Staff Accountant

Company Description

Sectigo is the most innovative provider of certificate lifecycle management (CLM), delivering solutions that help the world's largest brands simplify how digital trust is managed and scaled. Sectigo's automated, cloud-native CLM platform issues and manages digital certificates across enterprise environments, enabling organizations to reduce complexity, accelerate time to value, and strengthen security across environments. Sectigo is one of the largest, longest-standing, and most reputable CAs with more than 700,000 customers, including 65% of the Fortune 500. Sectigo holds six combined active leadership seats in the CA/Browser Forum and ETSI and brings two decades of delivering unparalleled digital trust.

Simplicity at Scale.

How we show up with each other and our customers every day is just as important, and we win as #OneSectigo by living out our core values - Support, Excellence, Communication, Teamwork, Integrity, Growth and Openness. We are committed to investing in our diverse teams where everyone understands their role and how they support our strategic goals, we drive operational excellence through scale and efficiency, and we strive to delight our customers and become the market leader in our industry. If you aspire to join a driven team that holds each other accountable to meeting our lofty goals and you'd like to be part of our growth story in delivering a market leading user experience, we'd like to talk to you.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented Staff Accountant to join our growing global team at Sectigo.

The Staff Accountant is responsible for carrying out full-cycle accounting and closing duties, such as preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, corporate credit card expense reporting, multi-currency transactions for international subsidiaries, conducting internal review and reporting tasks, and supporting annual audits. The Staff Accountant position requires proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (especially advanced Excel skills), strong communication skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external teams on accounting-related projects and tasks. This position also requires strong time-management skills and the ability to perform with quality and efficiency against deadlines, adhering to US accounting standards and the company's standard operating procedures (SOPs).


Here are the core functions, responsibilities, and expectations for this role:

• Responsible for various closing tasks within the full-cycle accounting process in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with closing timelines and lender deliverables.
• Recording journal entries for accounting-related bank activities and completing bank reconciliations across multi-currency, international companies within the accounting ERP system. Coordinating weekly with team members to ensure completeness of all bank activity entries throughout the month.
• Preparing and posting month-end journal entries, including, but not limited to, accrued expenses, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, intangibles and depreciation/amortization recognition, deferred expense accounting under US GAAP, multi-currency trial balance imports for subsidiaries, recording of foreign exchange on multi-currency ledgers, and corporate travel and card expense entries.
• Coordinating with the global team to reconcile for variances within multi-entity, multi-currency intercompany transactions on the general ledger.
• Ensuring all assigned schedules are accurate and consistently maintained, including various balance sheet reconciliations, in accordance with the closing timeline and respective deadlines each month.
• Supports the full Accounting Team as well as the FP&A Team in monthly, quarterly, and annual reviews of financial statements, including research and reconciling of variances or fluctuations on the general ledger.
• Supporting Interim and Annual Audit engagements for US GAAP, UK GAAP and Tax Returns by providing requested schedules, reconciliations, journal entry support, or explanation/walkthroughs of processes.
• Reviewing and auditing expense reports for receipts and proper coding, including travel and entertainment as well as journal entries for all corporate card transactions. Partnering with Procurement on implementing process improvements to streamline processing and workflows of expenses and corporate card accounting each month.
• Maintaining all process documentation on respective duties, as well as actively supporting various process improvements, streamlining of procedures and other critical projects.
• Assisting with various other ad-hoc requests from management, FP&A, tax team, and third-party accounting firms in support of internal reporting needs and statutory deliverables.
• Additional tasks associated with this position may be assigned in response to company initiatives and business needs.

More information about this role:

• This is a full-time position, working in a hybrid model, and reporting to our Scottsdale office at least 3-4 days a week.
• The targeted compensation package for this role is between USD 65,000 and 72,000, subject upon internal equity and years of experience. We may make further adjustments through an approval process if the targeted compensation range needs to be modified based on business needs and market trends.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related business discipline is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of current accounting experience is required.
• Must be able to demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of US accounting standards and supports adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Must have prior experience working in a multi-entity environment, preferably with exposure to international, multi-currency organizations.
• SaaS industry experience, or related industry/organizational environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of US accounting principles and SOX controls.

Ideal Candidate Profiles, Talents, and Desired Qualifications:

• Strength and proficiency with accounting ERP systems, such as Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or similar.
• Ability to leverage and implement new technologies, tools, and platforms within the accounting function to support system improvements.
• Must have outstanding work ethic and eagerness to learn and grow within the organization. There will be ample opportunity to take on more responsibilities as the role evolves.
• Consistency in carrying out processes with extreme accuracy and efficiency is critical for this role as we adapt to process changes and improvements while adhering to timely reporting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Excellent time-management skills, planning, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; eagerness to present ideas, offer up solutions for process improvements, and communicate effectively is critical.
• Must be able to multi-task with multiple deadlines and objectives at once, such as managing the daily routine tasks, closing timelines and duties, and cross-departmental or third-party requests within a given week.

Additional Information

Sectigo is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Sectigo, we are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout your career. We hire and promote the most qualified individuals based on their skills, experience, job requirements, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in the countries where we operate.

Our "One Sectigo" culture fosters a strong sense of belonging and supports a respectful, inclusive workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Our Hiring Process at Sectigo:

To enhance your experience, Sectigo may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools during the recruitment process. We are committed to using AI responsibly and transparently, ensuring fairness, accuracy, and human oversight at every stage.

Global team. Global reach. Global impact.

At Sectigo, we believe doing good is good business. Our strength and our success come from our team of passionate, engaged individuals who make a difference, both locally and globally. Our commitment to engagement is rooted in an unconditionally inclusive workforce, embodying our unique perspectives, heritages, and backgrounds, all as diverse as the experiences of each Sectigo employee. Importantly, we strive to be recognized not only as the CLM leader but also for our intentional efforts to promote employees into the roles that most challenge and excite them, into experiences that allow them to grow their interests as we grow the business. We are committed to bringing a little bit of fun and a whole lot of happiness into everything we do so that our work - and our team members - reflect the positive outcomes we deliver to our customers every day.


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