Senior Accountant

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About Brightpearl

Come join one of 2021’s Best Places to Work in the heart of downtown Austin. Brightpearl is the number one digital operations platform (DOP) for brands and retailers. We manage everything ‘after the buy button’ so that our customers can focus on growing their business. “People First” is one of our core company value, so before we get too into your day to day, here’s a taster of what we bring to the table:

  • The opportunity to work with talented people
  • A transparent leadership team
  • Flexible working and generous holiday allowances

And that’s not all. Check out our perks and benefits to see what else we offer!

About the Role

This role is a foundational hire in the US finance team, slotting into a small but growing back-office function at a fast growing tech company. You will work across departments, partnering with senior team members and collaborating with the finance function based in the UK. The responsibilities will be a varied mix across commercial, compliance, reporting and other business areas, providing a steep learning curve in a supportive environment which will reward an individual who is ambitious, confident and conscientious.

Your Day-to-Day Life

Management/financial accounts:

  • Reviewing monthly revenue postings - including journals and invoices
  • Help in preparing monthly management accounts
  • Work with statutory auditors throughout audit process to completion and sign off
  • Working with Billing Administrators on management of aged debtors
  • Preparing cash flow forecasts for the US business

Payroll & Benefits:

  • Preparation and submission of monthly payroll with assistance from external payroll providers
  • 401k reporting and compliance
  • Administration of company benefits schemes

Reporting:

  • Getting up to speed with the key metrics which drive a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business
  • Maintaining and developing the KPI dashboard, giving stakeholders a live view of their performance
  • Exposure to Venture Capital investor reporting

Tax & Company Secretarial:

  • Preparation/review of federal/state returns and compliance
  • Working with external advisers (where necessary) on preparation and completion of tax computations and filings
  • ISO Compliance
  • Maintain statutory books
  • Coordinating sales tax collection and returns with assistance from external advisors/billing administrators
  • Working with legal council on company secretarial matters

Business Partnering:

  • Deal desk compliance/discount compliance
  • Commercial review of new business proposals
  • Profitability analysis (Professional Services)

Requirements

About You

To be successful as a Senior Accountant at Brightpearl, you must...

  • Be a qualified accountant, with 3-5 years experience working in a finance team
  • Tax experience (Sales/Corporate/State)
  • Have experience managing a general ledger
  • Be a confident communicator with the ability to work in a busy office (or home!) environment
  • Possess strong Excel skills (vlook ups, Sumifs & Pivot tables)
  • Be very well organized with the ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Have a keen eye for detail and accuracy
  • Must be in Austin or willing to relocate and able to work in our downtown office
  • We are not sponsoring any visas at this time

Desirable experience:

  • Working in an SME/ Tech environment
  • Familiar with Xero, Zuora & Salesforce

Benefits

Brightpearl Perks:

  • Join one of Austin’s Best Places to Work 2021
  • Competitive compensation package: salary, medical benefits, 20 days of annual PTO and 12 Holidays and Your Birthday

Right now, we’re all doing our part to flatten the curve by working from home, but whenever its safe to return to the office, we offer:

  • Stocked kitchen with snacks and beer on tap
  • Work downtown Austin in an open and vibrant workspace
  • Enjoy frequent Company events, team building activities and after hour socials
  • We’re an energetic and inclusive organization
  • We believe in promoting a healthy work-life balance and support remote working with management approval.
  • Check us out on Built In Austin to get more of an insight on what it’s like to work with us!


Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we collaborate and learn from each other is core to Brightpearl’s values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a supportive place to work.

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Location

Our downtown office is located on 7th and Brazos near some great lunch spots and the train station. We’re offer a flexible work environment to encourage productivity.

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