Accountant

Description

Azul is the only company 100% focused on Java. Our strategy is to make Azul the heart of every modern cloud enterprise by prioritizing our customers' success, maintaining our unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence, and advancing Java through community leadership.

Azul is a fast-growing, remote-first organization that provides plenty of opportunities to broaden your skills, try new things and advance your career.

Azul is well-suited to thrive in challenging market conditions due to our long history of innovation, happy customer base and strong financial position. We are looking to hire impact-makers with growth mindsets who are passionate about solving customer challenges around cloud cost optimization, performance-driven applications and anything related to Java. We invite you to explore career opportunities with the world's largest commercial provider of OpenJDK and be part of an exciting moment in our journey.

The Role

We are actively interviewing experienced Accountants to join our high-performing finance team. This is an on-site position in our headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA.

Our Accountant will be responsible for a wide variety of revenue, invoicing and collections-related duties. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will work closely with key members of the company. We are looking for a hands-on professional with a strong understanding of the order-to-cash process. Our accountant will need to be able to drive the invoice to collections process from winning the initial customer contract to the cash collection that completes the deal.

About You (key responsibilities)

These may include but are not limited to:

• Review and understand Azul's contracts and deals sufficiently enough to be able to determine if order submission is correct and in compliance with company policies.
• Analyze and assess collection risk to determine when to escalate to management to address any potential payment issues.
• Improve the order to cash process by evaluating the capabilities from new Netsuite ERP against current cash process and propose process improvement changes.
• Develop a high level of skill in Netsuite to be able to identify areas of improvement and engage with consultants to work on enhancing Netsuite's base capabilities.
• Facilitate collection by contacting customers to ensure cash is collected timely and problem solve any customer payment obstacles.
• Reconcile differences between SalesForce.com and Order Forms to ensure accurate invoicing.
• Ability to communicate and partner with Sales team to resolve any data integrity issues.
• Understanding of customer payment procedures.
• Maintain accurate information in Access Accounts Receivable database.
• Update SalesForce.com application with Customer subscription data.
• Support the accounting team with the following:
  - Maintain vendor records and contact files.
  - Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.
• Ad Hoc Projects

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years related work experience
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel and Outlook
• Working knowledge of SalesForce.com
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong record of delivering results
• Ability to work independently, coordinating priorities to meet deadlines
• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance, preferable
• Proficient in NetSuite Order to Cash or Intact, preferable
• Familiarity with SAAS business, preferable

What we Offer

• Comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages
• Equity Program - be part of our success
• Referral Program
• Work-life balance, paid time off, company shutdown, holidays
• Work with top experts worldwide whom contribute to the Java ecosystem

Our Culture & Values:

• Maniacal Customer Focus
• Innovation & Excellence
• Initiative & Courage
• Impact & Influence
• Integrity & Transparency
• Diversity, Inclusion & Teamwork

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is $60,000-$90,000 base salary. This job is also eligible for an annual bonus. Individual base salaries are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our benefit package includes medical and dental coverage, equity participation plan, 401(k) plan, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Azul Systems, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or family status, age, disability, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.