Accountant

About Us: 

A global SaaS leader for seamless digital document workflows, Nitro offers a suite of solutions for PDF, eSigning, identity verification and analytics supported by a best-in-class customer success and change management team. With more than 3 million licensed users and 13,000+ business customers across 157 countries, we serve 67% of the Fortune 500.
 

How We Work: 

We aim to create an environment where talented individuals are empowered to excel. How we collaborate, innovate, and engage with one another is important to us. Our work is driven by 5 key principles:

• One team, One mission
  Our collective dedication to Nitro's mission defines us. Together, we are building an environment where everyone feels like a valued part of something bigger than themselves.
• Own it
  We take full ownership of our actions and decisions. We empower one another to lead with confidence, creativity, and a solutions-focused mindset.
• Accountable to our customers
  We are dedicated to our customers and take our commitments seriously. We do what we say we are going to do.
• Excellence in execution
  Driven by passion and precision, ​we exemplify excellence in our delivery with innovative, top-quality results.
• Be bold, fail fast, learn faster
  We learn as we grow, dare to try, ​and bravely question. We are not chasing perfection but forever iterating towards it.

These guiding values shape our approach to work, fostering a culture where everyone is inspired to contribute their best.

The Role:

This role will play an integral part in the accounting close process with opportunities to work on various projects in the future as we scale. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently but also part of a collaborative, fun-loving team. This position will report to the Accounting Manager within the Accounting team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overseeing AP function including the management of global payment runs
• Entering bills & payments with GL & department coding and reviewing all vendor bills for appropriate documentation and approval prior to processing
• Ownership of employee expense reimbursement system and approvals
• Owning GL related month-end close tasks and ensuring financials are in accordance with IFRS/Local GAAP (eg prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accruals, payroll, revenue, headcount, allocations & cross charges)
• Preparing journal entries, bank reconciliations, schedules and analyses
• Treasury management activities including rolling 13 week multi-currency cash forecasting
• Reviewing, assessing and managing expense related transactions
• Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow trending analysis
• Working with Deal Desk and Revenue Operations to streamline sales orders
• Optimizing systems and procedures as we grow to improve processes
• Ad-hoc projects including participation in Finance Transformation initiatives and process improvement workflows whilst embracing automation
• Participate in year-end audit and tax preparations

What we're looking for:

Essential Criteria;

• 6+ years of corporate accounting or public accounting experience
• 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience – Saas industry / experience a plus

• Experience with Expensify or employee expense reimbursement system
• Experience with Tipalti or other another procurement and expense system
• Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP/IFRS), ASC 606/IFRS 15 and working knowledge of all other current authoritative literature
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance / part or full CA/ACA qualification
• Finance Transformation and automation project experience
• Exceptional with Excel and other MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with NetSuite or comparable ERP system

Desirable criteria;

• Experience with Salesforce or comparable CRM system
• Strong attention to detail and ability to research discrepancies to solve problems
• Proven ability for clear and effective written / verbal communication
• Strong project management skills and understanding of financial & operational controls
• Ability to work independently, maintain tight deadlines, solve problems proactively

Why Nitro?   
Along with our regular benefits and programs (including health, dental, vision, and retirement as standard), we are also very proud to offer a few additional initiatives to future Nitronauts: 
 
Flex Time Off 
Work-life balance is important at Nitro, and we understand that there are events that we cannot plan for. We are proud to offer Flex Time Off to be used for holidays, spending days with your family, or appointments. 
 
Hybrid Work  
Our team embraces the hybrid work model, appreciating its blend of flexibility and structure. We combine three days of in-person collaboration at our global offices in Toronto, Dublin, Antwerp, Porto, and Melbourne with the convenience of two days of remote work each week.
   
Benefits:
Nitro provides all employees with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, and wellness perks. We also offer pension/401k matching, along with many other country-specific benefits.

Nitro strongly encourages applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We provide an accessible candidate experience and invite you to request any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond.

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