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Shield AI, a venture-backed defense-tech company, is seeking a Senior Accountant for Technical Accounting & Reporting to join its growing Accounting team. The company develops autonomy software, aircraft systems, and simulation technologies supporting defense and aerospace operations globally.
In this role, you will be responsible for researching and documenting complex accounting transactions under U.S. GAAP, including leases, financial instruments, and business combinations. You will prepare audit-ready technical accounting memos and whitepapers that support Shield AI's financial reporting and audit processes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Analyzing new, unusual, and complex transactions and preparing clear, audit-ready technical accounting documentation
- Owning end-to-end financial statement preparation, including GAAP statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules with full tie-outs and internal consistency checks
- Coordinating with external auditors, maintaining supporting documentation, and executing controls to support financial reporting, SOX compliance, and IPO readiness
- Monitoring new accounting guidance, updating assigned policies, and improving reporting templates, workflows, and systems through standardization and automation
- Partnering cross-functionally with Corporate Accounting, Legal, Corporate Development, Treasury, Tax, FP&A, and Program Finance teams to evaluate transactions and implement accounting conclusions
This role sits at the intersection of technical accounting, financial reporting, audit readiness, and business partnership, and will help ensure complex transactions are accurately reflected in consolidated financial statements as Shield AI scales its global operations.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Active CPA license
- 3+ years of progressive experience in public accounting, technical accounting, financial reporting, and/or high-growth operating environments
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP with demonstrated experience researching accounting guidance and documenting technical conclusions
- Experience preparing or auditing financial statements, footnote disclosures, and supporting schedules
- Proficiency with Excel and experience with ERP and financial reporting systems (Workiva experience preferred)
- Clear communication skills with strong ownership, judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
