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Job Title & LocationRemote Staff Accountant (Remote) Location: Remote — flexible hours around Terre Haute, Indiana We’re hiring a Staff Accountant right now because our recent Series B round added $45 million to the balance sheet, and the accounting engine needs fresh hands to keep the books clean as we launch three new product lines over the next six months. --- ###The Reality ofThis Role If you walk into our virtual “open‑door” meeting tomorrow, you’ll hear the hum of a finance team that grew from five to twelve members in just 10 months.We’re a B2B SaaS company headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana, but 80 % of our staff work from home across the U.S. The moment you log into our Slack channel, you’ll see the same spreadsheet that a colleague in Terre Haute just updated, the same QuickBooks Online dashboard that a teammate in Terre Haute, Indiana is reconciling, and the same deadline clock ticking down to the next month‑end close. Your day‑to‑day will be a blend of routine and surprise. The routine part: posting weekly journal entries, reconciling bank feeds, and monitoring cash flow forecasts that keep our CFO from pulling his hair out.The surprise part: a sudden request from product to model the financial impact of a pricing experiment, or a quick dive into a newly‑imported data set from our sales ops team for a month‑end variance analysis. Why now? Our growth to $120 million ARR has outpaced our accounting capacity. The new product suite we’re rolling out in Terre Haute adds three revenue streams, each with its own recognition rules, so we need someone who can untangle the complexity without breaking a sweat. You’ll report to the Finance Manager, who sits in a co‑working space just a short drive from downtown Terre Haute, and you’ll partner daily with the senior controller, the senior analyst, and a part‑time payroll specialist who lives in Terre Haute, Indiana.Our collaboration style is deliberately async — we respect that you might be working in a different time zone, but we’ll always have a 30‑minute “watercooler” Zoom at 9 a.m. Terre Haute time to keep the rhythm. --- ### What You’ll Actually Do - Own the full month‑end close process for the three new product lines, hitting a 3‑day turnaround on the first 90 days. - Prepare and file quarterly sales tax returns for all 50 U.S. states, ensuring we stay under the 2 % audit risk threshold we set last year. - Reconcile daily cash accounts in QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, and Xero, flagging any discrepancy larger than $2,500 within the same business day.- Partner with the billing ops team to validate the $1.2 million recurring revenue pipeline, using Power BI dashboards to surface any variance greater than 5 %. - Build a cash‑flow forecast model in Excel that runs on a rolling 13‑month basis, updating it every Friday by 5 p.m. Terre Haute time. - Run the monthly payroll run via ADP and Gusto for a staff of 60, including the two contractors based in Terre Haute, Indiana. - Validate intercompany transactions using Sage Intacct, making sure the $850 k internal loan to the marketing team is fully amortized each quarter.- Provide detailed variance analysis for the senior leadership team, turning raw data into a 5‑page narrative that highlights any drift from the $15 million operating budget. - Assist the external audit firm during the annual audit, delivering all requested schedules within the 48‑hour window they set. - Mentor junior accountants (currently a three‑person team) on best practices for journal entry reviews, reducing rework time by 22 % over the last quarter. - Automate routine journal entries using Zapier scripts that move data from our salesforce export to NetSuite, cutting manual effort by roughly 12 hours each month.- Collaborate with the compliance officer in Terre Haute to ensure all expense reimbursements meet the new 2024 SOC 2 controls. --- ### Skills That Truly Matter Must‑haves - 3–5 years of public‑company accounting experience, preferably SaaS or subscription‑based. - Proficiency in QuickBooks Online and NetSuite; at least one year of hands‑on Xero is a plus. -Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, VBA) – we expect you to build at least one macro per month. - Experience with SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606) and subscription billing cycles.- Strong written communication – you’ll be drafting monthly close notes that the CFO reads. Nice‑to‑haves - Familiarity with Sage Intacct or Oracle Financials. - Exposure to Power BI or Tableau for financial reporting. - CPA or CMA designation (not mandatory, but valued). - Prior remote work experience – we love people who can thrive without a cubicle. - Ability to speak the language of developers (SQL basics) when you need to pull data from our data warehouse. --- ### Standout Extras - Published a “Financial Modeling for SaaS Startups” guide that earned 3,200 downloads on Medium.- Built a Zapier integration that moved over $3 million of transaction data from Stripe to NetSuite, saving the team 18 hours per month. - Mentored a junior accountant who later became a senior analyst at a Fortune 500 financial services firm. - Served as the point‑person for a $4 million acquisition integration, leading the accounting side of the due‑diligence checklist. - Volunteer treasurer for a non‑profit in Terre Haute, managing a $250 k budget and filing all Form 990s on time. --- ###Compensation & Benefits - Base salary: $85,000 – $95,000 USD, commensurate with experience and the $120 k ARR milestone we hit last quarter.- Performance bonus: up to 10 % of base, tied to month‑end close accuracy and cash‑flow forecast variance. - Home‑office stipend: $500 per year for ergonomic chairs, monitors, or internet upgrades. - 401(k) match: 4 % of salary, plus a company contribution of $2,000 annually after the first year. - Health, dental, vision: 90 % coverage for employee, 80 % for dependents. - Paid time off: 15 days per year, plus 8 paid holidays that align with the Terre Haute calendar. --- ### Growth & Culture In the first six months, you’ll be the go‑to person for the new product line’s accounting workflow, owning the end‑to‑end close and building the forecasting model.By the end of year 1, you’ll have a seat at the monthly finance leadership meeting, influencing decisions on pricing and capital allocation. Within 18 months, we envision you stepping into a senior accountant role, leading a small team of remote assistants, and possibly taking on a project‑management track for our upcoming ERP migration. Our culture is built on transparency and trust. We run most of our meetings async — you’ll receive recordings and notes in our shared bolthires Drive, and you can comment directly in the spreadsheet.Core hours are 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Terre Haute time, which helps us keep a daily rhythm while still giving you the freedom to start later if you’re on the West Coast. We have a quarterly “Finance‑All‑Hands” that takes place over Zoom with the entire company, and we always end it with a 5‑minute “story share” where anyone can talk about a personal win or challenge. > “I still remember the first time I saw the cash‑flow model come together – it felt like building a bridge you could actually walk across. That’s the kind of clarity we try to give every teammate.” – One of our senior accountants, based in Terre Haute, reflecting on his first month.--- ### Interview Process 1. Resume & cover letter review (we look for concrete numbers, not buzzwords). 2. 30‑minute phone chat with the Finance Manager – we’ll talk about your most recent close, the tools you love, and any gaps you see in our current process. 3. Take‑home exercise (2 hours max) – you’ll reconcile a small set of transactions in Excel and draft a brief variance note. We’ll give you a full day to submit it. 4. Live technical interview (45 minutes) with our senior controller – we’ll dive into the exercise, walk through your thought process, and discuss how you’d automate a repetitive task.5. Culture fit conversation (30 minutes) with a cross‑functional teammate from product in Terre Haute – we’ll ask you about remote collaboration, communication style, and how you unwind after a tight close. We move fast: most candidates hear back within 48 hours after each step. If you feel you’re not a perfect match for every requirement, still hit “apply.” We value curiosity and a willingness to learn more than a perfect checklist. --- ### Closing We are an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear your story – the numbers you’ve moved, the systems you’ve built, and the way you see accounting as a narrative that drives business decisions. Drop us a line, attach your résumé, and let’s start the conversation. --- * P.S. Even though the role is remote, our finance team occasionally meets in a co‑working space in Terre Haute, Indiana for a quarterly “in‑person sprint.” It’s a low‑key way to put faces to the names we’ve been chatting with all year.* Apply tot his job