Senior Accountant in Bastrop, Texas at The Boring Company

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a general ledger, perform period-end closing activities, prepare journal entries and account reconciliations, reconcile bank and credit card accounts monthly.
• Manage tax preparation and filings (potentially with the help of outside tax advisors).
• Manage employee reimbursements, managing syncs, payments, and reconciliations
• Design processes or systems to maintain bulletproof financial records.
• Work with the Accounts Payable team and all related activities such as receiving, downloading, and organizing all company invoices into a shared database.
• Coordinate with the Procurement Department and end-users to confirm approvals and three-way match.
• Perform monthly accruals and adjustments.
• Maintain constant communication with vendors, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Resolve account discrepancies by investigating documentation, issuing stop payments, or adjustments.
• Support business processes development and documentation, and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited university.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly MS Excel
• 5+ years of experience in a professional accounting position.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• CPA
• Experience with a variety of revenue types and revenue recognition processes.
• Experience in a (non-software) business, e.g., manufacturing, construction, transportation, etc.
• Strong organization skills.
• Ability to efficiently multitask and work within challenging deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, with little to no oversight, and as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages (NetSuite, SAP, AX Dynamics, Oracle, or similar ERP is a strong plus).
• Hands-on experience with accounts payable and purchasing packages (Tipalti Pay, Tipalti Approve, and Odoo is a strong plus).
• Strong analytical skills doubled with the ability to problem-solve accounting matters.

CultureWe're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.
Benefits We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.
The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.