Senior Accountant

Role Description:
The Corporate Accounting team is currently seeking a Senior Accountant on the Commissions Accounting team. As a Senior Accountant you will be responsible for many aspects of general ledger-related activities ranging from proper application of US GAAP to accounting transactions, the monthly close, and balance sheet account reconciliation in a fast-paced, non-traditional environment. You will work with FP&A and various cross functional teams when preparing the expense accruals. You will also be involved in the 10Q and 10K processes and participate in SOX compliance for the general ledger area; interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. We are looking for someone who has excellent problem solving skills and enjoys working in a challenging and fast–paced environment to aid our continued success.

Your Impact:

• Execute monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables primarily relating to Salesforce’s earned commissions in the Americas (journal entries, reconciliations, reports)

• Prepare monthly consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting

• Ensure compliance of commissions accounting under ASC 340-40

• Work with internal and external business partners (domestic and

• international) to ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures and controls and provide support on special requests.

• Provide analysis on financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)

• Provide assistance to the 10Q and 10K reports, including preparing/reviewing supporting schedules, ensure timely completion and review of all assigned general ledger account reconciliations

• Assist in coordinating quarterly reviews and SOX testing with internal and external auditors

• Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations

• Drive to continuously improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process

• Participate in various department-wide initiatives

• Process and systems improvement; rethinking the status quo for continuous efficiencies

• Ad-hoc projects as necessary

Experience/Skills Required:

• BA in Accounting or equivalent experience. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.). CPA preferred

• 3+ years of overall general accounting experience; high tech industry & Big 4 experience a plus

• Experience with Workday or other large ERP required (Workday and Salesforce is a plus)

• Strong Excel skills required (e.g. Pivot Table & VLOOKUP experience) and ability to work with large volumes of transactional data (MS Access & Data Warehouse a plus)

• Accounting experience in publicly-traded company a plus

• Strong analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail

• Strong understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance

• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills require

• Ability to effectively interact, verbally and in writing, with peers throughout the company at varying levels

• Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

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