Staff Accountant

Company: Sakon
Location: Concord
Posted on: January 19, 2023

Job Description:

We are one of the world's top SaaS companies in our market, and a leader in managing enterprise communications services. Sakon has helped global enterprises organize, understand, and intelligently manage their communications and cloud services since 2003. Headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with a global delivery center based in Pune, India, the company has more than 600 employees. Our technology is used by some of the top systems integrators and outsourced services providers across the globe in transformational projects with CSPs, SIs, and ITOs such as IBM. Objectives of this Role This is a brand-new position open due to organic growth of the company. An energetic, personable professional will thrive in this role. The position will be responsible for all activities related to recording and analyzing financial transactions in support of the month-end close process. We are looking for a detail-oriented self-starter with time management skills to handle multiple deadlines. To be successful the candidate needs complete working knowledge of the entire accounting close process, be willing to manage & process journal entries and account reconciliations. Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• Performs general ledger account reconciliations, verify accuracy of data, and report, identify, and correct errors
• Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation and analysis of balance sheet accounts
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
• Provide ad-hoc support to the department
• Reconciling the company's bank statements
• Managing income and expenditure accounts
• Support timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close
• Preparing monthly journal entries
• Perform monthly analysis of actual expenses vs budget and forecastsRequired Skills
  • Ability to prioritize daily tasks and meet timely obligations
  • Skilled using various accounting software and experience in troubleshooting common accounting program problems
  • Personal integrity when working with personal and sensitive financial information
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Good problem-solving and time management skills
  • Highly organized and detail-orientedPreferred Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
    • 2+ years of accounting experience
    • Working knowledge of GAAP
    • Experience with QuickBooks
    • Experience working for a SaaS Company DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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