documenting the process, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and strengthen controls. Within 6 months, you will: - Take ownership of key general ledger areas, including the chart of accounts, prepaid asset schedules, and fixed asset/depreciation registers. You will become the primary accounting owner for assigned accounts and business processes. - Assist with technical accounting analyses, including revenue recognition under ASC 606. - Help improve and document accounting policies, close procedures, and internal controls, including materiality thresholds and expense limits. - Compile PBC lists, support audit requests, and act as a primary operational point of contact for external auditors during our financial statement audit. - Partner with FP&A and business stakeholders to improve financial reporting and operational insights, and coordinate monthly GL workflows with our distributed accounting team, reviewing their deliverables for accuracy and U.S. GAAP alignment. Within 9 months, you will: - Serve as a trusted accounting partner across the organization, providing guidance on accounting impacts for new products, contracts, and business initiatives. - Lead process improvement projects that increase automation, scalability, and close speed. - Recommend and implement best practices to support a growth-stage business, including timely and accurate sales tax and annual tax reporting. - Mentor junior team members and contribute to building a high-performing accounting function prepared for continued growth. What You’ll Bring Must-haves: - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. - CPA license (or active progress toward obtaining your CPA) strongly preferred. - 3–6 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years leading or co-leading a full-cycle month-end close. - Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including ASC 606 revenue recognition. - Hands-on ownership of general ledger accounts, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close. - Experience working in a venture-backed, fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve quickly. - Strong attent…