Senior Accountant

About the role

Our Mission SPAN is enabling electrification for all ⚡ We are a mission-driven company designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the built environment, reduce carbon emissions, and slow the effects of climate change. Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere. Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives. At SPAN, We Believe In Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy, Making electrification upgrades possible, Building more resilient homes with reliable backup, Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid. Span is seeking a Senior Accountant to be part of our cost accounting function as we scale hardware manufacturing. This role is central to maintaining accurate product cost data, supporting financial close, and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive operational and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Controls & Automation: Identify control gaps within the month-end close and design and implement enhancements to strengthen the control environment; Document accounting processes and procedures, supporting SOX readiness as Span scales; Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual work and shorten the close cycle, partnering with the broader Accounting team on ERP and close-tool enhancements.
• Debt Financing Accounting: Maintain debt schedules and prepare related journal entries, including interest expense, discount/premium amortization, and debt issuance cost amortization; Support covenant compliance monitoring and reporting for outstanding debt facilities; Partner with Treasury and FP&A on debt-related schedules and disclosures for financial reporting.
• Lease Accounting: Administer lease accounting in accordance with ASC 842 (Leases), including maintaining lease schedules, recording right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, and preparing monthly journal entries; Support audit requests related to lease obligations and reconcile lease accounting system output to the general ledger.
• Stock-Based Compensation, Payroll & Capitalized Software: Prepare and review stock-based compensation (ASC 718) journal entries, schedules, and related equity reconciliations; Prepare and review payroll-related journal entries and reconciliations; Partner with Engineering and Product on capitalized software costs (ASC