About Us
Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.
At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.
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Position Overview:
The Senior Corporate Accountant will be primarily responsible for many aspects of the financial statement close process performed at the corporate level. This includes ensuring proper application of US GAAP for various processes, such as ASC 842 Leases, ASC 718 Stock Compensation, ASC 470 Debt, ASC 350 Intangibles - Goodwill & Other, ASC 805 Business Combinations, transfer pricing, and other technical accounting matters. This role will assist with ad-hoc technical accounting projects and have high-visibility within the organization, ensuring that US GAAP is applied correctly for new company-wide initiatives. The Senior Corporate Accountant will report to the Manager, Corporate Accounting. We are looking for someone who has excellent problem-solving skills and enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced environment to support our continued success.
Key Responsibilities
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Assist in the monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing process by:
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Preparing the necessary journal entries and monthly account reconciliations for accounts including but not limited to debt, intangible assets, capitalized software, share based compensation, payroll related items, and transfer pricing.
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Financial statement analysis and identification of non-routine transactions.
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Ensuring proper accounting treatment and documentation of non-routine transactions.
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Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the business operations, the financial reporting, and the general ledger structure for all of Diligent’s legal entities.
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Support in all compliance related matters as assigned including, but not limited to, annual financial statement audits.
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Provide support or act as accounting lead in enterprise-wide initiatives and assist in other special projects, including but not limited to system upgrades and implementations.
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Contribute to the efficiency of the Accounting team by participating in cross training, sharing job responsibilities, and serving as position backup for other team members.
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Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders throughout the organization.
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Develop and maintain appropriate internal accounting controls, systems, and procedures to ensure both timely and accurate financial reports.
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Document policies, procedures, and workflows for their areas of responsibility as well as support company-wide documentation, when necessary.
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Develop and implement process improvement initiatives to make accounting processes more accurate and efficient, while maintaining and enhancing business reporting initiatives.
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When assigned, either assist or manage the monthly close for Diligent’s newly acquired entities, while playing a key role in strategically transitioning core balance sheet and income statement responsibilities to new team members within the Accounting structure.
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Perform ad-hoc projects as assigned.
Required Experience/Skills
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Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA required.
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Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP required.
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Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting experience, Big 4 and SaaS industry experience preferred.
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Knowledge of NetSuite or similar accounting systems.
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Experienced with accounting concepts related to the software industry, international accounting, and mergers and acquisitions is strongly preferred.
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Proven ability to work cross-functionally and cross-geography with diverse groups.
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Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to relate and communicate effectively across all levels of staff inside and outside the department.
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Hands-on, energetic, organized, team player with proven ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment and facilitate change, multitask effectively and work independently.
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Ability to prioritize projects and quickly determine the requirements to accomplish them.
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Analyze processes to determine how to simplify, automate, and improve them for increased efficiency.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information and a sense of strong business ethics.
What Diligent Offers You
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Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
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We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
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We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
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Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.
Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.
Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney.
We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
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