Senior Accountant, GL Accounting

Responsibilities

• Own preparation tasks during month-end close: prepare journal entries with solid JE support, BS reconciliations, supporting schedules for financial reporting and documents for audit requests.
• Perform month-over-month BS and P&L analyses and provide good explanations on large variances.
• Identify missing revenue or expenses and determine whether to accrue for that item.
• Maintain good documentation on managed areas in accordance with US GAAP.
• Prepare documents for audit requests, assist with answering questions from the auditors to ensure a smooth and expedited audit annually.
• Streamline processes, identify inefficiencies in current processes, collaborate with the Accounting Manager and the Controller on solutions to those inefficiencies.
• Collaborate with the Accounting Manager and the Controller in establishing and implementing internal controls and accounting policies.
• Research US GAAP technical accounting topics as needed.
• Manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Keep the Accounting Manager and the Controller posted on issues identified and brainstorm solutions with them.
• Open to learning new systems, open to new tasks and challenges, eager to learn.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA is preferred. This position is open to candidates who are in the process of getting a CPA license. Both the Accounting Manager and the Controller are active CPAs and can sign off on licensing.
• 2-3 years of experience in accounting, either in industry accounting (GL), in public accounting (audit), or mixed.
• Accounting experience in SaaS companies preferred.
• Extensive hands-on experience in month-end close tasks, such as preparing journal entries, preparing BS reconciliations, preparing support schedules for the financial statements and the audits, and maintain process and procedure documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and sense of ownership and responsibility on managed areas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent project management skills, strong ability to prioritize tasks to achieve objectives under tight or competing deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with imperfect processes.
• Ability to work independently as a self-starter without close supervision.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with other people in the Accounting Department and people outside of Accounting on larger initiatives and projects.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Prior experience with Sage Intacct (ERP), Ramp (expense management), Nominal (close management), Tesorio (billings and collections), and/or Salesforce (CRM) is preferred.
• Adaptable to new systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans (ButterflyMX covers 80% of the cost)
• 10(k) plan with a match
• 10 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 5 sick days, 3 floating holidays
• Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (ButterflyMX covers 100% of the cost)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (ButterflyMX covers 100% of the cost)
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Quarterly self-care stipends
• Access to optional benefits including pre-tax flexible healthcare spending accounts (FSA and HSA), Dependent Care FSA, and Commuter Benefits, as well as optional Supplemental Life, AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet, and Personal Liability Insurance