Staff Accountant

IonQ, Inc is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier, delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. They are seeking a Staff Accountant to join their US Accounting Team, responsible for preparing month-end close journal entries and reconciliations while ensuring the accuracy of financial data and identifying opportunities to streamline internal controls and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Journal Entry Preparation: Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including complex payroll accruals for both US and international entities
• General Ledger Maintenance: Manage and reconcile monthly activity for Fixed Assets, Prepaid Expenses, and various Accruals to ensure accuracy and GAAP compliance
• Vendor Management & Accruals: Proactively communicate with vendors and internal department heads to estimate unbilled expenses and ensure all monthly liabilities are accurately accrued
• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Partner with the Payroll and Equity teams to gather data and record RSU-related transactions and stock-based compensation activity
• Daily Operations: Perform daily cash coding and monitoring to ensure all transactions are categorized accurately within the ERP, NetSuite
• Bank Reconciliations: Complete monthly bank reconciliations for all corporate accounts, identifying and resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner
• Account Analysis: Perform comprehensive monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all accounts are fully supported by underlying documentation
• Audit Support: Serve as a contact for external auditors during the year-end audit, preparing necessary schedules and providing supporting documentation (PBC list items)
• Internal Controls: Maintain documentation of accounting processes to support internal control objectives

Skills

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 1-3 years of professional experience
• Strong analytical and organizational and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage deadline requirements and multi-task projects
• High competency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated with the ability to meet project deadlines and deliverables in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with a Big Four accounting firm or other national accounting firm is preferred
• Experience with NetSuite ERP
• Experience working with Dayforce or Papaya
• Knowledge of accruals processes
• Strong desire and ability to develop new skills quickly in a fast-paced, high-volume environment to continuously improve processes
• Willingness to take on challenges and think constructively to solve problems

Benefits

• Base, bonus, equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Matching 401K
• Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
• Parental/adoption leave
• Legal insurance
• A home technology stipend

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