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# Senior Accountant at CircleCI

- **Company:** CircleCI
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $83k–$118k
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** http://www.circleci.com/careers/jobs/8770606002/?gh_jid=8770606002

## Job description

Lead Accountant

Reports to: Senior Accounting Manager

## Overview

We're seeking an experienced Lead Accountant to support GL operations and monthly close for our global organization with 8 subsidiaries across North America, Europe, and Asia. You will prepare and reconcile GL accounts, work collaboratively with our Staff Accountant and Finance team, drive process improvements, and leverage AI to enhance close efficiency and financial accuracy.

This high-impact role offers exposure to all accounting operations while bringing fresh perspectives, operational excellence, and a collaborative spirit. As a startup, this is a dynamic role where you'll support the team wherever needed as the business evolves.

Core Responsibilities

- Prepare and reconcile GL accounts including but not limited to: cash, fixed assets, accruals, prepaids, leases, and intercompany transactions
- Code and reconcile credit card transactions (Brex, corporate cards); ensure compliance with policy and accurate GL posting
- Prepare and post GL journal entries for month-end close and operational activity, including interest, prepaid amortization, accruals, and fixed assets depreciation
- Provide flexible support to Staff Accountant: GL guidance, AP coverage as needed (Bill.com processing, invoice approvals, vendor payments), and mentoring on GL treatments and standards
- Monitor and respond to accounting inbox inquiries; handle compliance-related items and ad hoc requests
- Document GL processes, procedures, and controls; maintain accounting documentation and audit trails
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation tools (e.g., intelligent reconciliation, anomaly detection, data matching) to streamline workflows
- Analyze GL data trends, variances, and unusual account activity; provide financial insights to leadership
- Support audits and statutory reporting with requested documentation and GL reconciliations
- Proactively manage accounting inbox, compliance items, and ad hoc requests; work independently with critical thinking and questioning mindset

## Qualifications & Experience

Required

- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
- 3–5 years GL accounting and accounting operations experience, preferably in a Senior Accountant role
- Proficiency with accounting systems including NetSuite and Floqast
- Strong Excel skills with ability to analyze data and create solutions
- Comfortable using AI tools to enhance productivity (e.g., Claude Cowork, Gemini) for analysis, documentation, and process improvement
- Well-rounded GL accounting knowledge and experience across multiple GL functions

## Preferred

- CPA license
- Startup or high-growth company experience
- GAAP and accounting best practices knowledge
- Strong collaborative and communication skills; works well with team members across all levels
- Naturally curious about processes and why things work the way they do; always looking for better, smarter, more efficient ways to operate
- Experience with multi-entity or international accounting structures

## Key Attributes

- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills
- Humble, collaborative, and team-focused; willing to do whatever is needed to support the team and get the work done
- Adaptable to changing priorities and willing to roll up sleeves
- Proactive problem-solver committed to accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Brings solutions-oriented thinking, fresh perspectives, and critical thinking to operations
- Comfortable with AI and automation tools; actively seeks opportunities to improve workflows
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Work Environment

Hybrid position based in San Francisco. Fast-paced, innovative environment where continuous improvement, automation, and efficiency are core to our culture. United States Base Pay Range $82,500—$117,750 USD

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

## About CircleCI

CircleCI is the world’s largest continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, and the hub where code moves from idea to delivery. As one of the most-used DevOps tools - processing more than 3 million jobs a day - CircleCI has unique access to data on how the most effective engineering teams work, and the tools to help software companies successfully leverage the power of AI into their commercial applications. Companies like Hinge, HuggingFace, and Samsung use us to improve engineering team productivity, release better products, and get to market faster.

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in downtown San Francisco with a global, remote workforce, CircleCI is venture-backed by Base10, Greenspring Associates, Eleven Prime, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Owl Rock Capital, Next Equity Partners, Heavybit, and Harrison Metal Capital.

