[Hiring] Staff Accountant @Applause

Role Description

The purpose of this role is to assist with the day-to-day accounting operations at Applause, with a focus on accounts receivable, accounts payable, vendor management, and assisting in the month-end close. This includes:

• Managing customer invoicing
• Fielding billing questions via email
• Processing vendor payments
• Completing data entry accurately

The Staff Accountant will report directly to the Controller and will be responsible for:

• Managing customer billing matters, including preparing and sending invoices, reconciling billable amounts with contract data, fielding customer billing emails, confirming info with sales and CS teams as needed, and ensuring a high-level of billing accuracy
• Managing accounts payable: reviewing and coding transactions and vendor invoices, ensuring vendors are paid in a timely manner, and verifying expenses are categorized correctly
• Assisting with monthly close procedures, including account reconciliations and journal entry support
• Following up with customers on outstanding invoices to support timely collections and maintain accurate A/R records
• Conducting ad hoc Microsoft Excel analysis and administrative support as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in customer invoicing and accounts receivable (A/R)
• 3+ years regularly using Microsoft Excel (comfortable with formulas such as index match, xlookup, filters/sorting, pivot tables)
• 3+ years of experience with QuickBooks Online
• 1+ year experience with Ramp (preferred)
• Extremely detail-oriented and quantitative by nature
• Takes ownership over areas of responsibility / requires little oversight
• Strong work ethic and discipline
• Can work an 8-hour shift between the hours of 9:00 am - 6:00 pm MST
• Great internet connection with zero noticeable latency (50+ mbps speed)

Benefits

• Amazing colleagues
• Energetic culture that is positive and celebrates together
• Inspiring mission & software product
• Ability to grow your career at a fast-growing tech startup