Senior Accountant
As a Senior Accountant, the individual will play a key role in strengthening the Finance Team by owning one of the most specialized and high-impact accounting processes: software capitalization. The role involves partnering across the business to ensure accounting accuracy, improve processes, and support timely financial reporting in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Beyond day-to-day execution, the Senior Accountant will identify opportunities to modernise workflows through automation and artificial intelligence while helping to scale accounting operations alongside the business.
- Own the end-to-end software capitalization process by evaluating projects for capitalization eligibility, tracking employee time, preparing journal entries, maintaining reconciliations and amortization schedules, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
- Partner with Engineering, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to provide guidance, answer questions, and ensure complete, accurate, and timely collection of information needed to support the software capitalization process.
- Play a key role in the monthly close by preparing prepaid and accrual journal entries, completing general ledger reconciliations, performing variance analyses, and delivering accurate financial results.
- Own high-visibility accounting areas, including prepaids and accruals related to software, professional services, and other operating expenses.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and increase operational efficiency through automation, artificial intelligence, and scalable solutions.
- Create and maintain clear documentation of accounting processes, controls, and procedures to support compliance with internal controls and annual audits.
- Support financial statement and Sarbanes-Oxley audits by responding to audit requests and partnering with internal and external auditors.
- Analyze financial results, communicate insights to Finance leadership, and recommend process improvements that strengthen the overall control environment.
- A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field (required).
- At least 3 years of accounting experience in public accounting or a publicly traded company (required).
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation (preferred).
- Experience with software capitalization or accounting within a software or technology environment (preferred).
- Strong understanding of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), month-end close processes, and general ledger accounting (required).
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze, manipulate, and present financial data in a clear and meaningful way (required).
- Experience with NetSuite, Coupa, or similar enterprise resource planning and procurement systems (preferred).
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment (required).
- A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for building scalable processes, embracing new technologies, and collaborating across teams to solve complex business challenges (required).
- Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing program with free therapy sessions, employee assistance programs, and access to the Calm App.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com for backup childcare.
- Family planning benefits for adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, and other family planning needs.
- Flexible PTO for employees in the United States.
- Pet insurance.
- Gym membership reimbursement.
- Financial planning support, including 401(k) matching and financial wellness programs.
- Commuter benefits.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program.
DraftKings Inc. is a leading American digital sports entertainment and gaming company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, it started in daily fantasy sports and has grown into one of the largest US online sportsbook and iGaming operators. The company offers mobile sports betting, online casino and daily fantasy contests across regulated North American markets. DraftKings is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people.