Senior Technical Accountant

About Us

At SimplePractice, our team is dedicated to improving the health and wellness industry by building a suite of innovative solutions for practitioners and their clients. Our product supports practitioners on their clinical journey to becoming licensed, helps them manage their business and practice once they’re up and running, and enables new clients to discover and interact with practitioners. Taking a practitioner-first approach in everything we do makes it possible for health and wellness practitioners to devote more time to their clients while they use SimplePractice to start, grow, and maintain a successful private practice.

The Role

The Senior Technical Accountant will report to the Director of Revenue and Technical Accounting. This role will be the key contributor to revenue processes and will assist with financial reporting, technical accounting and other ad-hoc strategic projects. This role is responsible for driving efficiency and improvements within our processes and systems, the analysis and reporting of revenue under ASC 606, and the monthly close procedures and reconciliations for revenue, sales tax, and capitalized software development.  The ideal candidate is a well-rounded performer who thrives in a fast-paced and demanding environment, embraces a collaborative work style and possesses a customer and operations focus.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly close activities, including preparation of revenue, accounts receivable, deferred revenue and capitalized software development journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analyses
• Perform monthly sales tax reconciliations and filing procedures
• Develop and implement process improvements to streamline revenue recognition and shorten close timelines
• Support the preparation of financial statements for annual financial audits and debt compliance reporting
• Assist with annual financial audits, including preparation of revenue schedules and supporting documentation to the external auditors
• Assist in performing technical accounting research and prepare documentation around audit risk areas
• Provide clear and concise flux commentary for both balance sheet and income statement accounts/trends on a monthly basis for assigned accounts
• Monitor regulatory or business changes and address impacts to revenue accounting operations
• Help enhance documentation, reconciliation schedules, and analyses that support strong internal control environment
• Support ERP enhancements and system implementations, as needed
• Support the development and measurement of top line KPIs
• Liaise with cross-functional teams (GL Team, FP&A, Product, etc.) to provide strategic insights and collaborate on shared goals
• Ad hoc projects and technical accounting research as needed to support the role and function

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA highly desired, but not required
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience in a fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment
• Experience with a Big-4 or equivalent national accounting firm is highly desirable
• SaaS or Technology industry experience is preferred
• Strong technical accounting skills and exposure to ASC 606 revenue recognition rules under U.S. GAAP
• Experience working with one or more financial ERP/general ledger systems.  NetSuite experience is a plus
• Ability to demonstrate strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced team environment, manage competing priorities, and adhere to tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Google and  Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

Base Compensation Range

$100,000 - $110,000 annually

Base salary is one component of total compensation. Employees may also be eligible for an annual bonus or commission. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay.

The above represents the expected base compensation range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider many factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits program including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO), wellbeing days, paid holidays, and summer Fridays
• Mental health resources
• Paid parental leave & Backup Care
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

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