Staff Accountant (Remote)

Role Details: Philippines / Pakistan | Remote

Applause Hiring Manager: Tristen Sierzega, Controller

Benefits: Amazing colleagues | Energetic culture that is positive and celebrates together | Inspiring mission & software product | Ability to grow your career at a fast-growing tech startup

Purpose: The purpose of this role is to assist with the day-to-day accounting operations at Applause, with a focus on accounts receivable, accounts payable, vendor management, and assisting in the month-end close. This includes managing customer invoicing, fielding billing questions via email, processing vendor payments, and completing data entry accurately. The role will also support the Controller with ongoing analytical and ad hoc tasks as needed.

Job Description

The Staff Accountant will report directly to the Controller and will be responsible for managing customer invoicing, accounts payable, assisting with monthly close procedures, and supporting other administrative and analytical tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage all customer billing matters, including preparing and sending invoices, reconciling billable amounts with contract data, fielding customer billing emails, confirming info with sales and CS teams as needed, and ensuring a high-level of billing accuracy
• Manage accounts payable: review and code transactions and vendor invoices, ensure vendors are paid in a timely manner, and verify expenses are categorized correctly
• Assist with monthly close procedures, including account reconciliations and journal entry support
• Follow up with customers on outstanding invoices to support timely collections and maintain accurate A/R records
• Conduct ad hoc Microsoft Excel analysis and administrative support as needed
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in customer invoicing and accounts receivable (A/R)
• 3+ years regularly using Microsoft Excel (comfortable with formulas such as index match, xlookup, filters/sorting, pivot tables)
• 3+ years of experience with QuickBooks Online
• 1+ year experience with Ramp (preferred)
• Extremely detail-oriented and quantitative by nature
• Takes ownership over areas of responsibility / requires little oversight
• Strong work ethic and discipline
• Can work an 8-hour shift between the hours of 9:00 am - 6:00 pm MST
• Great internet connection with zero noticeable latency (50+ mbps speed)

About Applause

Applause is a SaaS start-up founded by experienced entrepreneurs and backed by the best VCs in Silicon Slopes. We’re focused on helping companies supercharge their team’s performance so they can win more lifelong customers.

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