Staff Accountant

Company:  Intercom
Location: San Francisco
Closing Date: 20/10/2024
Salary: £150 - £200 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

What's the Opportunity?

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this position will have the highly impactful role of helping develop a world-class accounting organization. While owning various areas within compensation accounting including month-end close, operations, and financial reporting, you will work cross-functionally with the Payroll, Commissions, Sales Operations, HR, GL Accounting, Stock Admin, and FP&A teams.

We are seeking a driven, open-minded, and technically strong individual who is passionate about accounting operations and driving process improvements. This role requires excellent communication skills, strong knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles, and the commitment to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

What will I be doing?

  • Prepare journal entries for sales commissions, salaries, bonus, severance, and equity by analyzing a high volume of sensitive data from several systems.
  • Maintain detailed workbooks to calculate the company-wide bonus.
  • Complete weekly audits of sales compensation statements and Salesforce bookings data for the assigned sales teams.
  • Partner with sales operations to resolve errors in bookings data and improve reports.
  • Analyze variances between estimates and actuals, and partner with the FP&A team to improve forecasting methodology.
  • Prepare reconciliations for compensation balance sheet and income statement accounts.
  • Optimize and automate processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our monthly close process and of our internal and external reporting requirements.
  • Provide insightful financial analysis to management, highlighting key trends and variances.
  • Assist with ad hoc analysis, reporting, and other projects as needed.

What skills do I need?

  • 3+ years of experience in either public accounting and/or industry.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy.
  • Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
  • Curiosity to challenge the status quo and leverage technology to build scalable processes and streamline accounting operations.
  • Highly proficient in Excel and Google Sheets.
  • Knowledge of accounting rules surrounding contract acquisition costs under ASC 340 and compensation under ASC 71X a plus.
  • Experience working in NetSuite, FloQast, Carta, and Salesforce preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
  • CPA a strong plus.

Benefits

We are a well-treated bunch, with awesome benefits! If there’s something important to you that’s not on this list, talk to us! :)

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
  • Catered lunch every weekday, plus a variety of snack foods and a fully stocked kitchen.
  • Fully funded comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Open vacation policy and 10 corporate holidays.
  • Paid Parental Leave Program.
  • 401k plan.
  • In-office bicycle storage.
  • Fun events for Intercomrades, friends, and family!

The base salary range for candidates within the San Francisco Bay Area is $123,950 - $134,000. Actual base pay will depend on a variety of factors such as education, skills, experience, location, etc. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All regular employees may also be eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

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