Senior Accountant

Position Overview

Position Overview
Gaia is seeking a curious, driven, and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our Accounting and Finance team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries, account reconciliations, fluctuation analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Review assigned areas for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, not just mechanical completion.
• Investigate unusual trends, unexpected variances, and inconsistencies in financial data.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process while helping improve close timelines, documentation, and review quality.
• Prepare clear explanations of financial statement fluctuations for management review.
• Maintain and improve accounting documentation, including process narratives, reconciliation support, and internal control evidence.
• Support the preparation of SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.
• Aid in drafting and reviewing financial statement footnotes, accounting disclosures, and supporting schedules.
• Cook with external auditors and internal stakeholders during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Ensure assigned reporting areas comply with U.S. GAAP, SEC disclosure requirements, and internal reporting standards.
• Help improve reporting support so conclusions are clear, traceable, and audit-ready.
• Assist with revenue recognition analysis under ASC 606, including subscription revenue and other digital revenue streams.
• Partner with business teams to understand the substance of transactions and ensure accounting conclusions reflect the underlying economics.
• Provide backup support for the Accounts Payable function.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by other accounting team members to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies and U.S. GAAP.
• Provide guidance on accounting treatment, documentation, and process improvements to strengthen controls, reduce risk, and improve efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate manual work, strengthen controls, and reduce financial reporting risk.
• Question recurring tasks that lack clear purpose, support, or control value.
• Build repeatable, well-documented processes that improve accuracy and make future work easier to review.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated accounting capability.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and core accounting principles.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and financial analyses.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate differences, identify root causes, and support conclusions.
• Advanced Excel skills or demonstrated ability to work effectively with data.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and strong personal accountability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Demonstrated curiosity, critical thinking, and willingness to improve existing processes.

Compensation

$95,000–$135,000, based on demonstrated accounting capability, judgment, technical depth, process-improvement experience, and potential.