CircleCI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

## About CircleCI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CircleCI provides a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that enables software teams to automate their build, test, and deployment processes with AI-powered intelligence.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (with a globally distributed workforce across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, and Japan)
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Paul Biggar and Allen Rohner

## Core Business
- Primary industry: DevOps and CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) Platform
- Target customers: B2B, serving engineering teams from startups to the Fortune 500, including software engineers, platform engineers, security engineers, and engineering managers
- Mission: To manage change so software teams can innovate faster — enabling engineers to deliver high-quality products reliably and efficiently

## Products & Services
- **CircleCI CI/CD Platform**: A cloud-based and on-premise continuous integration and delivery service that automates the building, testing, and deployment of software. The core offering includes intelligent test splitting, parallel execution, and support for Linux, macOS, Android, and Windows environments.
- **AI-Powered Agentic CI/CD**: A new generation of the platform featuring autonomous validation, AI agents that diagnose and fix pipeline failures, rollback pipelines for safe recovery, and model evaluation for LLM applications. This includes the CircleCI MCP Server to connect AI tools (like Claude Code) to pipeline data.
- **Platform Toolkit**: A set of tools and policies (including no-think CI/CD, golden paths, and policy enforcement) designed to help platform engineers standardize best practices at scale across their organizations.
- **Orbs**: Reusable, shareable packages of configuration (YAML) that simplify and streamline CI/CD setup for common deployment targets (AWS, GCP, Azure, Heroku, etc.) and tools.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 2 million developers use the platform. The platform has achieved 97% faster test runs.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors include Top Tier Capital Partners, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, and Scale Venture Partners (from the $100M Series F raised in 2021). Key technology partners include AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and major VCS providers like GitHub and GitLab.
- **Growth Signals**: Forbes named CircleCI to "America’s Best Startup Employers" list. The company is actively investing in AI-native features (autonomous agents, MCP integration) and has launched a new CLI and a redesigned Pipelines page. Headcount continues to grow with active hiring across engineering, product, and go-to-market roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Agent-Powered Automation**: A first-to-market move into "autonomous validation" and AI-agent-driven CI/CD, distinguishing CircleCI from traditional, purely script-based CI/CD tools.
- **Enterprise-Grade Scale & Trust**: Built to handle the demands of large, complex organizations with rigorous security, compliance, and policy enforcement needs — a critical moat against simpler, less mature alternatives.
- **Multi-Platform & Hybrid Cloud Support**: Supports the widest range of environments (Linux, macOS, Android, Windows) in both cloud and self-hosted (on-prem) configurations, giving enterprises flexibility.
- **Developer Experience Focus**: Features like Smarter Testing, Chunk testing, and the new Pipelines page emphasize a frictionless, high-velocity developer experience, which drives adoption within engineering teams.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-Native CI/CD**: The company's roadmap is heavily centered on "AI speed." The focus is on integrating AI agents directly into the pipeline (for diagnosis, rollback, and even prompt engineering), making the platform autonomous and "no-think" for developers.
- **Platform Engineering & Standardization**: Empowering platform teams to define golden paths and enforce policies, balancing developer velocity with organizational control and safety.
- **Expanding the Ecosystem**: Deepening integrations with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and AI tooling (MCP Server, LLM app support) to become the default CI/CD layer for the AI era.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Flexibility**: CircleCI operates on a hybrid model (office-from-home flexibility) designed to balance collaboration with personal productivity. The culture is built on guiding principles: "Learn fast," "Own the outcome," "Understand the problem," "Do our best work," and "Think like the customer."
- **Professional Development**: Employees have access to comprehensive training programs, leadership development opportunities, and a clear focus on career pathing (e.g., redesigned engineering career paths).
- **Community & Inclusion**: Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) include Circle[SHE]i (women and allies), The Onyx Circle (Black employees and allies), CircleAPI (Asian voices), Circle-Sí-I (Latino/LatinX), CircleMinds (neurodiversity), Queer Sphere (LGBTQIA+), and CircleGI (Veterans).
- **Benefits & Perks**: Comprehensive benefits package including generous PTO, holistic mental health support, and global health and wellness coverage.

## Sources
1. [circleci.com](https://circleci.com/) — Official website with product overview, brand positioning, and "Join 2mil+ devs" tagline
2. [circleci.com/careers](https://circleci.com/careers/) — Careers page with mission, culture, guiding principles, ERG descriptions, and benefits information
3. [circleci.com/about](https://circleci.com/about/) — About page with leadership team (CEO Jim Rose, CTO Rob Zuber, CFO Chitra Balasubramanian, etc.), company history (founded 2011 in San Francisco), and values
4. [linkedin.com/company/circleci](https://www.linkedin.com/company/circleci) — LinkedIn company page with open positions (10 current job listings including Software Engineer, PM, Product Designer)
5. [circleci.com/docs](https://circleci.com/docs/guides/about-circleci/about-circleci/) — Official documentation providing technical overview, CI/CD definitions, supported platforms (Linux, macOS, Android, Windows), and deployment targets (AWS S3, EC2, GCP, Azure, Heroku, Firebase)

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