Do work that matters.
At AlertMedia, everything we do supports our mission: To save lives and minimize loss by identifying active threats globally and facilitating timely communications when an emergency threatens personal safety and business continuity.
Our values, which reflect our view on what's important and what's right, include: We're humans not robots, Customers always come first, We work better together, Simplicity is our strength, Our reputation is priceless, Hard work pays off.
Our Staff Accountant will take a significant hands-on role in AlertMedia's accounting month-end close process by preparing, recording, and reconciling daily accounting entries. This position provides exposure to a wide range of accounting responsibilities and tasks; therefore, it requires a detail-oriented individual with an excellent work ethic and the ability to quickly learn and adapt to change. Reporting to the VP Controller, the Staff Accountant will be directly responsible for processing accounts payable payment procedures, preparing monthly trend and variance analysis explanations, ensuring operating expenses are coded accurately, researching, and resolving accounting issues, and assisting with periodic reporting. This position will be critical in executing our core AP payment processes and procedures, with day-to-day ownership of Avalara, Stripe, JPMC/FISPAN, and Expensify.
Who you are:
You take the initiative to use available resources to reach your end goals. You don't shy away from researching all discrepancies and have a no task too big or too small mentality. You take pride in a pristine level of attention to detail and are aware of the importance of the company's timely and accurate financial accounting operations and reporting. You're a finance/accounting pro, equally as comfortable engaging with customers and internal teammates as you are working on spreadsheets and systems.
What you get to do every day:

• Prepare journal entries, maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Support timely financial close, including assigned journal entries
• Collaborate with various departments, including FP&A and Payroll for proper recording of transactions
• Manage accounts payable operations, including coding invoices in NetSuite, processing weekly check runs in JPMC/FISPAN and maintaining employee expense reimbursement program in Expensify
• Reconcile and process corporate credit card statements between Expensify and JPMC
• Prepare monthly flux analysis for various GL accounts for management and balance sheet reconciliations, including bank statements and general ledger accounts
• Maintains fixed assets, which includes preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger to fixed assets system, and preparation of depreciation schedules for budgeting purposes
• Assist with the monthly reconciliation of sales tax payable and submission of filings, ensuring the accuracy of monthly/quarterly returns via our sales tax platform, Avalara
• Fulfill external audit requests for supporting documentation

What you bring to the role:

• BA/BS degree in accounting, finance or a relevant field required
• 2 years' experience in an accounting or financial role (SaaS GL experience a plus)
• Experience working within an accounting software system (NetSuite, Avalara and Expensify experience a plus)
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to work independently on regular routine assignments, including managing time and meeting critical deadlines
• Ability to perform work to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and systems
• Detail minded, careful, high level of integrity and confidentiality
• The desire to learn and be coached
• This is an in office, hybrid position (2-3 days a week) in our downtown Austin, Texas headquarters

Why you'll love working at AlertMedia:

• Competitive Base Salary Company-Wide Bonus program
• Generous and flexible time and parental leave policies
• Health benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance 100% paid for employees!
• 401K with a generous company match
• Amazing rewards and incentives - we love celebrating each other!
• Commitment to community service with opportunities to give back
• A Best Places to Work company 6 years in a row and numerous other national awards
• Access to brand new downtown office with 360 views of Austin, high-tech building gym, and nearby running trails
• Ongoing career development opportunities with our Learning & Development team

About AlertMedia:
AlertMedia is leading the evolution of employee safety for a modern workforce. We offer the most intuitive emergency communication software on the market with fully integrated threat warnings and employee safety monitoring. We believe any organization can improve safety and business outcomes during critical events by quickly identifying threats and simplifying fast, reliable communication to impacted audiences. We are headquartered in Austin, TX, and trusted by thousands of customers in over 100 countries-including DHL, British Petroleum, SurveyMonkey, and Walmart-to keep their people safe and connected anytime, anywhere.
We are an equal opportunity employer focused on creating a collaborative and exciting place for all to work. Ensuring a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace for all people is key to our success and core to our values. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
This is an amazing opportunity to be part of our wave of momentum and take our company, and your career, to the next growth stage. We'd love to get to know you better and share how we serve our amazing customers. For more information, please visit www.alertmedia.com.
Come join us in our mission to save lives and minimize loss through effective communication.
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