Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | LineVision

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at LineVision, located in Boston, MA Headquarters. LineVision is a grid-enhancing technology company that provides electric utilities with grid intelligence to deliver affordable, reliable power and accelerate the electrification of the global economy. This Staff Accountant position is critical for owning the transactional backbone of the company, ensuring cash flow, vendor payments, and customer invoicing run smoothly and on schedule. The role offers deep ownership over core financial operations and opportunities to grow close and reconciliation skills with dedicated mentorship.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Boston, MA
• Pay: $75000–$85000 yearly
• Team: Reports to the Controller. Partners closely with the Controller.
• Mission: This role ensures the efficient and accurate management of accounts receivable and accounts payable, supporting the company’s core financial operations and monthly close cycle.
• Tech Stack: NetSuite, Bill.com, Excel, Divvy

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Receivable: Generate and issue customer invoices in NetSuite, including multi-element and milestone billing, and proactively resolve collections issues by monitoring aging.
• Accounts Payable: Process vendor invoices in NetSuite and Bill.com, ensure three-way match against purchase orders and receipts, and execute weekly payment cycles via ACH, wire, and check.
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile vendor statements and customer accounts, addressing discrepancies before they impact the month-end close process.
• General Ledger Support: Prepare accounts receivable and accounts payable subledger reconciliations to the general ledger and record accruals for unbilled receivables and unpaid vendor invoices as part of the monthly close.
• Data Management: Maintain accurate vendor and customer master data, including W-9 collection and 1099 tracking.

The Must-Haves
• Background: 3-5 years of experience in AR, AP, or general accounting, with working knowledge of month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and basic accrual accounting.
• Experience: Hands-on experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP, ideally in a manufacturing or SaaS environment.
• Skills: Strong Excel skills, including formulas and moderately complex spreadsheets; demonstrated ability to take ownership of workload and ensure timely delivery of accurate results; effective stakeholder management and critical thinking to analyze discrepancies and propose solutions.
• Bonus: Experience with Bill.com, Divvy, or similar AP/expense platforms; comfort with foreign currency invoicing or international collections; a track record of resolving discrepancies proactively; a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.