Shield AI
Senior Accountant, Technical Accounting & Reporting (R6349)
San Diego, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of progressive experience in public accounting, technical accounting, financial reporting, and/or a high-growth operating environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
About the job
Researches complex accounting transactions and prepares financial statements, disclosures, audit support, and scalable reporting processes under U.S. GAAP.
What you'll do
- Research complex transactions and draft audit-ready technical accounting memos and whitepapers.
- Prepare GAAP financial statements, footnotes, schedules, and supporting roll-forwards and tie-outs.
- Coordinate audit requests, support financial reporting controls and readiness, and improve accounting policies, workflows, and systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Active CPA license.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience researching 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.
Nice to have
- Workiva experience.
Tools
U.S. GAAP, Excel, ERP, Workiva
AI focus
Supports accounting and reporting for the company’s AI operations; no specific AI development work is described.
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