Senior Accountant
Overstory
The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time—but it’s also the greatest opportunity for innovation, and a challenge we’re proud to take on. At Overstory, we’re harnessing cutting-edge technology to enable a resilient electrical grid that keeps communities thriving as our world changes.
The grid is the backbone of life as we know it. It powers hospitals, keeps food fresh, and ensures communities stay connected. But extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and growing wildfire risks are putting this critical system under pressure. All of this combined makes the electric utility industry the greatest opportunity for tackling climate change.
One of the leading causes of catastrophic wildfires and power outages? Trees and brush coming into contact with power lines.
That’s where we help. At Overstory, we use AI and advanced satellite imagery to pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. By giving utilities critical analysis on those risks, we’re helping prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid.
Our team spans the Americas and Europe, and we work with utility partners across the Americas and beyond. We’re outdoor enthusiasts, musicians, artists, athletes, parents, and adventurers—15 nationalities strong and growing. What unites us is a passion for solving complex problems, a commitment to climate action, and the belief that technology should be a force for good.
Join us to help us build a more resilient world together.
The role
As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for managing day-to-day accounting functions, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. You will work closely with Overstory leaders, external auditors, and other departments to maintain accurate records, prepare financial reports, and ensure seamless financial operations.
What you’ll do
- Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- General Ledger Management: Oversee the general ledger, including posting journal entries, reconciliations, and ensuring timely closing of monthly and year-end financials.
- Accounts Payable: Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely processing of Company financial obligations.
- Account Reconciliations: Perform reconciliations of bank accounts, intercompany transactions, balance sheet, and income statement accounts.
- Revenue Recognition: Support the proper recognition of revenue and alignment with contractual terms and accounting standards (ASC 606).
- Audit Support: Support external auditors during annual audit procedures, ensuring timely and accurate completion of audits.
- Process Improvement: Identify areas for process improvements within accounting. functions, and help implement scalable, automated solutions as the company grows.
- Internal Controls: Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Ad hoc Projects: Provide support for special projects such as system implementations, financial analysis, and technical research.
About you
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating comparable expertise.
- 5+ years accounting experience, with startup or high-growth environment preferred.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, and accounting processes.
- Tech-savvy with proficiency in QuickBooks, BILL, and advanced spreadsheet capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality.
- Located in North America.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in a cross-border, multi-currency and/or multi-entity environment.
- SaaS background.
- Knowledge of revenue recognition standards (ASC 606).
- US and/or Global payroll experience.
If you don’t meet all of the above yet feel you have lots to offer, please apply anyway.
What you get
- To be part of truly mission-driven work that reduces wildfires, protects earth’s natural resources and helps solve our climate crisis.
- Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy. We build our work days around our lives, not the other way around.
- Other benefits like a remote working budget, an educational budget and time to develop new skills.
- To be surrounded by an excellent, vibrant, smart team who have each other's back and believe in a culture of openness, tolerance and respect.
- Equity and a competitive salary.
About our team
We are a group of 85 people from all over the world. Fifteen nationalities are represented in our team. We work remotely from nine different countries and we are looking for candidates that are also living and working in one of these countries: United States, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Canada. We meet up once a year in-person for our unforgettable team gathering event. We also offer the option to occasionally meet up for in-person collaboration.
Diversity & Inclusion
We place enormous value on diversity and inclusion and strive to continually bring in people of all genders, races, creeds, ethnicities, abilities and backgrounds. We believe that the best ideas emerge when people with different perspectives and approaches work together on a problem.
We’re always looking to diversify our team further, but we’re proud of the fact that four out of the nine people on our leadership team are female, 46% of the overall team are female and 20% of the team are people of color. Our team speaks fifteen languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Luxembourgish, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Estonian, Danish and Korean.
Our values
Tackling the climate crisis is our greatest mission.
We act with urgency.
Our curiosity fuels our growth.
We recognize that change is constant, and we find joy and power in exploration.
We’re rooted in diversity.
Just as ecosystems need biodiversity to thrive, our resiliency comes from our differences.
We care for each other.
We love the power of machines but we nurture each other as humans.
Trust is fundamental.
We assume the best in everyone, and we share ideas openly so that we have a positive impact.
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Use of AI in Our Hiring Process
We sometimes use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as helping us manage applications more efficiently or ensuring job descriptions are clear and inclusive. But don’t worry, all hiring decisions are always made by people, not machines. Any data processed by AI is handled securely in line with GDPR and our Privacy Notice.