Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our dynamic accounting team! Reporting to the Assistant Controller, you will play a crucial role in our financial operations, gaining exposure to a wide range of accounting processes. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a technically proficient accountant with a strong general ledger foundation to expand their expertise into the critical area of revenue recognition.

You will take ownership of the order-to-cash process, collaborating closely with Sales, Legal, and Customer Success teams. This includes managing accounts receivable, ensuring accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606, and contributing to a smooth month-end close process. Beyond revenue, you will also be involved in diverse accounting functions, including payroll, royalty calculations, and assisting with external audit preparations. If you are a detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to broaden your skillset, we encourage you to apply!

Location : Concord, MA (3 days per week in office)

Responsibilities

• Accounting Ownership of Order-to-Cash Process :
• Develop a deep understanding of our software and service offerings, and utilize that knowledge to ensure that NetSuite sales orders and invoice transactions are properly structured to drive revenue recognition and other downstream processes
• Responsible for all billing processes, including issuance of invoices based on contractual terms and milestones and ensuring appropriate sales tax is applied when necessary
• Recommend and implement continuous improvements to order and invoicing workflows to ensure a complete and efficient order to cash process
• Proactively respond to invoice inquiries and requests from both internal stakeholders and customers
• Drive efforts to collect outstanding receivables on a timely basis – regularly monitor accounts receivable balances, follow up with customers, and coordinate with sales and customer success teams for assistance when needed
• Month-End Accounting :
• Maintain deferred revenue rollforward and reconciliation, documenting explanations for reconciling items and deviations from expected results
• Complete the month-end close process and all related journal entries by performing analysis and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including cash, accruals, debt, intercompany accounts, and AR and AP subledgers, and providing input into various accruals
• Perform payroll reconciliations, benefits accrual, and benefits and cost of sales allocations
• Investigate and provide explanations for significant deviations from the budget and forecasts
• Document explanations for significant fluctuations in account balances compared to previous periods
• Payroll :
• Manage the payroll cycle, ensuring accuracy of wages, deductions, and taxes and adherence to company policies and legal requirements
• Reconcile payroll and benefits data with general ledger accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations
• Stay up-to-date on changes in payroll tax laws and regulations
• Audit & Tax :
• Support periodic external audits by fulfilling requests for reconciliations, documentations and other support as needed
• Create and maintain schedules to support corporate tax filings and liaise with external auditors and service providers when needed
• Other :
• Build process documentation to be used within the team and across the organization
• Serve as the primary accounting point of contact for vendor royalty relationships. Coordinate and calculate periodic royalty reporting and support requests from internal customers and / or vendors related to the relationship.
• Support the Assistant Controller and broader team on special projects

Requirements :

Education and Experience

aPriori Offers

A team environment where your experience is valued, your voice is heard, and the work that you do makes an impact for our customers and employees.

aPriori offers competitive compensation in a dynamic, growing innovative environment. A competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision for employees and their dependents, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, 401k match, career-growth opportunities, flexible time, and paid time off benefits – including aPriori days, and more!

About aPriori

Founded in 2003, aPriori is disrupting the industry’s status quo with groundbreaking work helping manufacturers digitally transform their businesses. Through our unique, patented, intellectual property, we enable manufacturers to accelerate product design, and bring products to markets faster while providing visibility to the sustainability of their design and manufacturing choices. Our impact is profound - our customers save millions of dollars each year, accelerate time to market, all while creating a better world for future generations. Though we are an established software firm, through our continued growth, we have maintained the dynamic, collaborative nature of a start-up.

With a global presence, including North America, Europe, Asia, and India, we encourage an inclusive work environment and support employees’ growth through education, training, wellness, and other programs. As our greatest asset, employees’ contributions are acknowledged through monthly company-wide meetings, often with promotions and awards. We promote a positive work culture, employee-friendly policies, flexible work schedules, pub nights, and an additional day off each quarter known as “aPriori Day”.

Interested in joining our team? We continue to build an organization highly talented, self-motivated individuals. Our unique environment empowers employees to bring their best selves each day, asking, “How can I do better?” and then exceeding expectations. We work together towards a common goal. We nurture and celebrate each other’s successes. Employees embrace opportunities to build new skills as well as step into leadership positions where they are supported and mentored by the Senior Leadership team to grow into impactful individual contributor roles or to effectively manage teams. Innovation, adaptability, and a desire to increase your value are essential. If you possess these qualities, we want to hear from you!