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Senior Accountant

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The Staff Accountant will manage financial reporting, month-end close processes, vendor invoices, and customer billing, while identifying process improvements.
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Runway is an applied research company pioneering new tools for human imagination. Runway has been at the forefront of multi-modal AI systems ensuring that the future of media creation is accessible, controllable and empowering for creatives. Runway’s mission is to ensure that anyone anywhere can tell their stories. We believe that deep learning techniques applied to audiovisual content will forever change art, creativity and design tools.

Runway is leading a shift to generative media that is unlocking an unprecedented level of creative potential. The invention of the camera 200 years ago forever changed our world – AI is a new kind of camera that will reshape storytelling forever.

About the role 

*Open to hiring remote across North America — we also have offices in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle

We’re looking for a dynamic Senior Accountant to drive accurate accounting and financial reporting. You have exceptional attention to detail and enjoy finding ways to optimize processes. You take a hands-on approach and are curious about how accounting reveals the story of the business. You'll support key areas across General Ledger (GL) accounting, Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), and contributing to overall accounting operations. You thrive in a low structure, high impact environment where you can grow and shape the role.

What you’ll do 

  • Support month-end close processes including reconciling bank accounts, credit card transactions, booking journal entries and reconciling key balance sheet accounts
  • Process vendor invoices, ensuring proper coding and approvals focused on accuracy and timely payments
  • Prepare and issue customer invoices, verifying accuracy and compliance with contract terms
  • Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies and support collection efforts
  • Assist with payment processing, including ACH, wire transfers, and checks
  • Maintain organized records of transactions and documentation for audits
  • Identify process improvements and assist in implementing best practices

What you’ll need 

  • 1+ year of public accounting experience at a top 8 accounting firm or 2+ years of accounting experience at a high growth software or technology company
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting principles
  • Experience with accounting software (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, or similar)
  • Proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets
  • Highly motivated to expand knowledge and adapt to new challenges
  • A passion for solving problems and simplifying complexity

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.

Salary Range: $75,000-$100,000

Working at Runway

Great things come from great teams. We’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

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Top Skills

Excel
Google Sheets
NetSuite
Quickbooks
SAP

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