Senior Accountant (15 months Fixed-term Contract)

WHAT IS BOX?

Box is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including AstraZeneca, JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day: contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Prepare "best-in-class" reconciliations for all assigned accounts, analyzing and highlighting the activity. Assigned accounts include, but are not limited to, Cash, Corporate Card, Fixed Assets

• Maintain applicable detailed supporting schedules ensuring accurate and complete data for all assigned accounts and ensure it reconciles to the respective G/L accounts

• Prepare related account journal entries, including appropriate documentation

• Identify and resolve incorrect entries, data anomalies, and exceptions in the detailed schedule and the G/L. Collect data and perform research as required on details of transactions

• Ensure automated interfaces to the general ledger (NS) and relevant systems are functioning as intended

• Oversee root cause analysis of recurring adjustments, reconciliation issues, and recommend and influence the implementation of process improvements and tools solutions to correct and mitigate these

• Research and prepare commentary for month-end variance analysis of assigned Income Statement and Balance Sheet accounts

• Accurate and timely preparation of and explanations for assigned audit related requests

• Perform the above tasks in compliance with proper internal controls and SOX requirements. Identify control gaps, if any, and recommend process improvements.

• Identify, communicate, and partner with Enterprise Systems team to resolve system bugs or needed roadmap enhancements

• Design, propose, and implement streamlined processes, automation, system enhancements, and best-in-class policies to optimize the assigned general ledger account transactions for effectiveness and efficiency

• Document business requirements, create UAT plan, perform systems testing on Shared Services initiatives and communicate timely progress/status on assigned projects

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

• 3-5 years of relevant experience; publicly traded multinational high-tech a plus

• Proficient to advanced MS excel skills (pivots, v-lookups, formulas, functions)

• Experience with an ERP a plus, NetSuite and Blackline preferred

• Relevant experience with SOX and interacting with external parties including auditors

• High-functioning, working knowledge of current GAAP and accounting policies and procedures best practices

• System and data flow knowledge; ability to learn & adapt to new flows/ technologies

• Self-motivated and self-managed. Ability to think independently, creatively, and opportunistically with a well-developed sense of urgency and follow through

• Ability to work well across time zones and multi-task and handle well under pressure

• Strong communication skills - including ability to listen to the needs of others, comprehend complex matters, articulate issues in a clear and concise manner, and present effectively in both oral and written presentations to all levels in the organization

• Team-oriented approach – participate as an effective team member as well as workcross-functionally with other organizations

BENEFITS
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation.

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