Senior Accountant

Flodesk is one of the world’s fastest-growing email marketing companies, built to help creators sell online and design emails that people love to get. Our commitment to small business owners is to create simple and intuitive tools that help them grow, nurture, and monetize their email list.  

We’re a remote-first company headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a team that reflects the diversity and creativity of the people we serve. Join our mission to level the playing field for small business owners through good design!

Become a pivotal member of our Finance team, where you’ll play a role in scaling our processes, maintaining the financial integrity and efficiency of our organization. As a Senior Accountant, you'll report to the Controller and lead various accounting functions that are critical to our success.

What you’ll do:

Become a pivotal member of our Finance team, where you’ll play a role in scaling our processes, maintaining the financial integrity and efficiency of our organization. As a Senior Accountant, you'll report to the Group Controller and lead various accounting functions that are critical to our success. Your responsibilities will include:

• Payroll, Accounts Receivable (AR) and Other Duties: Execute day-to-day accounting tasks, ensuring adherence to company accounting policies and procedures.
• Global Consolidation Management: Review intercompany billings from subsidiaries and manage the global consolidation process including understanding subsidiary balances, recording and reconciling intercompany transactions, post elimination entries and uploading subsidiary trial balances.
• Revenue Accounting: Manage the Order to Cash process encompassing billing, payment processing, reconciliations, system implementations and integrations, reporting and revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606.
• Support the US Company’s Tax Compliance: Perform tasks such as registering new states, compiling tax data, remitting and reconciling payments, responding to notices and coordinating with external tax professionals to meet governmental deadlines.
• Month-end Close Procedures: Support the overall month-end close process including independently preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analysis in meeting the month-end close schedule. 

• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with different departments (e.g. Member Experience, Product, and Data) to support business initiative changes. 
• Process Improvements: Participate in improving the accounting policies, internal controls and procedures, ensuring scalability, standardization and operational efficiencies.
• Ad-Hoc Assignments: Be prepared to take on other duties or ad-hoc assignments as required, such as implementing new accounting systems and tools.

What you bring:

• At least 7 years of progressive accounting experience, and ideally working in a high growth SaaS technology business. 
• Hands-on experience in revenue accounting and/or consolidating entities. 
• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting principles, internal controls, financial analysis and reporting. 
• A problem-solver that thrives in a fast-paced and results-driven environment, and enjoys optimizing processes. 
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills, allowing you to identify errors and interpret complex financial data. 
• The ability to work autonomously and able to work cross-functionally and drive accounting led projects. 
• Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and able to break down technical concepts for non-finance teams. 
• Highly organized and able to manage competing priorities.

 

Extra points if you have:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or candidate, or equivalent certification.
• Prior experience in tax and/or foreign exchange accounting. 
• Experience working with Netsuite, Recurly, Stripe, Paypal and Gusto. 
• Participating in system implementation or upgrades.

Flodesk is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Flodesk is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.