About Sayari:
Sayari is the judgment infrastructure for trustworthy AI in economic security and commercial risk. The Sayari Commercial World Model resolves 11.7B+ primary-source records from 250+ jurisdictions forming the ground truth of global commerce. A Judgment Ontology, encoding over a decade of investigative tradecraft, and Superconductor, an agentic orchestration platform, deliver AI that reasons like an expert analyst, shows its work, and traces every finding to its source. Trusted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, HM Revenue & Customs, and Fortune 500 enterprises, Sayari is used by thousands of professionals across 35+ countries to secure supply chains and dismantle illicit networks. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Tel Aviv.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Sayari is looking for a decisive, highly organized, and motivated Senior Accountant to join our lean, fast-paced finance team. This is a hands-on role for an operator who loves getting into the weeds of the general ledger, rolling up their sleeves to solve complex problems, and taking true initiative to keep workflows moving efficiently.
In this role, you will play a versatile part in supporting the accounting team across our day-to-day operations. You will assist with optimizing our accounts payable (AP) workflows, supporting our revenue recognition processes, driving month-end close reconciliations, and maintaining pristine audit readiness. If you are an ambitious professional looking for an opportunity where you can learn a massive amount, leverage modern AI tools to drive efficiency, we want to hear from you.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Accounting Team Support: Partner closely with the accounting and finance teams to support core operational lanes, acting as a proactive problem solver who keeps workflows moving smoothly from day to day.
- Month-End Close Reconciliations: Help drive a timely and accurate month-end close process by performing balance sheet reconciliations, verifying general ledger account balances, and investigating variances.
- Accounts Payable (AP) & Revenue Processes: Support internal and external AP workflows and assist with regular revenue accounting, ensuring clean execution, data accuracy, and process improvements across both functions.
- Audit Preparation & Delivery: Prepare, organize, and detail-review Provided by Client (PBC) lists and supporting schedules for statutory audits, ensuring support is clean and "audit-ready" before external hand-off.
- Core Accounting Workflows: Post journal entries, execute account reconciliations, manage intercompany activity, and review balance sheet/income statement metrics across the board.
- AI & Tech Stack Optimization: Leverage and own workflows within NetSuite, Avalara, Carta, Google Workspace, Rippling and AI tools like Claude to automate routine tasks, analyze data, and drive efficiency in the month-end close process.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 4+ years of core accounting experience, from an accounting firm or a fast-growing corporate environment.
- CPA License preferred, or actively working towards obtaining it.
- Experience preparing financial statements, journal entries, account reconciliations, and PBC lists.
- Tech-savvy mindset with a strong interest in utilizing AI tools (like Claude) to optimize financial workflows, data analysis, and documentation.
- Strong technical foundation in full-cycle accounting, transactional reconciliations, and balance sheet hygiene.
- Nice-to-Have: Direct experience working in high-growth B2B SaaS, or familiarity with multi-currency intercompany activity or sales tax nexus configurations.
The target base salary for this position is $85,000-$105,000 plus bonus and equity. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including location, local market variances, candidate experience and expertise, internal peer equity, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Benefits:
- 100% fully paid medical, vision, and dental for employees and their dependents
- Generous time off; we observe all US federal holidays, close our office for a winter break (12/24-12/31), in addition to granting 18 PTO days and 10 sick days
- Outstanding compensation package; competitive commissions for revenue roles and bonuses for non-revenue positions
- A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Eligibility to participate in additional benefits such as 401k match up to 5%, 100% paid life insurance (up to $100,000 coverage),, and parental leave
- A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you
- Limitless growth and learning opportunities
Sayari is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. We believe diversity and inclusion mean our team members should reflect the diversity of the United States. No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, genetics, or political affiliation. We strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.
