Sr. Financial Reporting Accountant

This is a Hybrid role that requires you to be in the office 2-3 times a week. The office is currently located in Waltham, but will be moving to downtown Boston in Spring 2025.

MISSION

Alegeus seeks a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant to join their dedicated, passionate team of professionals. This position will directly contribute to both day-to-day responsibilities and projects in the Accounting department, with a focus on month-end close, financial reporting, and technical accounting processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform month-end close duties in accordance with the close calendar including preparation and / or review of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.

Assist in the preparation of flux analyses, including research and summarization of period over period activity.

Investigate unusual or unexpected data and ensure appropriate action is taken for specific assigned accounts.

Prepare annual consolidated GAAP financial statements and supporting schedules.

Assist with technical accounting analyses and calculations, including preparation of technical accounting memos (i.e. stock-based compensation, ASC 842 lease accounting, software capitalization, etc.).

Perform and document monthly and quarterly internal control activities and provide testing support to Internal Audit.

Research accounting rules and regulations as required for external reporting.

Assist with monthly consolidation process.

Collaborate with other internal stakeholders to ensure accurate accuracy of financial reporting systems / data.

Participate in ad hoc financial and operational analysis and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Assist in providing support to the auditors, tax group, and other stakeholders as needed.

Assist in special projects.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree required.

CPA required.

4+ years’ experience in a combination of a Public Accounting Firm and subsequent work in an Accounting department.

Experience in Big 4 Assurance / Audit practice strongly preferred.

Workday experience preferred.

Experience in a Software or Software as a Service (SaaS) company or FinTech company preferred.

ROLE-BASED COMPETENCIES

Independent worker with strong problem solving and resolution skills.

Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact and work with all levels of the organization.

Deadline oriented with aptitude to plan, be well organized and proactive.

Attention to detail and accuracy.

Ability to work well under pressure.

VALUES (the How )

At Alegeus, equally important to the What (the individual performance goals that each employee commits to in support of the company’s overall success) is the How (the framework of principles that guide how we work together to drive our business forward).

Overall performance success will also consider individual delivery on our corporate values :

People First. We pride ourselves in bringing talented people together and treating one another with care. This means we assume best intentions and trust and respect each other.

We lift our colleagues up, celebrate diverse perspectives and accomplish more together.

Partner Powered. We are committed to empowering our partners, knowing our success is shared and we win as one. We take this connection to heart it’s the spark that drives collaboration across teams and inspires us to continuously raise the bar with the products and services we deliver.

Always Advancing. We are driven by potential and relentlessly determined to achieve our goals. We thrive on the opportunity to get better every day and the thrill presented by new challenges.

Our competitive edge lies in the clarity of our vision, confidence in the future and tenacity to deliver.

The above cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by an incumbent assigned to the job.

They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that a candidate may be expected or asked to perform.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

At Alegeus, being transparent about our compensation philosophy and approach is more than just a legal requirement. As our organization continues to grow and evolve, we have made a commitment to ensure that our compensation framework is equitable, data-driven, consistent, and unbiased, with allowable pay differences based on factors unique to each candidate (think : skills, experience, qualifications, etc.

in order to attract and retain a highly talented and committed workforce.

We are taking an inside-out approach to pay transparency by first educating our valued managers and internal workforce and then moving to publishing compensation ranges externally.

In the interim, if you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio or Washington resident and this role is physically available in your state or classified as remote, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.

Please send an email identifying the title of the role you are interested in and the state you reside in to [email protected].