Senior Accountant
About the role
Tersus Solutions is a sustainability-focused technology and services company. We partner with leading apparel and outdoor brands to clean, restore, and resell garments at scale, extending product life and advancing the circular economy. Following a recent acquisition and backed by an institutional private equity sponsor, Tersus is scaling rapidly across its U.S. and Canadian operations and building a best-in-class finance function to support that growth.
Responsibilities
Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, depreciation, and amortization.
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules so every general ledger account is accurate and fully supported.
Prepare financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and deliver timely, decision-ready reporting to leadership.
Perform monthly variance analysis, investigating and explaining fluctuations against budget and prior periods.
Help prepare monthly reporting packages for the company’s private equity sponsor and lender.
Own the AR lifecycle across both entities — customer billing and invoicing, cash application, and customer governance.
Monitor aging and lead collections, partnering with sales and operations to resolve disputes and escalate past-due balances.
Review credit terms and customer credit limits; evaluate allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debt reserves.
Oversee the AP lifecycle and bill-pay workflows across both entities, including approval routing, and vendor governance.
Monitor daily cash positions across U.S. and Canadian bank accounts and currencies.
Own and continuously improve accounting workflows, integrations, and documentation as the company scales.
Assist in preparation of year-end consolidated financials, and audit schedules, while serving as a key point of contact for external auditors.
Play a lead role in the planned migration from QuickBooks Online to a mid-market ERP (e.g., Sage Intacct).
Coordinate Canadian indirect-tax and customs/compliance matters as needed.
Coordinate cross-border payroll, intercompany, and transfer-pricing processes.
Own and continuously improve accounting workflows, integrations, and documentation as the company scales.
Mentor and help develop junior accounting staff as the team grows.
Maintain the general ledger across multiple U.S. and Canadian legal entities.
Prepare consolidated financial statements, intercompany eliminations, and intercompany settlements, including cross-border and multi-currency activity.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle month-end close.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
Hands-on experience owning reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
Advanced Excel skills.
Highly detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to take ownership and work independently in a lean, fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
CPA track or equivalent.
Public accounting experience.
Multi-entity and/or multi-currency, cross-border (U.S./Canada) accounting experience.
Technical experience with ASC 842, ASC 606, and ASC 360.
Experience in a private-equity-backed and/or post-acquisition environment.
Experience supporting lender covenant compliance and credit-agreement reporting.
Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, BILL, and Rippling; ERP implementation experience (Sage Intacct or NetSuite) a strong plus.
Canadian tax and compliance exposure (GST/HST, CRA, SR&ED).
Skills & Attributes
Strong ownership mindset; thrives with autonomy and accountability.
Ambitious and eager to take on expanding responsibility as the company and finance team grow.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a high-growth, post-close environment.
Process-oriented, with a drive to simplify, document, and automate.
Compensation & Benefits
$75,000–$95,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
Bonus eligible.
401(k)
Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Flexible Time Off
Legal/Lawyer Benefit
RTD Ecopass
Location & Work Structure
Based at our U.S. operations in Englewood, CO (Denver metro), with a hybrid schedule.
Full-time, exempt position.