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General Ledger Accountant (Remote)
Mattermost Alexandria, VA
$55k-68k (estimate)
Full Time 3 Months Ago
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Mattermost is Hiring a Remote General Ledger Accountant (Remote)

Mattermost provides secure, workflow-centric collaboration for technical and operational teams that need to meet nation-state-level security and trust requirements. We serve technology, public sector, national defense, and financial services industries with customers ranging from tech giants to the world’s largest banks, to the U.S. Department of Defense and governmental agencies around the world. 

Our self-hosted and cloud offerings provide integrated workflow automation, AI-acceleration, ChatOps with team messaging, audio calling and screen share on an open core platform vetted and deployed by the world’s most secure and mission critical organizations. 

We co-build the future of collaboration with over 4,000 open source project contributors who’ve provided over 30,000 code improvements towards our shared product vision, which is translated into 20 languages.

To learn more, visit www.mattermost.com

Mattermost is seeking a General Ledger Accountant with experience in corporate finance and accounting. As the General Ledger Accountant, this individual will play a key role in day to day operations, such as reviewing vendor invoices, customer sales orders and daily cash entries. This individual will also play a key role in the month-end close cycles, including reviewing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and financial statement analysis.

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Responsibilities

  • Ensure an accurate and timely month end close by preparing various journal entries and account reconciliations for cash, prepaids, accruals, inter-company, fixed assets and other various accounts
  • Collaborate with other departments and internal stakeholders to obtain transaction information and resolve issues
  • Review, investigate, and correct errors & inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports
  • Analyze financial information and prepares balance sheet, profit & loss statement and other financial reports to provide explanations relating to variances
  • Ensure proper accounting policies and principles are followed in accordance with GAAP
  • Assist in collecting appropriate data and in preparing audit & tax information, internal control procedures & policies, and tax returns 
  • Identify, communicate and execute process improvement initiatives 
  • Calculate, file and pay sales and use taxes and other taxes as required
  • Provide backup support to other accounting team members as needed
  • Assist with ad-hoc projects and management inquiries
Background/Skills:
  • BA/BS in Finance and Accounting or related field
  • 3-5 years accounting or related experience
  • NetSuite, Airbase, Floqast, and Salesforce experience a plus
  • Proficient with Excel and Google Sheets
  • Software company and experience working with international subsidiaries, including statutory reporting requirements strongly preferred
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Detail oriented and effective problem solving to identify and resolve financial discrepancies
  • Technical accounting skills and working knowledge of GAAP principles
  • Public accounting experience and/or licensed CPA (or progress towards CPA) preferred but not required 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Flexible to meet changing priorities and the ability to prioritize workload to achieve on time accurate results
  • Thrives in a small team environment and is willing/able to learn and build vs inherit existing, mature processes & systems
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$58,314 - $93,442 a year
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $58,314 and $93,442/year; however, pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Please refer to the Mattermost employee handbook and our careers page for more information on our total compensation package. Colorado Only: The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, stock options, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. Washington Only: The total compensation package for this position also includes other elements, including stock options, annual target variable, and participation in the Company’s annual bonus program. Employees and eligible dependents are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are also eligible to enrol in a 401(k) plan. Employees are eligible for unlimited vacation.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) or benefits at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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Mattermost is an EEO Employer. We are a remote-first, open source company.

We are constantly working towards adding more countries/regions to this list, but first we need to make sure we are compliant with local laws and regulations, which takes time. 

Mattermost is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people from all walks of life. We don't discriminate against staff or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

SALARY

$55k-68k (estimate)

POST DATE

02/03/2024

EXPIRATION DATE

06/03/2024

WEBSITE

mattermost.com

HEADQUARTERS

Palo Alto, CA

SIZE

100 - 200

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