Staff Accountant

Why Join us? Our Accounting team at Workrise is part of the overall Finance & Accounting group. We are a bunch of hard-working, curious, attentive, no-ego, number-crunchers, owning the responsibility of month-end close, ensuring financial accuracy and completeness, financial statement preparation, all the way to budgets, forecasts, board decks, etc. We are building the foundation of a world class Finance and Accounting organization as our business continues to scale and grow. Are you ready to help us empower the people who get hard work done?

This will be a hybrid opportunity based out of our headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas. Employees will be expected to work in office 2-3x per week. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Work directly with Accounting Manager and Sr. Accountants during the month-end close cycle (journal entries, bank account reconciliation, cash application, balance sheet reconciliations, ad-hoc projects, etc.) 
• Responsible for ensuring department & vertical alignment across financial reporting systems and other organizational software systems.
• Provide fluctuation analysis and insights to Accounting leadership for forecasting and financial reporting.
• Help support the year-end financial audit process with external auditors by helping prepare schedules and pulling supporting documents. 
• Assist the team in developing and maintaining timely and accurate financial statements. and reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Ensure financial records are in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Meet with other company stakeholders to complete tasks as needed. 

What we are looking for:

• Experience: 2-3 years of hands on, Accounting experience (public accounting experience or experience in a start-up a plus) 
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Basic operational knowledge of U.S. GAAP 
• Experience with Snowflake virtual data warehouse is a plus
• Basic ERP experience, NetSuite is a plus
• Intermediate excel skills
• Self-driven: You need an execution focus and a strong sense of urgency and conviction, even under minimal supervision 
• Detail-oriented: Your work is reliably accurate and organized even when working fast
• Constant learner: You want to grow your areas of expertise as we grow our product and business
• Motivated: You take initiative and seek out responsibility, you want to grow in your responsibilities
• Adaptable: You will need to be ok with change, wearing multiple hats, and be flexible in your day to day, prioritize
• Collaborative: Team player with the ability to work with all levels of employees, both internal and external, to ensure performance and excellent standards are maintained