Elastic - Sr Accountant
Requirements
• 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 • 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 • Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People: • As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do. • We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. • Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary • Health coverage for you and your family in many locations • Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles • Generous number of vacation days each year • Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service • Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love • Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Responsibilities
• 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.
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