Senior Accountant

Ontra is a remote-first company, with access to coworking spaces and offices in a few key cities for employees who may prefer in-person working options. We value connection, investing in opportunities for in-person and virtual gatherings with your Ontra colleagues.
We currently are able to hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.
United States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
APAC
Hong Kong, Singapore
EMEA
United Kingdom
For this role, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States.
About the team & opportunity
Ontra is seeking a Senior Accountant reporting to our Accounting Manager on our Finance & Accounting team.
In this role, you will support the Company's day-to-day accounting function, including month-end close activities (e.g., bank reconciliations, numerous asset and liability reconciliations, cost allocations, journal entries, etc.), monthly recurring and ad-hoc financial reporting and variance analyses, administration of T&E system and policies, and general accounting support which includes assistance with the annual external financial statement audit and research and documentation of complex technical accounting issues, among other varying responsibilities.
If you have meaningful accounting experience and are passionate about learning and building new systems and processes, we'd love to get to know you!
What you'll do

• Accounting: Ensure the integrity of the accounting information by recording, verifying, and consolidating transactions in the Company's accounting software (Sage Intacct); assist with day-to-day tasks including journal entries and maintenance of the general ledger
• Reconciliations: Perform and prepare various reconciliations and analysis as part of the month-end close process, including those related to bank activity, prepaids, accruals, and other assets and liabilities
• Financial Statement Preparation: Prepare monthly financial statements, budget vs. actual reporting, variance analyses, and various ad hoc requests
• A/P Process: Improve and automate A/P processes ensuring effective controls and compliance
• Documentation: Ownership of documenting policies, procedures, and processes within the accounting department
• Employee Expenses: Account for company credit card spend and administer employee reimbursement process, utilizing Expensify

What you'll bring

• Education: Accounting degree (Bachelor's)
• Experience: 3+ years of experience, including a mix of in-house and Big 4/national practice
• Accounting: Understands fundamental accounting principles, GAAP financial statement preparation and reporting, practical operational accounting procedures (e.g., debits and credits, accruals and prepaids, implementation of accounting policies, etc.), and regulatory compliance
• Software: Experience and proficiency with accounting and related third party software e.g., Sage Intacct, Tipalti, Expensify, bulk payment platforms (i.e. Velo)
• Analytical Analysis: Strength and comfort in solving analytical problems utilizing data and financial figures; highly proficient with Excel (i.e., works with and creates reports, graphs, and charts using large complex datasets), including common formulas and functionality (e.g., V-lookups, if statements, pivot tables and other data-intensive analytical functions)
• Attention to Detail: Takes time and effort to avoid errors and consistently delivers polished, neat, well-documented work
• Communication: Clearly and concisely communicates with internal and external stakeholders in a timely manner
• "Customer" Service: Positively and effectively interacts with internal stakeholders and external clients by demonstrating an understanding of sophisticated business processes and systems
• Process/Management and Development: Collaboratively deals with ambiguous problems and efficiently works with a cross-functional team to assist in various projects
• Self-Starter: Identifies inefficiencies or improvement opportunities, proposes solutions, and works either collaboratively or independently as needed to execute in an effective and efficient manner
• Ownership: Able to see a task from inception through completion by gaining a robust understanding of the underlying activity, seeking input from all stakeholders, identifying dependencies, and recognizing upstream and downstream impacts

About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in Contract Automation and Intelligence for private asset management firms. The Ontra platform combines AI-enabled software with a worldwide network of highly trained lawyers to modernize recurring legal workflows. Ontra's solutions improve all aspects of the contract lifecycle - from negotiating and processing routine contracts to tracking obligations in complex agreements. Ultimately, Ontra reduces the time, expense, and risk associated with contract management, freeing its customers to focus on other strategic priorities.
Our benefits

• Opportunity to participate in Ontra's unit-based compensation program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance base plans at no additional cost
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement (equivalent of $100 USD)
• Annual professional development reimbursement (equivalent of $2K USD)
• 4 months (16 weeks) of parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off
• Twice-weekly lunch perk

Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
Pay transparency
Ontra factors in your location when benchmarking compensation for most roles. If you have been selected to participate in our interview process, we encourage you to speak with your recruiter about compensation for the role during an initial conversation.
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