About Highspot
Highspot is a software product development company and a recognized global leader in the sales enablement category, leveraging cutting-edge AI and GenAI technologies at the core of its robust Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. Highspot is revolutionizing how millions of individuals work worldwide. Through its AI-powered platform, Highspot drives enterprise transformation to empower sales teams through intelligent content management, training, contextual guidance, customer engagement, meeting intelligence, and actionable analytics. The Highspot platform delivers advanced features tailored to business needs, in a modern design that sales and marketing executives appreciate and is the #1 rated sales enablement platform on G2 Crowd.
While headquartered in Seattle, Highspot has expanded its footprint across America, Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, and now India, solidifying its presence in the Asia Pacific markets.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Accountant who has experience in Payroll Accounting nuances including reconciliations and journal entries. This role will collaborate closely with the Senior Director of Finance and GA, Director of Accounting, and Payroll operations team on strategic initiatives and will shape and support the establishment of global Accounting and compliance functions for payroll in India. You will be responsible for daily and monthly financial accounting processes, and to assist in ensuring month-end and reporting requirements of Highspot. This role will also support a variety of routine and non-routine general ledger functions with significant responsibility over the month-end close process and balance sheet review.
What You’ll Do
- Lead payroll accounting activities, including payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations.
- Perform monthly payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations, including but not limited to payroll accruals, benefits, taxes, and employee deductions.
- Liaise with the Payroll processing team to understand global monthly activities
- Perform various GL month-end close activities, including preparation and review of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliation
- Prepare Balance Sheet and P&L fluctuation analyses and ability to dive into the details to further investigate any variances
- Assist in preparing internal and external financial reporting schedules
- Evaluate process and system infrastructure, along with identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities
- Maintain and enhance the internal controls over accounting processes and systems
- Provide a high level of customer service with finance and non-finance business partners by providing timely responses, financial insights and relevant reporting
- Support the quarterly reviews and annual audit requests and inquiries from our external auditors
- Ad hoc accounting projects and requests, as needed
Your Background
- 4+ years of post-qualification experience in accounting roles
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field.
- Working knowledge and application of US GAAP, SEC regulations, and SOX/internal controls
- Demonstrated expertise in payroll accounting principles, regulations, and best practices, with a strong understanding of local and international payroll nuances.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proficiency in implementing best practices for financial operations
- Well-versed in Excel, Powerpoint and working knowledge of ERP accounting software (Netsuite is a plus)
- Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, accounting, tax, global compliance
- Understanding of Highspot's industry and sales enablement solutions is a plus
- Combined public accounting (Big 4) and private industry at a publicly traded company is preferred
- Chartered Accountant qualification is preferred, not mandatory
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Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, ethnicity, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
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