Fastly

Senior Accountant

Fastly$90K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in corporate or public accounting
  • Familiarity with global accounting operations and U.S. GAAP (ASC 360 & ASC 350-40)
  • Detail-oriented and well-organized
  • Strong Excel skills (XLOOKUP, pivot tables)
  • Capable of independent work with general direction
  • Effective communicator across teams

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute full-cycle Fixed Asset and Internal Use Software accounting
  • Update key accounting metrics and support KPI tracking during month-end close
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain, Product, and Engineering teams to resolve issues
  • Proactively communicate task status and escalate issues as needed
  • Support additional accounting tasks and evolving team needs as assigned

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package starting on the first day
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Family planning and mental health support
  • Flexible vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave
  • 401(k) with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • 11 paid local holidays and 12 paid company wellness days
Full Job Description
Senior Accountant

We9re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our Accounting team. In this role, you9ll support Fixed Asset and Internal Use Software accounting. You9ll play a key part in maintaining accurate financial records through journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and KPI updates with an emphasis on SOX-compliant processes and cross-functional coordination.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working independently with general direction, proactively communicates progress and takes ownership of their deliverables. You9ll be part of a collaborative and technically savvy team that values continuous learning, system improvement, and operational excellence.

What You9ll Do:
  • Own and execute full-cycle Fixed Asset and Internal Use Software accounting including: review of new equipment purchases for capitalization, assess portfolio for impairment triggers, review equipment purchase agreements, input fixed assets into the subledger, review internal-use software development, generate and post journal entries, assess and record accruals, prepare variance analysis, prepare disclosures, and partner with FP&A on Budget vs Actual analysis
  • Update key accounting metrics and support KPI tracking during month-end close
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain, Product, and Engineering teams to resolve issues and ensure completeness and accuracy of upstream information
  • Proactively communicate task status, escalate issues as needed, and follow through on deliverables
  • Support additional accounting tasks and evolving team needs as assigned - this role will grow over time, and flexibility to take on new responsibilities is key

What We9re Looking For:
  • Bachelor9s degree in Accounting or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in corporate or public accounting
  • Familiarity with global accounting operations and U.S. GAAP (ASC 360 & ASC 350-40)
  • Detail-oriented, well-organized, and dependable
  • Strong Excel skills (XLOOKUP, pivot tables)
  • Able to work independently with general direction and communicate effectively across teams
  • Comfortable taking ownership of tasks, asking thoughtful questions, and seeing work through to completion

We9ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
  • Audit experience and CPA a plus
  • Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, Coupa, and G-Suite a plus
  • Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use AI tools to enhance workflows and deliver measurable gains in efficiency and quality.

Work Hours:
  • This position will require you to be available during core business hours.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations. The preferred hybrid location for this position is:
  • San Francisco, CA

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we are willing to consider remote candidates within the western US, Pacific Time Zone

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Salary:

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly9s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits:

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2026, we offer 11 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days.

About Fastly

Fastly is an American cloud computing services provider. Fastly's edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers' applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the internet. Fastly's customers include many of the world's most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub. Fastly was founded in 2011 by Artur Bergman, Simon Wistow, and Gil Penchina. The company went public on May 15, 2019, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'FSLY'.
Learn more about Fastly
Size
976 employees
Market Cap
$936.2 million
Industry
Net Income
-$95.9 million
Founded
2011
Revenue
$290.8 million
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