Senior Technical Accountant – Foreign Currency & Hedging

Box Box · Enterprise · Redwood City, CA · Controllership

This role is for a Senior Technical Accountant focused on foreign currency and hedging within a publicly traded, global company. The responsibilities include leading month-end close components, reviewing intercompany transactions, preparing consolidation entries, analyzing foreign currency gains/losses, owning SOX controls, and conducting technical research on accounting guidance. The company emphasizes being AI-first and encourages leveraging AI for decision-making and impact, but the core function of this role is accounting, not AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead components of the global month‑end close, partnering across teams to deliver timely, accurate consolidated results.
  2. Review intercompany transactions and prepare reconciliations for monthly global settlements across 13+ entities.
  3. Prepare consolidation elimination entries and ensure integrity of results across multiple systems.
  4. Analyze foreign currency gains/losses, collaborate with Treasury and International Controllers on cash positioning, and help identify ways to mitigate FX exposure.
  5. Own key SOX controls related to financial close, NetSuite access, and Chart of Accounts (COA) updates.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent experience
  • 3–5 years of relevant experience in multinational, high‑tech, or publicly traded companies
  • Hands‑on month‑end close experience, including intercompany, eliminations, FX impacts, and consolidation across multiple systems/entities
  • Proficient with ERP systems
  • Strong understanding of US GAAP and SOX
  • Collaborative teammate with excellent communication skills
  • Systems‑savvy and curious—interested in automation, scalable processes, and learning new tools
  • Organized, analytical, and proactive with a bias for action and a “no task is beneath me” mindset

Nice to have

  • CPA or CPA candidate preferred
  • CPA firm background a plus
  • NetSuite experience strongly preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • SOX compliance
  • foreign currency
  • hedging