Staff Accountant

Summary

Sphero provides hands-on STEM, robotics, and Career & Technical Education solutions that help prepare students to become problem solvers and innovators. The Staff Accountant will support general ledger, systems, month-end close, tax compliance, audits, and accounting policy activities while working remotely with the accounting team and reporting to the Accounting Controller.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting activities including Quote to Cash and Procure to Pay; includes preparation and posting of journal entries, entering bank transactions, balance sheet account reconciliations, and other general accounting duties
• Employee Expense management
• Participate in formalized month-end close procedures including prepaid expenses, accruals, deferred revenue, allocations, and reconciliations to ensure accurate and timely completion
• Support the maintenance of fixed asset sub-ledger, including monthly depreciation
• Help to ensure all business transactions are reasonable, appropriate, and necessary
• Assist with the federal, state and local tax filing process including 1099 reporting and NEXUS review
• Assist with the annual external financial audit and other required financial audits, including preparation of audit schedules, and gathering of supporting documentation
• Support the accounting team in developing and maintaining policies, including internal controls

Skills

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 1-3 years in a Staff Accountant role
• Must have recent experience with ERP in handling accounting transactions
• Experience participating in the month end close process
• Must have worked in a fully remote environment for at least 1 consecutive year in the past 3 years
• Experience supporting AP/AR function and tasks
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, proactively, and respectfully in a remote-first environment through verbal and written channels, including Slack, Zoom, and email
• Understanding of GAAP accounting principles
• Experience with an ERP in handling accounting transactions
• Proficient in Excel with maintaining schedules and reconciliations
• Ability to efficiently and effectively organize and navigate electronic file systems
• Ability to efficiently prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a remote environment
• Ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines while in a remote team environment
• Must be able to travel to our Texas warehouse location for the first two days of employment to participate in new hire onboarding (company-paid travel provided)
• Occasional travel is required based on business needs, including company meetings, conferences, customer events, and professional development opportunities
• Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 1-3 years in a Staff Accountant role
• Must have recent experience with ERP in handling accounting transactions
• Experience participating in the month end close process
• Must have worked in a fully remote environment for at least 1 consecutive year in the past 3 years
• Experience supporting AP/AR function and tasks
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, proactively, and respectfully in a remote-first environment through verbal and written channels, including Slack, Zoom, and email
• Understanding of GAAP accounting principles
• Experience with an ERP in handling accounting transactions
• Proficient in Excel with maintaining schedules and reconciliations
• Ability to efficiently and effectively organize and navigate electronic file systems
• Ability to efficiently prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a remote environment
• Ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines while in a remote team environment
• Must be able to travel to our Texas warehouse location for the first two days of employment to participate in new hire onboarding (company-paid travel provided)
• Occasional travel is required based on business needs, including company meetings, conferences, customer events, and professional development opportunities
• Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

• Company-paid travel to the Texas warehouse location for the first two days of employment to participate in new hire onboarding
• 100% paid medical plan (buy-up plan available), with health benefits available the 1st of the month following your start date
• Dental and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• FSA
• HSA + employer contribution (with HDHP medical plan)
• 401(k) plan + employer match
• Stock options
• Unlimited PTO
• 4-day work weeks
• Two paid week-long company shutdowns per year
• Ability to work remotely full-time
• Paid parental leave
• Education reimbursement
• Fitness benefit
• Technology benefit