Staff Accountant

Posted 9 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
50K-56K Annually
1-3 Years Experience
Edtech
Meaningful classroom learning for every student.
The Role
The Accounts Receivable Billing Analyst is responsible for tracking money owed by customers, preparing invoices, updating records, and managing accounts receivable to ensure timely payment. Additional responsibilities include reconciling deal information, following up on delinquent accounts, and providing excellent customer service. Preferred qualifications include experience in the SaaS industry with recurring revenue, proficiency in accounting software programs like Netsuite, and an accounting background. Excellent communication, math, organizational, and computer skills are required for this role.
Summary Generated by Built In

The role: 

  • Reporting to the Manager, Accounting the Staff Accountant is responsible for performing tasks that will help us monitor our revenues.
  • The Staff Accountant will be responsible for keeping track of money owed to us by customers, preparing invoices and updating records to ensure that we receive payment for services offered to clients.
  • In addition, the Staff Accountant will support the month-end accounting close process including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and assisting in the preparation of financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
  • The goal is to contribute to the accurate preparation of invoices, accounts receivable management, and safeguard the company’s income.

Why you’ll love this role:

  • Process client invoices and ensure invoices are free of errors and processed in a timely manner
  • Assist billing team with discrepancies on invoices
  • Reconcile general ledger accounts, including cash and accounts receivable
  • Prepare and post journal entries to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies.
  • Respond to customer inquiries and resolves issues as needed
  • Keep accurate records in our system and makes updates to customer info as needed
  • Reconcile deal information in our Billing System with signed customer agreement
  • Follow up with delinquent accounts, make collection calls, draft collection emails and letters
  • Provide A/R write-offs and communicate with clients with efficiency, professionalism and provide excellent customer service

Why you’re a great fit:

  • 2+ years of related experience required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Great at math and proficient in Excel 
  • Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Experience in a SaaS industry with recurring revenue preferred
  • Proficiency in accounting software programs, such as Netsuite, is preferred
  • Accounting background preferred
  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred, but not required


Compensation:

Base salary: $60,000 - $67,000

Total compensation for this role also incentive stock options and benefits. 


About Newsela:

One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.

Disclaimer: Please be aware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Newsela and other employers. Newsela does not use third party services for full time hires. Our recruiting emails will come from an @newsela.com email address. You can reach out to [email protected] if you have concerns about the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Newsela’s talent acquisition team. Newsela will never ask for financial or banking information from candidates, nor will you be asked for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with Newsela.

Top Skills

Excel
NetSuite
The Company
New York, NY
476 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

We are on a mission to deliver meaningful classroom learning for every student. We’re an edtech company that brings together digital content with integrated assessments and insights. The result is more engaged readers—and engaged readers are better learners.

Why Work With Us

Newsela is built on a mission of providing meaningful classroom learning for every student. We’re not only making a difference in the classroom; we’re focused on building an inclusive and supportive culture internally by encouraging continued learning, celebrating what makes our team unique, and working together to empower minds everywhere.

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