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Sierra is a leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, serving major brands including The GAP, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, Sutter Health, and SoftBank. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Founded by Bret Taylor (former Salesforce co-CEO and Facebook CTO) and Clay Bavor (former Google Labs leader), Sierra is transforming how enterprises serve customers through AI.
As Senior Accountant, you will manage end-to-end accounting close processes globally, supporting the Accounting Lead with month-end procedures. Key responsibilities include preparing supporting documentation and reconciliations (cash, prepaids, fixed assets, payroll, accruals), implementing close management software, performing expense reviews with robust accrual processes, and liaising with FP&A on monthly reporting packages with period-over-period analysis.
You will handle daily ad hoc accounting tasks including vendor bill reviews, corporate credit card reconciliation, employee reimbursement processing, cash application management, and payroll coordination. You'll prepare for audit readiness by coordinating with external auditors on global and local statutory audit submissions.
A key focus is driving Finance Transformation initiatives to leverage AI and tooling at scale—enhancing the tech stack to enable cutting-edge AI technology, challenging existing processes, and developing an AI-first approach to accounting operations.
The role offers unlimited paid time off, comprehensive medical/dental/vision benefits, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans, parental leave, fertility benefits, and a discretionary benefit stipend. Sierra emphasizes balance, flexibility, and a culture built on Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and Family.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4–8 years of accounting experience with a mix of public (highly regulated) and private (hyper-growth) companies
- Proficiency in US GAAP
- Ability to identify areas for improvement and build solutions using AI
- Desire to drive operational efficiency to scale the accounting function
- Structured, self-directed, detail-oriented builder and problem solver who can design processes, run them, and improve them iteratively without close management; bias for simplifying and automating processes; passion for building an AI-native finance function
PREFERRED:
- Previous IPO experience with enterprise B2B software company
- CPA license and/or Big 4 experience
- Proficiency with modern office-of-the-CFO tech stack
