Senior Accountant (R6506)

Shield AI
Hybrid
Posted about 24 hours ago
Finance Division

AI summary

The Senior Accountant will manage financial reporting, prepare statements, and ensure compliance with accounting standards while working within a hybrid environment.

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Job Description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to play a critical role in scaling our accounting function as the business grows. This role goes beyond the close, you will influence how financial data is produced, trusted, and used by leadership to make decisions. You’ll own meaningful areas of the balance sheet and P&L, improve how we operate, and help build a best-in-class accounting function.

What you'll do:
* Own close for assigned areas: prepare journals, account reconciliations, and flux analysis; ensure GL-to-subledger integrity. 
* Manage key GL cycles: AR/revenue, accruals, fixed assets, deferred revenue, equity with clean rollforwards and documentation. 
* Drive cutoffs and analytics: coordinate with AP/AR/Payroll/Procurement/FP&A on accruals and budget-to-actuals; propose adjustments based on data. 
* Uplift controls and audit readiness: Identify risks, control gaps, or inefficiencies and drive solutions with minimal direction. 
* Improve processes and tools: standardize templates, automate reconciliations, streamline the close calendar.

Required qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. 
* CPA or CPA eligible. 
* 4+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) and/or a high-growth operating environment. Public company experience a plus
* Proficiency with GLs/subledgers and reconciliation tools (e.g., FloQast) and strong Excel/Sheets skills 
* Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls 
* Clear communicator with an ownership mindset and the ability to collaborate to deadlines. 
* Strong attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

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About the job

Posted on
Nov 5, 2026
Job type
Full-time
Location
San Diego, CaliforniaHybrid

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