Senior GL Accountant

Senior GL Accountant

Company Overview

Archera empowers organizations of all sizes to optimize their cloud costs through unique, short-term, insured GRI (Guaranteed Reserved Instance) and GSP (Guaranteed Savings Plan) commitments. Hundreds of customers rely on Archera's innovative FinTech solutions to increase their cloud ROI while accelerating revenue objectives and service agility.

Archera's unique cloud rate insurance products and free FinOps platform enable teams to accurately predict and plan infrastructure growth, maximize commitment-based savings, and hedge against market demands and evolving cloud service provider offerings and incentives. Archera works closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and a broad network of software and services partners to help each customer execute upon a bespoke, financially-prudent cloud growth and success strategy.

Position Overview

Archera is seeking a Senior GL Accountant to own and scale our general ledger and day-to-day accounting operations as we grow across multiple entities and cloud ecosystems. Reporting into Archera's accounting leadership, you will own the full procure-to-pay cycle, maintain our spend controls, and drive an accurate, on-time monthly and quarterly close. This is a builder's role: you'll establish and document scalable processes where few exist yet, partnering closely with Finance, Product, Sales, and Engineering to keep our books accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. It's ideal for a hands-on, detail-oriented accountant who thrives in a high-growth environment and wants to help build a finance function from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules across balance sheet and expense accounts as part of the monthly and quarterly close.

Own the full procure-to-pay (AP) cycle and administer the spend management system, serving as the frontline for maintaining spend controls and ensuring company policy is respected.

Maintain prepaid asset schedules and amortization, and manage lease accounting and amortization in accordance with ASC 842.

Manage cash and banking activity, including reconciliations across multiple entities.

Support GL, budget, and close activities, and partner with FP&A and leadership on variance analysis.

Responsible for state and multi-state tax compliance and reporting.

Prepare ad hoc reporting and analysis for Finance and cross-functional stakeholders.

Drive system and process improvements across the accounting tool stack (e.g., Sage Intacct, RAMP, FloQast) to build and maintain scalable, well-documented processes in a rapidly growing, multi-entity environment.

Qualifications

Requirements

4+ years of accounting experience with a strong general ledger experience in a multi-entity corporation.

BS/BA in Accounting required.

Expertise in US GAAP.

Experience in SaaS, Cloud, FinTech, FinOps, or another technology-driven industry. 

Hands-on ERP experience, with specific experience in procurement processes and systems.

Advanced Excel proficiency.

Experience in a high-growth or startup environment.

Solid understanding of and demonstrated proficiency in internal controls.

Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and with leadership stakeholders.

Preferred

Experience in revenue accounting (ASC 606).

Familiarity with the AWS, Azure, or GCP Marketplace.

Experience supporting financial statement audits.

Experience with Sage Intacct, RAMP and FloQast.

Experience with lease accounting (ASC 842).

Benefits

Fully remote (with offices in Bellevue, WA and NYC for co-working opportunity)

Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with premiums covered 100% employee, 50% dependent

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Flexible spending accounts (healthcare, transit and dependent care)

Cell phone stipend

Location

Remote – USA/Canada