Accounting Manager

Sailthru is one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in NYC. Our retail and publishing customers are among the largest organizations worldwide and they use our platform to provide a connected customer experience across today’s ever growing list of channels, platforms and devices.

Sailthru is seeking a dynamic Accounting Manager to join our growing Accounting team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of GAAP and revenue recognition, ideally in a SaaS sales environment. This individual will serve in a cross functional capacity, partnering closely with the Sales, Customer Success, FP&A and Strategy teams. You’ll be responsible for customer contracts, related revenue recognition and additional projects to help further grow our company. This is a great opportunity for someone with a skill set that requires high accounting and operational business acumen, and thrives in a fast-paced and data-heavy environment. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, flexibility and an ability to form sound decisions are crucial to the success of this role.

* Responsible for customer contracts, ensuring proper revenue recognition in accordance with Sailthru’s policy and GAAP. * Manage sales tax compliance. * Regulate and enforce process and policy around bookings and related revenue recognition. * Oversee customer receivables, collections and related reserves. * Review and enforce sales commission plans. * Manage the capitalization table and share-based compensation arrangements. * Develop and build upon existing processes to scale with our growing business. This represents a sizable portion of this role.

**Key Competencies:** * Flexibility; ability to adapt to continuous changes as the company and department grows. * Strong interpersonal skills with good team building skills; ability to partner effectively across many and diverse teams. * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-based work environment. * Strong attention to detail. * Proven ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines. * Excellent problem-solving skills and experience analyzing high volume, multi-currency transactions in a global business environment. **Required Skills:** * 5+ years accounting experience; combination of public (Big 4 preferred) and corporate a plus. * Technology/Software/SaaS industry preferred; customer retention sector a plus. * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred. * Strong knowledge of revenue recognition and stock-based compensation under US GAAP. * Experience reviewing revenue-related contracts and working with sales and customer success teams. * Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel skills (vLookups, pivot tables, etc.) * NetSuite, Salesforce, Xactly commission platform experience a plus.