Senior Accountant

Summary We are hiring a Senior Accountant who will be a member of the Finance team and will be hands-on in the company's month-end activities and daily accounting operations. This role will be critical in the day-to-day general ledger related activities with a focus on compensation and payroll accounting, benefits, employee related costs, accruals, allocations and month-end related close process. Job Description What You'll Be Doing - Own end-to end accounting for compensation related costs, including preparation of recurring payroll journal entries, benefits accruals, stock compensation, and other employee related entries - Execute monthly accounting close activities, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations; investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely basis - Perform monthly open PO accruals, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of expenses; partner with business owners as needed - Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and account flux analysis specific to your areas - Review and approve Staff Accountant’s work papers, account reconciliations and journal entries - Collaborate closely with payroll and benefits teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of data used for accounting entries - Partner with international third party accountants to reconcile corporate books (US GAAP) to local statutory books, including preparing adjusting entries as needed - Assist and ensure accounting systems scaling and ensuring all systems are being used to their full functionality - Support SEC team with preparation of schedules along with other analysis as needed. - Assist management on audit request and responses to inquiries from internal and external auditors - Work on ad-hoc projects on an as needed basis - At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes. You Should Have - BS or BA in Accounting or related field - 5+ years of progressive general ledger accounting experience in a corporate/ public accounting environment, preferably in software industry; CPA preferred - Strong experience and knowledge in US GAAP and SOX internal controls - Experience with Oracle Fusion/Blackline/Coupa a plus - Excellent verbal / written communication skills - Strong analytical, organizational, and attention to detail skills - Ability to work independently, cross functionally and as part of a team - Advanced MS Excel skills - Familiarity or interest in leveraging AI tools or technologies in accounting workflows is a plus. - Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role as well as use data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement. - Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment, solve complicated problems, motivated to implement improvements, to inspire change while staying within the company’s culture being collaborative and inclusive The US base salary range for this full-time position is $94,000 - $174,000. Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance. Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to . If t