Senior Accountant

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About the Team
Corporate Accounting department is looking for highly motivated staff accountant to join a collaborative and growing team. This position will report to Accounting Manager. Through the involvement in various operational activities and monthly close procedures, this position will play a pivotal role in the accounting processes.

About the Role

• Support month end close processes
• Compile and analyze information to prepare journal entries in compliance with GAAP
• Prepare monthly expense accrual calculations primarily relating to accruals for goods and services received but not invoiced
• Perform month-end ledger account reconciliations; investigate and resolve variances in ledger accounts
• Process operational transactions with high level of accuracy - including but not limited to business accruals, bank reconciliation, prepaid expenses, fixed assets and leases
• Collaborate with various departments, including Treasury, FP&A, Payroll, Facilities and Accounts Payable teams for proper recording of transactions
• Support intercompany transactions and reconciliation
• Assist in balance sheet and income statement flux analysis after period end close
• Support SOX compliance efforts and assist in improvement of control procedures
• Assist with audits, including preparing work papers for the auditors and analyzing data. Collaborate with internal teams and external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
• Perform various ad hoc projects as requested

About You

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (or with an emphasis in accounting)
• Minimum 6 years of accounting experience

Other qualifications:

• Public accounting, software and/or SaaS industry preferred
• Experience using large ERP system

• Proficiency with MS Excel
• Experience with tight deadlines and timeliness for work performed
• Experience with expense accrual preferred
• High attention to details and accuracy, excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving abilities
• Collaborative teammate to work with cross-functional teams
• Eagerness to learn and tackle challenges in a rapidly growing and dynamic environment

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