Senior Accountant

Who we are 

Stensul Agile Email Creation is the first email creation platform built for the enterprise. Stensul dramatically reduces email creation time by up to 90% to help team resources focus on improving email performance. With the Stensul Email Creation Hub™, teams launch campaigns faster by streamlining the collaboration process and simplifying creation for all marketers, so they can build emails that drive results. Stensul integrates with leading marketing platforms including Marketo, Oracle Eloqua, Workfront, Adobe Campaign, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The world’s best brands trust Stensul, including ASICS Digital, BMW, Box, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Clover Health, Greenhouse, and Samsung. 

What you’ll do

1. Accurate and Timely Financial Reporting:

• Collaborate and assist Controller in month end close process - preparation of monthly financial statements with 95% accuracy within 5 business days for Controller review.
• Analyze general ledger balances, investigate variances, review account reconciliations to align actual results with budgets/forecasts.
• Collaborate and review Argentina legal entity month end close and ensure timely reporting and reconciliation
• Complete monthly accruals and journal entries for US entity.
• Reconcile all US key accounts monthly, including AR, AP, accrued expenses, deferred revenues, prepaid accounts, and sales tax liabilities.
• Investigate reporting discrepancies and effectively communicate issues.
• Support Controller in monthly financial statement consolidation and liaise with Argentina accounting team
• Review/assist with revenue review in accordance with ASC606 standards.
• Review customer contracts in our CRM Salesforce, and process those in our billing and subscription management platform Maxio, to ensure accurate revenue recognition, invoicing and SaaS reporting.
• Maintain proper documentation for financial records, including contracts, invoices, and adjustments, ensuring audit readiness.
• Collaborate with the Controller to prepare for and pass the company’s first financial audit, resulting in a clean opinion.
• Book intercompany entries for multi-book accounting once the process is established.

2. Process Ownership and System Optimization:

• Take ownership of critical financial processes, including revenue recognition, portions of audit preparation, and supporting tax projects.
• Strengthening internal controls - make recommendations to help improve internal controls, identify opportunities to improve workflows and processes across revenue, expenses, and reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate on system implementations and upgrades post-Year 1 to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure financial completeness, including capturing department-level changes and ensuring all systems are updated with any financial changes.

3. Cash Flow and Tax Compliance Management:

• Manage AR processes to ensure invoices are issued within 48 hours of deal closure and collections maintain a DSO of under 45.
• Lead daily accounting activities including AP, general ledger and bank transactions ensuring proper recordation of transactions according to GAAP standards.
• Perform monthly sales tax reconciliations in Avatax and ensure proper classification and timely submission of filings.
• Support historical liability mitigation for sales tax compliance, working closely with external tax professionals and ensuring accurate record-keeping.

4. Collaborative Contributions and Team Culture:

• Partner with the Finance team to provide accurate and timely insights to department leaders, enabling informed decision-making.
• Support forecasting by maintaining accurate financial data and running monthly variance analyses to identify and document month over month changes.
• Run budget vs actual variances, to help drive budgeting conversations, and to help align accounting and FP&A processes to be cohesive.
• Actively participate in team-building activities, such as bi-annual kickoff events, retreats, and virtual or in-person initiatives like escape rooms, yoga, and informal happy hours.

Competencies

Must-Have:

• Technical Proficiency: Extensive knowledge of GAAP principles, ASC 606, and SaaS-specific financial operations.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a methodical approach to troubleshooting and problem solving
• Self-Starter:  Proactive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and an ability to prioritize and multi-task with minimal supervision

Monthly Close Experience: Strong working knowledge of and experience in financial reporting, month end closing, and audit support.

• Education: BA/BS in Accounting or related field.  CPA or equivalent is strongly preferred..
• Collaborative Communication: Strong English skills. Effective communicator with cross-functional teams and ability to translate financial data into actionable insights. Ability to own a process, collaborate with other departments to push work forward.
• Preferred Background: 4–6 years of accounting experience, preferably with US-based companies, and a strong preference for candidates with Big 4 or SaaS experience. 

Nice-to-Have:

• System Expertise: Proficiency in QuickBooks is preferred. Experience with Bill.com, Expensify, Salesforce, Maxio (formerly SaaSOptics), or Avatax is helpful. 
• Audit Experience: Familiarity with audit processes, controls, and successful preparation for audits in a SaaS or technology-focused environment.
• Start-up Experience: Prior experience at a start-up or high-growth company with demonstrated ability to adapt to change.

Work Environment and Culture

Flexibility: Hybrid or remote work options, with the opportunity to work from our office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, if preferred.

Work-Life Balance: A healthy culture focused on efficiency over hours worked, with management support for professional and personal goals.Inclusive

Culture: Join a diverse and inclusive team, with active Slack groups for hobbies and interests such as Peloton, pets, and women in tech.

Team Events: Participate in bi-annual kickoff events, annual retreats, and engaging activities like escape rooms, yoga sessions, and informal gatherings.

 Why Stensul?

Award-Winning Employer: Named to Forbes 2024 List of America’s Best Startup Employers.

Proven Growth: Multiple years as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 honoree.

Wide-Ranging Customers: Work with a variety of customers, from commercial businesses to large enterprise, including recognizable logos.

Mission-Driven Innovation: Stensul is a fast-growing SaaS company at the forefront of innovation, with a collaborative and supportive team culture.