About the Position

Senior Accountant

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $80,000 - $138,000 USD/Year

About the Role

The Senior Accountant oversees day-to-day accounting operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, and process improvement. This role safeguards general ledger integrity, reconciles balance sheet accounts, and supports timely, GAAP-compliant financial statements. The Senior Accountant also partners across teams on special projects, audit readiness, and scalable accounting workflows.

Responsibilities

Perform core month-end close responsibilities including preparing/posting journal entries, reviewing G/L activity, and reconciling designated balance sheet accounts.
Manage accounts receivable: invoices, payment applications, and monitor aging.
Partner with the manager to manage and refine complex revenue schedules.
Manage daily cash operations, approving inter-account transfers and title company wire disbursements.
Monitor and manage the company and Investor cash positions.
Perform monthly bank reconciliations and daily cash reconciliations.
Make recommendations to improve accounting department efficiency (workflows or software enhancements).
Prepare and support the preparation of monthly financial statements, consolidations, and multi-entity reporting.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards including ASC 842 (leases) and ASC 606 (revenue recognition).
Analyze investor contracts to ensure custodial accounting requirements are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
5+ years of progressive accounting experience with strong general ledger ownership.
Solid understanding of GAAP and financial statement preparation.
Proven experience managing month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation of large datasets.
Experience with NetSuite, FloQast (close management platform).
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
Experience supporting year-end audit and working with external auditors.
Experience in high-growth or small-team environments.

We Offer

Competitive salary based on skills, experience, and geographic location.
Comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunity for professional growth and development.

About the Company

Point

Point is a rapidly growing home equity marketplace with significant investment from top investors. We are committed to providing innovative real estate technology solutions.

Funding: $145.4M raised over 3 rounds.
Founders: Eddie Lim, Alex Rampell, Eoin Matthews.
Location: Palo Alto, California.

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