Sr. Accountant

In 2005, Smartsheet was founded on the idea that teams and millions of people worldwide deserve a better way to deliver their very best work.
Today, we deliver a leading cloud-based platform for work execution, empowering organizations to plan, capture, track, automate, and report on work at scale, resulting in more efficient processes and better business outcomes.
This position reports to the Accounting Manager in Costa Rica.
**You Will**:

- Participate in the monthly close process, including preparation of equity accounting, bank entries, engineering department allocations, expense analytics, and meeting internal deadlines
- Develop a deep understanding of the transactional flow through various systems to monitor and ensure accurate financial results
- Provide analysis of variances between financial results month-over-month and quarter-over-quarter
- Review, assess, and make recommendations for the processes which lead to or impact revenue recognition and recognition of expenses in the appropriate period
- Create and maintain standard operating procedures
- Help us continue to build and scale our processes, in accordance with best practices
- Participate in continued development and evaluation of internal controls and processes, in accordance with best practices and SOX requirements
- Prepare accounting schedules required as support for quarterly and annual filings
- Create high-quality workpapers, calculations, and memos as needed

**You Have**:

- 5+ years relevant work experience with proven progressive career path, public company experience strongly preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting preferred
- Knowledge of and experience with an ERP system and online accounting software preferred (NetSuite highly preferred)
- Deep understanding of financial accounting, financial statements, and ability to understand and willingness to learn technical accounting concepts and topics
- Ability to interact and effectively communicate with the US-based accounting team and remain professional and flexible under pressure
- Willingness to approach tasks hands-on and balance requirements of preparing deliverables
- Highly detail-oriented and excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to build complete and streamlined accounting operations
- Ability to analyze problems, develop/recommend solutions, and resolve issues

**Equal Opportunity Employer**:
Smartsheet is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to encouraging an inclusive environment with the best employees.
We provide employment opportunities without regard to any legally protected status following applicable laws in the US, UK, Costa Rica, and Australia.
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