Senior Accountant

Department: Finance, Legal, and People

Location: Remote

Compensation: $115,000 - $130,000 / year

Description

The Senior Accountant will play a crucial role in supporting the Controller by helping to maintain the Corporate Accounting function. This position will be Coursedog's second accounting hire and have room to learn, grow, and own aspects of the accounting organization and build out from the ground up. This role involves executing day-to-day accounting activities, including maintaining the general ledger, managing accounts payable and receivable, and ad hoc projects. Additionally, the role requires the completion of monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, as well as providing support during the annual financial statement audit.

Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with internal financial accounting policies and US GAAP, preparing financial statements, and compiling data to support audit requests. The Senior Accountant will also assist in developing internal financial reporting packages, reconciling general ledger accounts, and addressing ad-hoc queries from investors and team members. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, with a CPA designation, and a minimum of three years of related experience. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, along with proficiency in MS Office and advanced MS Excel, are essential. Experience with Quickbooks & Maxio and a background in Public Accounting or scale-up SaaS companies are preferred but not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Owner of revenue accounting including data entry in Maxio (rev rec tool), customer invoicing and collections, month end close tasks, remittance of sales tax
• Oversee AP including inputting invoices, building relationships with vendors, getting internal team approvals for payments, reconciling AP Aging on a monthly basis
• Uphold company T&E Policy – reviewing expense reports for compliance and coding credit card transactions for reconciliation
• Execute the Corporate Accounting function using the company's ERP Package, including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal financial accounting policies and procedures.
• Assist with timely and accurate preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).
• Assist in the preparation of internal financial reporting packages
• Direct reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Complete the monthly, quarterly and year-end close process. Including journal entry input and assistance with variance analysis preparation.
• Support annual financial statement audit, prepare required schedules, and compile data to support audit requests.
• Assist with ad-hoc requests or questions from investors and internal team members
• Assist in establishing short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Enhance and maintain internal controls and processes for the Company including working cross functionally
  
  

Skills, Knowledge, And Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or similar field required; MBA or MAC a plus.
• CPA strongly preferred . Prior Public Accounting and/or scale-up SaaS company background is preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of 3 years related experience
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 Revenue Accounting
• Has a "why" mindset – consistently questions the meaning behind the work being performed and consistently looking to make your work more efficient
• Grit, hustle, and a "get-it-done" attitude -- no task is too big or too small -- with the ability to context switch between strategic thinking, deep analytical problem solving, and execution related tasks
• Impeccable attention to detail supported by excellent written and verbal cross-functional communication (with a tendency to over-communicate)
• Motivated self-starter with ownership mentality, a track record of success, and a proven ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks while hitting deadlines
  
  

Working at Coursedog

Benefits

• Healthcare: We pay 99% of your medical, dental, and vision coverage and 75% of the premium for your spouse and/or dependents
• Retirement: We offer a 401k plan on day one of your employment.
• Paid Time Off: We value work-life balance and provide a high amount of autonomy. In service to this, our Paid Time Off policy has no annual limit.
• Remote-First: We value flexible working hours over set hours, results over number of hours, and asynchronous communication focused on transparency over need-to-know access.
• Equity: You'll be contributing to the team's success, so you deserve to share in it. Every employee on our team gets a meaningful equity allocation.
• Parental Leave: To help support new parents in the workplace, we offer 6 weeks of paid parental leave.
  
  

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Coursedog is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce at all levels of the organization and creating an inclusive environment for all.

We value and encourage the contributions of our employees and strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and drive outstanding results. We draw strength from our range of interests, backgrounds, and perspectives

We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. On your application, you will be prompted to inform us If you need any accommodation during this process.