Sr. Accountant

Description:
This role is for a Senior Accountant on Tesla’s Corporate Accounting team.  The team is responsible for accounting, internal controls and financial reporting for multiple accounting areas including investments, goodwill & intangibles, accounts payable, accrued expenses, long-term debt, other assets/liabilities, and SG&A/R&D expenses.
As part of the month-end accounting close process, this role will analyze accounting variances and metrics and reconcile accounts to assess the reasonableness of Tesla’s accounting results.  The candidate must be comfortable communicating accounting matters to all levels of management, including concisely summarizing key issues for leadership.
The candidate must be able to independently identify and resolve accounting issues as they arise. For more technical accounting issues, the candidate must be able to recognize risks, define the key issues, and collaborate with the Technical Accounting team to determine the appropriate accounting treatment.
This role plays a critical part in maintaining Tesla’s control environment. The person in this role must have strong experience with SOX (walkthroughs, internal control testing, interacting with internal/external auditors) and actively contribute to the continual improvement of Tesla’s internal controls.
This role will focus on simplifying and scaling accounting processes as well as collaborating with IT to develop and test automated solutions to reduce/replace recurring manual accounting work.

Responsibilities:
Ensure complete and accurate recording of financial transactions in accordance with GAAP, SOX and Tesla’s accounting policies
Analyze account activity and reconcile account balances for multiple key accounting areas to assess the reasonableness of accounting results
Independently identify and resolve accounting issues as they arise
Create and maintain key metrics and analyses to provide real-time visibility and relevant insights into accounting trends/results
Identify opportunities and leverage technology to continuously automate and streamline accounting processes
Continually enhance Tesla’s control environment and maintain compliance with all internal controls over financial reporting

Requirements:
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, or equivalent experience; CPA is preferred
3-5 years of relevant experience, including public accounting experience
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate accounting issues and results to all levels of management
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience analyzing large volumes of data (e.g., SQL, querying databases)
Passionate about leveraging technology to automate and scale accounting processes
Flexibility with non-standard working hours for month-end accounting close

Compensation & Benefits:
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program