Senior Accountant

About Ascend

Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that bringstheir firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend isbuilding a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent whileaccessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital,robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-officeservices, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today’s industry challenges andreach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify itas a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operations.

For more information, visit ascendtogether.com.

About Alpine Investors

Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that is committed to building great companies byworking with, learning from, and developing exceptional people. Alpine prides itself on fostering cultureswhere people value empowerment, diversity, fairness, integrity, and intellectual honesty. Founded in 2001,Alpine specializes in investments in companies in the software and services industries. Alpine has over$17 billion in AUM and has offices in San Francisco, New York, and Salt Lake City.

For more information on the firm, visit www.alpineinvestors.com

Position SummaryAscend is seeking a Senior Accountant to own accurate, timely month-end close execution for an assignedgroup of Partner Firms. Working within the Ascend Partner Services accounting team, this individual willmanage the general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance commentary for their firms, whileserving as a trusted, responsive partner to Partner Firm leadership. The Senior Accountant will also play ahands-on role in integrating newly acquired firms onto Ascend’s accounting standards and in guiding thework of our offshore accounting team.

The Senior Accountant will report to an Accounting Manager within the Controller’s organization.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End Close & General Ledger• Execute the month-end close for assigned Partner Firms on an accelerated timeline, including postingjournal entries, completing accruals, and preparing supporting workpapers that are accurate on the firstpass.• Own the trial balance for assigned firms, ensuring every account is complete, supported, and ready forreview.• Deliver variance commentary with every close, clearly explaining what changed and flagging unusualitems to management before being asked.Balance Sheet Integrity & Reconciliations• Reconcile all assigned balance sheet accounts monthly in FloQast with documented support andreviewer sign-off.• Investigate and resolve reconciling exceptions promptly so that no stale or unsupported items arecarried forward.

Audit Readiness & Controls• Prepare and deliver audit PBCs for assigned firms by deadline, with organized documentation thatkeeps reviewer and auditor questions to a minimum.• Maintain self-explanatory workpapers and consistent documentation standards that support audit-readybooks year-round.

M&A Integration• Support the accounting integration of newly acquired Partner Firms, applying Ascend standards to newentity setups and driving a quick, clean go-live.• Train new firm staff on Ascend accounting processes and communicate integration status clearly to thebroader team.

Relationship Management & Team• Serve as a responsive, proactive point of contact for assigned Partner Firms, building trust anddelivering an exceptional service experience.• Guide offshore accounting team members on assigned tasks with clear instructions, timely review, andconstructive feedback, ensuring deliverables are accurate and on time.• Collaborate across Ascend Partner Services, escalating cross-functional items as needed andcontributing to a strong team culture.Continuous Improvement• Bring a mindset of continuous improvement to the close; identify friction in day-to-day work, fix it, anddocument and share process improvements with the team on a regular basis.

Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university;CPA or progress toward CPA licensure preferred.• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting, corporate accounting, or amulti-entity environment, with hands-on ownership of the month-end close.• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, with exposure to ASC 606 and ASC 842 preferred.• Experience with close management software (FloQast strongly preferred) and a modern ERP;advanced Excel skills.• Experience supporting external audits and working in a PE-backed, acquisitive, or high-growthenvironment is a plus.• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to getting it right the first time.• Proactive communicator who surfaces issues and wins early, with the ability to build strongrelationships with stakeholders at all levels.• Strong organizational, critical thinking, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multipleentities and deadlines at once.

At Ascend, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all candidates regardless of race, color,religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status,disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Ascend hires and promotes individuals solely based onqualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.