Senior Technical Accountant
Senior Technical Accountant
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Job Description
The world has fundamentally changed. We are growing from 400 employees into the next phase of our journey and we need passionate talent filled with empathy and agility. The right candidate for the job is ethical hyperorganized fanatical about seeing things through to completion serviceoriented and humble enough to take feedback and coaching yet confident enough to provide feedback and coaching.
Menlo is wellfunded for growth and our investors are second to none. They include Vista Equity Partners Vista General Catalyst JPMC American Express HSBC and Ericsson Ventures.
About the Role
The Senior Technical Accountant will be responsible for various accounting matters including revenue internaluse software stockbased compensation and other technical accounting areas as needs arise. Additionally this role will be responsible for drafting the Companys financial statements and will have a large role in supporting the financial statement audit process.
To succeed in this role the candidate should have a strong accounting foundation including 2 years of public accounting. The candidate should have strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP especially ASC606 and should be comfortable working directly with the GTM organization to review potential revenue recognition issues within customer contracts.
We expect the candidate to have strong analytical and communication skills and to be able to work independently as well as cooperatively within the team and crossfunctionally. To be successful the candidate must have the ability to adapt quickly and operate effectively in a rapidly growing environment.
This role will report to the Director of Accounting however there will be numerous tasks where they will directly assist the VP/Controller (as a dotted line report).
Responsibilities
Ensure revenue recognition is in accordance with company policy and U.S. GAAP ASC606
Review revenue allocations and set up revenue recognition plans based on customer
contracts and company revenue policyPerform revenue analysis and prepare revenue recognition journal entries
Reconcile revenue deferred revenue and various other GL accounts on monthly basis
Stockbased compensation calculations and stock administration (Carta preferred)
Accounting for internaluse software capitalization/amortization
Preparation of technical accounting policies and technical accounting memos as needed
Prepare reports and analysis to support audit tax return and various compliance
requirementsParticipate in the monthly quarterly and yearend close process which includes preparation and review of journal entries balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and analysis.
Assist with the balance sheet and income statement flux analysis
Continually review accounting processes for improvements and participate in various system and reporting enhancement projects.
Requirements
Bachelors degree in accounting active CPA license a plus
5 years of relevant accounting experience some Big 4 experience strongly preferred
Must have software/SaaS experience particularly around SaaS rev rec under ASC606
Experience working with NetSuite Salesforce Carta Microsoft Office/Google Suite
Excellent communication analytical and problemsolving skills
Ability to productively work in a fastpaced environment independently or within a team
Bay Area preferred coming in 1 to 2 days per week in Mountain View
Our Compensation and Benefits
At Menlo Security Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $ 87000 $ 153000.
In accordance with NY CO CA and WA law the range provided is Menlo Securitys reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on nondiscriminatory factors such as experience knowledge skills abilities and location. All employees may be eligible to become Menlo Security shareholders through eligibility for stockbased compensation grants which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance.
Menlo Security does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Menlo Security.
Menlo Security is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit competence performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.
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Why Menlo
Our culture is collaborative inclusive and fun! We have five core values: Stay Aligned Get It Done Customer Empathy Think Creatively and Help Each Other Out. We believe in open communication supporting new ideas and sharing a mutual mindset of what were aiming to achieve together. There are tremendous opportunities to take initiative implement new ideas and have a hand in building a legacy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
TO ALL AGENCIES: Please no phone calls or emails to any employee of Menlo Security outside of the Talent organization. Menlo Securitys policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via Ashby (ATS). Agencies must have a valid services agreement executed and must have been assigned by the Talent team to a specific requisition. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Menlo Security. In the event a candidate submitted outside of this policy is hired no fee or payment will be paid.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
