U.S. Senior Accountant

Role Summary

You will perform day-to-day Accounting tasks that span multiple U.S. clients and a variety of industries (e.g. eCommerce, retail and manufacturing, agencies, software, fin tech, and business services). Knowledge and experience with U.S. accounting guidelines required.

In this role you will collaborate with Finance and Accounting Leads who will provide oversight and mentorship within our team across multiple clients.

You will be exposed to and eventually lead and/or execute additional areas of responsibility (e.g. People Operations and FP&A).

We encourage you to try new things and explore new ideas. We welcome your interests and curiosity on new projects and opportunities to challenge the status quo.

Role Responsibilities

Vendor Management and AP

• Oversee AP Cycle

• Make judgment calls for POs and other discrepancies

• Review AP reports and make recommendations for payment

• Run quarterly 1099 vendor checks with the support of staff

AR and Cash Management

• Review cash receipts and application of deposits

• Review AR Aging on a regular basis and manage collection process

• Roll-forward weekly cash flow forecasts

Daily Bookkeeping

• Oversee weekly transaction cycles

• Maintain organization of data room

People

• Backup Payroll Specialist with onboarding/offboarding and payroll processing as needed

• Record payroll & perform payroll reconciliations at month end

Month End Close

• Perform month end close procedures in accordance with the month end close checklist

• Maintain monthly schedules, disposition discrepancies and/or balances and record necessary adjusting entries

Compliance

• Complete compliance filings such as licensing and Corporate insurance

• Assist with year-end 1099 filings

Communication and Team

• Work cross-functionally with the organization to support ad-hoc requests

• Maintain thoughtful, timely and proactive communication with the clients and team

• Manage accounting inboxes, responding to or escalating inquiries where needed

• Celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment where everyone's perspective is valued, and where each person is treated with the utmost dignity and respect

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, and/or Finance

• 3+ years of relevant U.S. work experience

• Experience in Quickbooks Online or a similar system

• Intermediate Excel skills

• Experience in eCommerce highly preferred

• Experience with inventory accounting highly preferred

• Ability to work efficiently and be engaged in a remote environment

• Ability to plan ahead and anticipate personal, client, and team's needs

• Work during client business hours

• Can balance multiple priorities, multiple clients and span between day to day functions and month-end close responsibilities

• High comfort level in working with many different cloud-based technology tools

• Organizes deliverables in a logical and clean manner

• Excellent communication skills and business acumen

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

How We Show up

• You are proactive, not reactive.

• You pause to listen, evaluate, and then respond.

• You are not afraid to ask for or receive help.

• You are transparent and accountable for your actions and intentions.

• You work cross functionally and have mutual respect with your colleagues and clients.

• You are genuinely interested in learning and being a lifelong student.

• You believe there is a solution to every problem.

• You embrace change and are not intimidated by new ideas.