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Senior Accountant
Remote (Latin America-based)
Compensation: 3,000 - 4,000 USD/month, with flexibility for a strong candidate
Full-time, contractor; flexible weekday hours with overlap with U.S. Central Time
Tools: QuickBooks and Mercury; Google Sheets or a similar tool for financial statements
About Us
At Near, we help top talent in Latin America find remote roles with US companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.
About the Company
Our client is a VC-backed technology startup based in Texas that embeds engineers inside large enterprises to build and deploy agentic AI solutions. Launched publicly in 2026 and now about 40 people, the company works on large enterprise services contracts and is growing quickly across several US cities.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Accountant to take full ownership of our client's accounting function. You will be the only accountant in the company, handling everything from daily transaction review to month-end financial statements and client billing.
Most of your time will go to reviewing and categorizing a high volume of company card and travel expenses, matching each one to the right category and, when it applies, to the client it should be billed back to. You will also close the month and prepare financial statements, and manage billing milestones and invoicing across about 10 active client projects.
This role fits a hands-on, independent professional who is flexible and happy to support other accounting needs as they come up. The team is AI-forward, works with AI tools every day, and cares about results over how or when the work gets done.
Key Responsibilities
Review and categorize hundreds of monthly card, travel and client expenses by category and by client.
Identify billable expenses and record them as receivables to bill back to the right client.
Recognize revenue monthly on large enterprise services contracts under accrual US GAAP.
Reconcile bank and card transactions in QuickBooks and Mercury.
Close the books each month and prepare clear, accurate financial statements in the first week of the following month.
Track project billing milestones and create invoices in QuickBooks when milestones are completed.
Submit invoices through client billing portals and follow up with customers until payment is collected.
Document your accounting processes within the first month so they can be handed over if needed.
Use AI tools to work faster and improve accounting workflows.
Support budgeting and other ad hoc accounting projects as the company grows.
Requirements
6+ years of progressive accounting experience, owning the accounting function end to end.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP accrual accounting, including monthly revenue recognition on service contracts.
Experience working for US-based companies.
Proven experience reconciling high volumes of transactions, closing the month and preparing financial statements.
Professional English to work with a US team, mostly in writing and on occasional calls.
Flexible weekday hours with at least half-day overlap with US Central Time.
Nice to Have
Experience at a professional services company that sells services to other enterprises.
Hands-on experience using AI tools in accounting work.
Bachelor's degree in accounting.
Experience invoicing through enterprise client portals such as SAP Ariba or Coupa.
Tools & Systems
QuickBooks: bookkeeping, invoicing and month-end close.
Mercury: banking data and transaction review.
Google Sheets: building financial statements and reports.
SAP Ariba and Coupa: submitting invoices to enterprise clients.
AI tools: speeding up and improving accounting workflows.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive monthly compensation in USD.
100% remote opportunity for professionals based in Latin America.
Long-term independent contractor role.
15 days of paid time off plus US mandatory holidays.
Monthly healthcare stipend of $100 USD.
Company-provided computer and all the equipment needed for the role.
Flexible weekday hours with overlap with U.S. Central Time