Staff Accountant
We are seeking an exceptional Staff Accountant to join our growing Finance team.
About the job
Are you passionate about turning ideas into reality, embracing ownership, and working at the forefront of connectivity? Join viaPhoton and be part of a culture that thrives on fearless innovation, teamwork, and continuous growth, where learning, unlearning, and relearning are part of the journey.
This dynamic role offers significant ownership and responsibility. We’re looking for individuals who excel in environments where their contributions make an impact, are hungry to learn, and are energized by meaningful work that drives company growth while accelerating their career. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Who We Are
We are changing the norm by being customer focused, technology led.
viaPhoton is on an ambitious mission to revolutionize how critical digital infrastructure is manufactured and deployed. Best-in-class data centers and telecom providers need fiber optic solutions delivered in weeks, not months—whether that’s for AI infrastructure, 5G networks, or next-generation broadband. We’re reimagining fiber optic manufacturing for the AI era. Manufacturing is no longer just an operations challenge, but an automation and speed-to-market problem that customers urgently need solved. In less than 5 years, we’ve grown to a team of over 150, and have added top cloud service providers to our growing customer base. We have only just gotten started -- our ambition is to become the market leader of the $40+ BN connectivity industry.
We seek candidates who will be culture contributors and who align with our core values:
- Fearless Innovation we are pioneers unafraid to change the norm in relentless pursuit of better
- Forward Together we believe that when we work together toward a collective goal, we all succeed
- Integrity Over Everything we believe in long term relationships and doing what is right, always
- Nimble, Always we are solutions obsessed, move fast, and stay nimble
- Be the Bar we set our own standard of excellence and hold ourselves to it
What You Will Do
We are seeking a skilled Staff Accountant to join our team. This person will assist with month-end close activities, including preparing and posting month-end accrual, revenue recognition, prepaid entries, fixed assets, and other entries as necessary.
- Actively participate in daily AR and AP posting; ensure that bills are coded to proper accounts and supported sufficiently for audit purposes.
- Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
- Maintains accurate account reconciliations and schedules.
- Execute the monthly financial close calendar and coordinate with managers on deliverables.
- Special projects including ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
- Performs additional duties as requested.
What You Will Bring
- Bachelor’s degree or Masters Degree, Finance, Accounting or related field.
- 2-8 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP principles.
- Excel expertise required.
- CPA certification preferred.
- Manufacturing experience preferred
- Must be organized and detail-orientated with excellent follow-up skills.
- Must have effective written and oral communication skills.
- Must be a self-starter, hands-on, “roll up the sleeves” professional with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task, work independently, prioritize tasks, honor rules of engagement and follow policies, processes, and procedures.
- The ability to learn quickly and continuously and maintain a flexible and adaptive mindset necessary for a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, self-driven mindset where your growth is dependent on you.
- Creative problem solving; if you don't know the answer, you’ll know how to find a way to it.
Why Join Us
🚀 Cutting-Edge Technology – Opportunities to work on the forefront of fiber optic technology.
🌍 Professional Development – We’re committed to your growth, offering resources, career development, and a culture where your voice is heard.
🎉 Fun Team Environment – Monthly team bonding events, free lunches, and activities to keep us connected.
🏖️ Flexible Paid Time Off – Take time when you need it, with PTO that grows over time plus 10 paid holidays, including two floating holidays to use at your discretion
💼 401(k) Match – We offer company match to help you plan for your future.
🏥 Benefits Overview-- To view our comprehensive benefits package CLICK HERE
Ready to Build the Future? Apply now
At viaPhoton, we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We reinforce this through our core values and beliefs as well as our processes and strategic goals. We remind team members to seek various viewpoints, learn and be hungry with curiosity, and gain trust.
- Department
- Finance
- Locations
- Naperville
- Yearly salary
- 80,000 - 90,000

Staff Accountant
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