Senior Accountant

Guidewire

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Edina, MN - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

We are hiring a Senior Accountant who will be a member of the Finance team and will be hands-on in the companys month-end activities and daily accounting operations. This role will be critical in the day-to-day general ledger related activities with a focus on purchase requisition/invoice review prepaids lease accounting accruals allocations and related month-end close process.

Job Description

What Youll Be Doing

  • Perform daily activities related to the review and approval of purchase requisitions and invoices

  • Perform general ledger functions including amortization for prepaids leases intangibles various accruals and reconciliations between various systems

  • Execute monthly accounting close activities including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations

  • Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and account flux analysis specific to your areas

  • Partner with facilities and technical accounting team on managing lease in Costar and record lease entries accordance with ASC 842

  • Assist and ensure accounting systems scaling and ensuring all systems are being used to their full functionality

  • Support SEC team with preparation of schedules along with other analysis as needed.

  • Assist management on audit request and responses to inquiries from internal and external auditors

  • Work on ad-hoc projects with the Accounting Manager and Assistant Controller on an as needed basis

  • At Guidewire we foster a culture of curiosity innovation and responsible use of AIempowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

You Should Have

  • BS or BA in Accounting or related field preferred

  • 4 years of progressive general ledger accounting experience in a corporate/ public accounting environment preferably in software industry

  • the software industry preferablyCPA preferred

  • Strong experience and knowledge in US GAAP and SOX internal controls

  • Experience with Oracle Fusion/Blackline/Coupa/Costar a plus

  • Excellent verbal / written communication skills

  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

  • Ability to work independently cross functionally and as part of a team

  • Advanced MS Excel skills

  • Familiarity or interest in leveraging AI tools or technologies in accounting workflows is a plus.

  • Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role as well as use data-driven insights to drive innovation productivity and continuous improvement.

  • Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment solve complicated problems motivated to implement improvements to inspire change while staying within the companys culture being collaborative and inclusive

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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $94000 - $142000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience skills education training and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health dental and vision insurance paid time off and a company sponsored retirement addition some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan commissions and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including but not limited to company and employee performance.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewires Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to If things do not go as hoped we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy e-mail to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage innovate and grow efficiently. We combine digital core analytics and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540 insurers in 40 countries from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600 successful projects supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration localization and innovation.

For more information please visit and follow us on Twitter: @GuidewirePandC.

Guidewire Software Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace and believe that a diversity of perspectives abilities and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color ancestry religion sex national origin citizenship marital status age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where its applicable to the position.


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SummaryWe are hiring a Senior Accountant who will be a member of the Finance team and will be hands-on in the companys month-end activities and daily accounting operations. This role will be critical in the day-to-day general ledger related activities with a focus on purchase requisition/invoice rev...
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Key Skills

  • General Ledger Reconciliation
  • Accounting Software
  • Account Analysis
  • GAAP
  • Journal Entries
  • QuickBooks
  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Account Reconciliation
  • SOX
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • NetSuite