Remote Sales Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Sales Engineer to empower the FloQast direct sales team by addressing accounting-specific questions, scenarios, or other elements during the sales cycle. Conduct in-depth value-based product demonstrations, participate in webinars and trade-shows, and lead internal training sessions to enhance accounting knowledge.

Requirements

• High level written and verbal English & German language skills with the ability to work across various communication methods
• Minimum 3-5 years industry accounting experience, with consistent involvement across a variety of functional areas in the month-end close process
• Knowledge of the broad financial compliance landscape and how it functions in an organization
• Prior user experience of either FloQast and/or other month end close software is a plus
• Strongly preferred accounting systems implementation and/or user experience – e.g. Close Management Software, ERPs, Payroll Software, Expense Management Software, Cash Management Software, etc
• Collaborative team player; must be comfortable in a high-velocity sales environment
• Energetic communicator who enjoys networking and relationship building in person and via multiple video conferencing calls daily
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative and follow-through; views each scenario as an opportunity to improve the current process and strive towards further excellence
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines and respond to rapidly changing demands

Responsibilities

• Join various remote & occasional on-site demonstration meetings with sales reps to help answer technical/operational accounting questions
• Conduct in-depth value based product demonstrations to prospects and customers
• Participate in webinars, trade-shows and industry events to promote the product
• Elevate sales team’s accounting knowledge to better understand & cater to prospect needs
• Continuously strategize with direct sales team members on positioning, objection handling, and next steps
• Lead various internal training sessions to enhance accounting knowledge
• Leverage statistical analysis of each stage within the sales cycle to place additional emphasis on areas of need
• Coordinate with product, support & setup team(s) to understand and provide feedback for roadmap developments, standard support inquiries with respect to cloud storage partners & act as a liaison between direct sales & setup team to ensure a smooth implementation
• Collaborate with Marketing to support the development of collateral
• Effectively communicate intangible or cultural impact experienced by sales reps on the floor
• Provide a deeper understanding to the direct sales team as to why current clients have purchased FloQast (experience, stories, etc.)
• Assist partnership/consulting team in running demonstrations for PE and/or Accounting firms
• Assist Customer Success team by joining calls with current clients to address accounting-related questions
• Have a detailed understanding of the current competitive landscape to act as a subject matter expert to direct sales & partnership teams when outlining differences between FloQast and others in the marketplace
• Organize IT / sales collateral necessary for the direct sales team
• Increase individual close rates
• Assist in technical or IT evaluations regarding the FloQast application