Senior Accountant

About Zūm

Zum is a rapidly expanding Series E startup backed by industry leaders Sequoia Capital, SoftBank, Spark Capital, and GIC, with a bold mission to transform the stagnant school transportation industry. Operating in over 15 states across the United States—with flagship hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle—we are actively extending our reach to the East Coast and Midwest regions. As a technology-driven company, we deploy cutting-edge solutions to manage and operate school district transportation systems while also launching our own charter platform and developing proprietary SaaS offerings. Additionally, we are spearheading a nationwide initiative to electrify school transportation fleets, simultaneously supporting local utilities by feeding much-needed energy back into the grid. We have been recognized as CNBC 50 disruptor, Financial Times 500 fastest growing companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas.

Who You Are

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Accounting, the Senior Accountant will play a key role in our accounting operations and financial closes, including performing account reconciliations, assisting with consolidations and intercompany entries, maintaining the general ledger, and supporting audits.

What You'll Do

• Perform accounting functions, including, but not limited to recording, reconciling, and analyzing G/L accounts transactions
• Play an integral part in the month-end close process by booking journal entries, preparing account reconciliations, and conducting flux analysis
• Prepare footnotes and schedules for financial statements (10-Q/10-K)
• Assist in the fixed asset and lease management cycle and ensure accurate expense recognition and BS reporting
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and lead efforts to implement process changes
• Operate independently for process improvements and lead efforts to implement process changes
• Initiate processes and streamline existing processes for efficiency and to sustain future growth of the company
• Participate in projects and initiatives related to existing or new process/implementations as needed
• Complete external audit requests, tax requests as well as ad-hoc requests from other part of the organization
  
  

What You Bring To Zūm

• 6-10 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a multi-entity environment
• A mix of venture-backed and medium to large publicly listed cleantech, software or SaaS companies, and Big 4 experience is highly desired
• Strong system knowledge, preferably Netsuite, FloQuast, Excel and MS Suite skills
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough with desire for continuous improvement
• Ability to effectively manage critical deadlines
• Strong day-to-day project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, yet function well with independent responsibilities
• BA/BS degree in Accounting
• CPA license or progress toward CPA is strongly preferred
  
  

The targeted base salary range for this role is listed in the compensation section below. Actual salary may be above or below this range based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. In addition, this position may include additional compensation in the form of equity or commissions. If you are a full-time salaried or hourly worker, we offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Holidays, Wellness, Vacation, and more. The targeted pay range for this role in US CA is: $132,000 - $158,000

Zum Services, Inc. and all its subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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