Senior Accountant

Job Summary

F5, Inc. is seeking an experienced and technically capable Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team in Seattle, WA. This role will primarily manage the accounting for prepaids, accrued expenses, intangible assets, and intercompany cross-charge activities. The role will partner closely with Procurement, IT, PD, Legal, FP&A, A/P, Tax, and our worldwide accounting teams to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of our financial operations and reporting over these areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounting & Compliance: Oversee the full lifecycle of prepayments for multi-year contracts, including accruals, capitalization, amortization, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and F5 policies.

• Create and maintain accrued expense subledgers.

• Partner with Procurement, IT, PD, FP&A, and other departments to evaluate expenditure requests, determine proper accounting treatment, and document supporting conclusions.

• Serve as a key resource for international accounting teams, collaborating on recurring and ad hoc efforts and reporting needs.

• Own the accounting for your area, anchored in the monthly accounting close process, identify opportunities for standardization, efficiency, accuracy, and automation.

• Willingly explore new projects, problem-solving, and cross-departmental enhancements as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience and Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field. CPA designation or equivalent professional certification is preferred.

• Education and Experience: 5+ years of progressive accounting experience in public companies or high-growth organizations. Proven expertise in managing the accounting close process, including internal reporting, fluctuation analysis, and execution of SOX internal controls in a dynamic environment.

• Technical Skills: Experience in working within financial ERP systems (Oracle, Coupa, etc.), reconciliation tools (Blackline), and AI and financial automation tools, strongly preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This is a hybrid role, located within F5’s Seattle-based headquarters. Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material. Duties may require being on call periodically or working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).

Pay Information

The annual base pay for this position is: $82,400.00 - $123,600.00. F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.