Sr Accountant

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. What is The Role We are seeking an experienced, tech-forward Senior Accountant as part of our rapid organizational growth. Working with cross Accounting, finance, and treasury teams you will perform month-end close execution, foreign exchange accounting, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing calculations, and complex balance sheet reconciliations. You will also participate in project automation and process improvement, leveraging tools; including Python, Sigma, SQL, and AI capabilities, to streamline legacy workflows and enhance reporting accuracy. What You Will Be Doing Support on month-end close activities, including complex journal entries, financial accruals, intercompany eliminations, transfer pricing calculations, intercompany AR/AP billing, and FX variance analysis. Perform secondary book validation and ensure accuracy across multi-entity and statutory reporting ledgers. Assist with M&A opening balance sheet preparation and support monthly journal entries until acquired companies are fully integrated into Elastic. Maintain and update the Chart of Accounts (COA) to support evolving business structures and reporting requirements. Perform financial statement flux analysis (MoM, QoQ, YoY) to evaluate account behavior and deliver meaningful insights to finance leadership. Assist with audit preparation, balance sheet disclosures, and internal control compliance (SOX); help build reports and balance sheet reconciliations. Support process improvement and automation initiatives by leveraging the appropriate tools and languages; such as Python scripts, SQL queries, Sigma, and Excel Macros (VBA) to automate repetitive data processing and journal preparation. Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and data validation for systems implementations, ERP enhancements, and continuous software integration projects. Collaborate on foreign currency exchange (FX) management and multi-entity accounting across global subsidiaries. Utilize cutting-edge AI tools and workflow automation to eliminate operational bottlenecks, increase accuracy, and modernize daily ledger operations. Produce ad-hoc financial reporting, data analysis, and support special cross-functional finance projects. What You Bring Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business field (mandatory; CPA preferred) 5+ years of professional accounting experience demonstrating progressive responsibility Strong hands-on experience with major Enterprise ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) power user Advanced Excel technical capabilities (complex logic formulas, index/match, pivot modeling) Proven experience participating in system UAT testing, software implementations, and financial transformation projects Experience with foreign currency (FX) accounting, intercompany AR/AP billing, transfer pricing, and multi-entity global consolidations across global subsidiaries Early adopter mindset regarding AI accounting tools and generative automation to streamline workflows Bonus Points Demonstrated technical proficiency in Python and SQL for financial data extraction, cleaning, and workflow automation Experience with M&A accounting integration, opening balance sheet setup, Chart of Accounts maintenance, and secondary ledger validation Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. </