Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant Spellbook is the most comprehensive AI copilot for transactional lawyers. It works directly inside Microsoft Word to help legal teams draft, review, and negotiate contracts up to 10x faster and with greater precision. Today, more than 4,000 law firms, in-house teams, and solo practitioners rely on Spellbook to simplify their workflows and eliminate the drudgery of everyday contract work. We are backed by leading investors including Khosla Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Inovia Capital, The LegalTech Fund, Bling Capital, and Moxxie Ventures. The company recently raised $50 million in Series B funding, led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures, bringing its total funding to more than $80 million. *This is an existing vacancy ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a highly technical Senior Accountant to help scale our accounting function. This role will own core accounting operations while also supporting multi-entity consolidations, complex revenue recognition, cross-border tax coordination, and audit readiness. You will work closely with the VP Finance to ensure Spellbook’s financial reporting infrastructure can support a high-growth global SaaS business. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex accounting problems, building scalable processes, and operating in a fast-moving startup environment. RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCIAL CLOSE & REPORTING - Own key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process - Prepare and review general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules - Support the preparation of consolidated financial statements across multiple entities - Maintain accounting records in accordance with ASPE / GAAP and internal accounting policies - Improve close efficiency with a target of monthly financial statements prepared within 10 business days MULTI-ENTITY ACCOUNTING & CONSOLIDATION - Manage accounting for multiple legal entities across jurisdictions (Canada, US, and future international entities) - Prepare intercompany entries, eliminations, and consolidation adjustments - Maintain documentation and processes supporting transfer pricing and intercompany transactions - Assist with foreign currency accounting and entity-level financial reporting REVENUE RECOGNITION - Support accounting for complex SaaS revenue arrangements, including: - multi-year contracts - enterprise agreements - discounts and contract modifications - bundled offerings and add-ons - Ensure revenue recognition aligns with relevant accounting standards and internal policy - Work closely with Sales and RevOps to ensure contracts are structured and recorded correctly AUDIT & COMPLIANCE - Support annual financial statement audits, including preparation of audit schedules and working papers - Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, and other external stakeholders - Ensure compliance with corporate tax filings, indirect taxes, and regulatory requirements - Help maintain strong internal controls and documentation TAX & CROSS-BORDER COORDINATION - Assist with Canadian and US corporate tax compliance - Coordinate with external advisors on international tax, sales tax, and transfer pricing - Support documentation and accounting treatment for cross-border transactions PROCESS & SYSTEMS - Identify opportunities to automate and improve accounting processes - Build scalable documentation and accounting policies - Partner with finance and operations teams to improve data integrity across financial systems - Other responsibilities as required QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field - CPA designation strongly preferred - 4–7 years of accounting experience, including public accounting or high-growth tech companies - Strong understanding of: - financial reporting - revenue recognition - consolidations - intercompany accounting - Experience supporting financial statement audits - Familiarity with multi-entity or ... (truncated, view full listing at source)