Staff Accountant

Summary

Join UpKeep, a fast-growing SaaS company, as a Staff Accountant and play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of general ledger activities. You will support month-end close activities, accounts payable and receivable processes, and prepare account reconciliations. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and contributes to efficient financial reporting. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, benefits, and equity. UpKeep is an AI-first CMMS company serving over 4,000 businesses globally, and this role is crucial for maintaining the company's financial health and compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 1–2 years’ experience in an accounting or finance support role (internships included)
• Understanding of basic accounting principles and practices
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, basic formulas)

Responsibilities

• Assist with global month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
• Support the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes by ensuring timely customer invoicing and vendor payments
• Prepare routine general ledger account reconciliations and assist with revenue and expense analysis
• Assist in maintaining supporting documentation for accounting transactions in accordance with internal controls
• Provide audit support by gathering requested documentation and preparing basic audit schedules
• Help compile tax-related information and coordinate with external tax consultants as needed
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of accounting processes and procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with US GAAP is preferred
• Experience with ERP systems is a plus
• Receptive to change – is flexible. Seeks and adopts improved approaches and processes
• Initiates action – is results oriented, takes responsibility for actions and outcomes. Meets commitments and strives for high performance
• Manages the workload - makes timely decisions, prioritizes effectively, solves problems, monitors results and takes remedial action where necessary
• Technically proficient – able to apply the technical knowledge and skills required in the job role and responsibilities in order to achieve the expected outputs
• Takes responsibility for own learning - knows personal strengths, recognizes development needs, and takes action to improve. Is open to feedback and always seeks to learn
• Communicates ideas – respectfully exchange information and proposes a way forward. Listen to views of colleagues and take in diverse perspectives
• Works collaboratively – shares knowledge and information, fosters teamwork and contributes to a positive work environment where people want to come to work
• Display ethical character and competence - acts with integrity and intent, is accountable for own actions, behaves according to the company values
• Act as a good citizen of UpKeep

Benefits

• Competitive base salary + annual bonus + benefits + equity
• The pay range for this role is $75,000 - $85,000 USD per year