Staff Accountant

Summary

Join Astronomer, a rapidly growing, venture-backed company, as a Staff Accountant. You will play a key role in our Finance Organization, focusing on best practices and taking ownership of monthly and yearly close procedures, bank reconciliations, and billing and collections. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting, you will be responsible for managing customer accounts, generating invoices, and resolving discrepancies. This role requires 2-3 years of accounting experience, a bachelor's degree in a related field, and experience with ERP systems. The ideal candidate is deadline-driven, detail-oriented, and ready to learn. Astronomer offers a competitive salary range of $95,000-$115,000, along with an equity component. We are a remote-first company and value diversity.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of accounting experience, including financial close and reconciliations
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Experience with any ERP system
• Previous experience in billing and collection, including processing credit card transactions
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Deadline-driven, organized, attention to detail, and highly motivated

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end and year-end close processes, including Journal Entries and account reconciliations
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies to maintain financial accuracy
• Monitor cash balances and report on any unusual transactions or variances
• Manage customer accounts, generate invoices, collect payments, and update accounts to reflect changes
• Collaborate cross-functionally about billing, collections, and account status to timely identify and resolve any related issues
• To process and reconcile credit card transactions in Stripe and follow up on payments, as necessary
• Participate in process improvement and financial system enhancements
• Provide audit support as needed
• Perform ad-hoc tasks as necessary and support other team members as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA (active or inactive)
• 2+ years’ experience
• Workday ERP experience and Stripe
• Previous experience with billing, and collection(preferred)
• Understanding of GAAP and SOX

Benefits

• The estimated salary for this role ranges from $95,000 - $115,000, along with an equity component
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