Staff Accountant (Saas)

Aravo was founded to bring order to the complex, chaotic world of enterprise Third Party Risk Management. We deliver the market-leading enterprise SaaS solution for managing third-party risk and compliance, helping Global 2000 companies protect their brand, build customer trust, and drive principled performance. Our notable and growing customer base includes the biggest and most respected brands in the world including Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Deloitte, Ford, GE, Pfizer, State Farm, Fidelity, British Petroleum, Nike, P&G, Unilever, eBay, Ericsson, Intuit and many others.

Working for Aravo is working with purpose. Our team takes pride in delivering excellent products that really make a difference and we enjoy providing exceptional service to our clients. We’re intelligent, collaborative and solutions driven. We know what we do helps serve a greater purpose by providing solutions that help eradicate corruption and social injustice from the world’s supply chains and third-party networks. We feel really good about that.

Aravo is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices and partners across the US, Europe and Asia.

Must be located in the DFW area and be willing to commute to the Las Colinas office 1 day a week (Mondays) for a weekly staff meeting.

The Role:

Aravo is growing fast and recognizes the importance of building a world-class team to fuel our continued success. With significant investment and strong new leadership to expand our business, it’s a tremendous time to be joining the Aravo team.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to:

·       Provide a valued voice, where ideas and creative approaches are welcomed.

·       Feel a sense of accomplishment as you are empowered to deliver in a dynamic, fun and fast-paced environment.

·       Celebrate successes and grow with us!

We are looking for an outgoing, motivated, hands-on Staff Accountant to support the Company’s Accounting function. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for a broad range of transactional, reconciliation and other accounting activities. Functions include accounts payable processing, monthly billing process, customer receivables management, account reconciliations, as well as maintaining accounting policies and procedures that ensure the highest level of efficiency while following appropriate internal controls and compliance with US GAAP. This role is an integral part of the finance team and will report to the Assistant Controller.

What you’ll do:

·       Process all accounts payable transactions including corporate credit card reconciliations.

·       Process vendor invoices by matching to POs, code to proper g/l accounts, obtain departmental approval and reconcile monthly vendor statements.

·       Work with Payroll Supervisor to assist with the payroll accounting process

·       Review cost center classifications to ensure proper coding.

·       Record prepaid expenses, fixed asset depreciation, and other accurate monthly journal entries and accompanying reconciliations.

·       Manage workload to adhere to the monthly close calendar.

·       Manage positive business relationships with customers, vendors, and other outside parties.

·       Support with various audits (financial statements, bank, external) and tax compliance (1099s) as needed.

·       Seek opportunities to standardize and automate processes to gain efficiencies

Requirements

What you’ll bring:

·       Minimum 3 years of accounting experience, with at least 1 year of experience working in a SaaS environment

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required.

·       Accounts Payable, Payroll, Prepaid Expenses, Fixed Assets, and Balance Sheet reconciliation experience.

·       Must have excellent knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).

·       Experience with Financial Force, or similar accounting systems; expense reporting software (Nexonia) and Salesforce a plus.

·       Experience with Payroll Accounting processes and procedures

·       Must have solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with advanced Excel skills required, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s. The successful candidate will have a "roll-up-the-sleeves" attitude, be able to multi- task and be ready to thrive in a very fast-paced startup environment.

·       Proven ability to meet changing deadlines and priorities on multiple simultaneous projects, along with “wearing multiple hats”.

·       Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail.

·       Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation and interpersonal skills. Strong sense of business ethics, integrity and discretion.

·       Self-motivated individual with the ability to problem solve and work independently with a minimum level of supervision, while being a good team player.

·       Effective and decisive under pressure and operating with a sense of urgency.

Benefits

• 100% Employer Paid Medical Insurance options for the Employee and Family
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401K with Company Matching
• Equity Participation
• 4 Weeks of Vacation
• Fully Stocked Kitchens
• Company-Sponsored Charitable Day of Giving Events
• ......and many more!

Aravo Solutions Inc. is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If an applicant is not in or able to work from a state where Aravo Solutions Inc. is registered, they may not be eligible for employment. The eligible states include: FL, GA, MA, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, AND WA.