About Us!
Raptor was founded in 2002 with the mission to protect every child, every school, every day. Today, Raptor is a school safety partner for 60,000 schools in 55 countries, providing SaaS and mobile technology as well as comprehensive training and consultation solutions across the entire school safety life cycle, ranging from crisis prevention and preparation to emergency response and recovery. Raptor’s globally integrated product portfolio supports a school’s foundation of safety and wellbeing, including Emergency Management, Campus Movement, Student Wellbeing and Safety Training and Compliance.
Position Overview:
The Staff Accountant plays a vital role in the financial operations of an organization, ensuring accuracy and integrity in all accounting processes. This position is responsible for preparing and analyzing financial statements, managing general ledger activities, and supporting month-end and year-end closing procedures.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist the Accounting Manager in preparing financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for Board and lender presentation.
- Suggest and develop procedures and processes to improve efficiency and internal controls
- Prepare journal entries and accompanying support
- Prepare and maintain detailed reconciliations of all assigned general ledger accounts
- Support an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year end close
- Ensure proper accounting of inventory transactions, analyze related price & qty variances
- Prepare weekly and monthly bank reconciliations
- Create and analyze ad-hoc reports, as needed
- Assist with the annual audit by responding to audit requests and tax requests, as needed
- Assist with acquisition due diligence and integration, as needed
- Assist with sales tax filings and maintenance of Avalara system in partnership with revenue team.
- Other relevant projects, as needed or assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license (or working towards it) is preferred
- 3+ years of relevant corporate accounting experience
- Inventory experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of GAAP
- Proficient with ERP applications: G/L and A/P; NetSuite preferred
- Ability to think critically and analyze various processes and financial data
- Ability to communicate well and work effectively with cross functional department leaders
- Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks (adapting to change where necessary) in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated path of improvement and advancement during career
- Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
What's in it for you?
- You join the gold standard in school safety software.
- You will join a company where innovation and customer collaboration are part of what drives new product development to help keep kids safe.
- You will work with diverse teams made up of some of the best minds in the industry.
- You will get exposure to strong mentorship and leadership that have supported a long history of career advancement opportunities for our employees.
- You will have access to a robust benefits package that includes:
- Remote-first philosophy
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- 11 Paid holidays per year
- Workplace flexibility
- Affordable health coverage (medical, dental, vision), paid 100% for employee only medical
- 401(k) employer contribution to help you plan for the future
- Company paid life insurance, STD, and LTD
- Pet insurance
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to personally respond to every applicant or provide individual feedback. Candidates selected to move forward will be contacted directly by our team. We appreciate your interest in Raptor Technologies.
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York or Washington, please reach out to [email protected] for a reasonable estimate of annual base compensation and any eligible incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered to successful candidates for roles may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory criteria including but not limited to relevant professional experience, geographic location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.
Raptor Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination.
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