Experienced Staff Accountant (Remote Contractor)

Hours: 40/week

Duration: 9-12 months with the possibility for extension

**OPEN TO REMOTE**

Indiegogo is looking for a self-starter with great attention to detail to support one of our key channels, email, and work cross-functionally with our marketing, partnerships, and sales teams to drive meaningful engagement across the platform. This role will have a unique opportunity to work across multiple audiences, touching both our entrepreneur and backer audiences. You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of our email channel and assist in account management for both internal and external clients, working directly with our Lifecycle Marketing and Partnerships Marketing teams. 

WHAT'S INDIEGOGO?

Indiegogo is the place to discover clever and unique innovations in tech and design before they go mainstream, including hundreds of products shipping right away. With thousands of projects launching every week, there’s ingenious tech, creative design, and much more around every corner. Our customers are passionate about funding passionate people and so are we! We are a team of committed, results-driven team players who are lucky enough to be able to call “helping people achieve their dreams” our everyday jobs. When people unite around a common goal, anything is possible.

Indiegogo is currently seeking a motivated and ambitious Experienced Staff Accountant contractor to join the Finance team reporting to the Finance Manager. You will be responsible for many aspects of general ledger-related activities ranging from proper application of US GAAP to accounting transactions, the monthly close, and balance sheet account reconciliation and contribute to annual external audits.

YOU WILL:

• Execute the month end close process for various balance sheet and income statement accounts including cash, revenue, expense, prepaid, fixed asset, and FX gain/loss
• Prepare monthly consolidated P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow analysis for management reporting and analysis
• Assist in answering accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
• Manage continuous process improvement to help drive efficiency and accuracy of the financials
• Assist with developing and improving accounting policies and guidelines
• Manage full-cycle A/P (coding, matching, disbursement) and full-cycle A/R (billing, DSO, collections)
• Manage cash and complete daily bank reconciliations
• Assist with tax preparation
• Assist with external audit requests and PBC items
• Issue annual 1099s and answer all external inquiries related to 1099s
• Manage applications for all business licenses and government compliance requirements
• Ad-hoc projects as necessary

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting 2-3 years of accounting experience, tech industry & Big 4 experience a plus
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, and required technical areas, including: revenue recognition, consolidations, foreign currency, and acquisitions – including Goodwill impairment and the underlying valuation
• Ability to research accounting guidance and propose an opinion on treatment of accounting topics
• Strong reconciliation experience/skills to apply to efficiency projects
• Strong analytical skills and have demonstrated ability to recognize and resolve challenges
• Ability to effectively interact, verbally and in writing, with individuals throughout the company
• Strong organizational skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks timely and efficiently
• An entrepreneurial spirit that thrives in a demanding, fast-paced, cross-functional work environment with changing priorities and deadlines

BONUS POINTS:

• CPA
• Proficiency with Intacct
• Experience in SOX control execution/documentation
• Great sense of humor!

**OPEN TO REMOTE**

This role is open to remote U.S residents. We are currently accepting applications from all parts of the US however International applicants are not currently accepted for the HQ team. Please note that all qualified candidates should have U.S sponsorship or residency to work in the U.S. Indiegogo is an equal opportunity employer and complies with the San Francisco FCO 

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