Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable

Sendle helps small businesses thrive by making parcel delivery simple, reliable and affordable. We’re a B Corp and the first 100% carbon-neutral delivery service in the U.S., Australia, and now Canada! We tap into big business shipping networks to create a simple, user-friendly service that levels the playing field for small businesses. 

We are a fast-growing business with bold ambitions, a team full of passion, and a mission to build shipping that’s good for the world. Our work has an impact; by powering eCommerce logistics, our software is helping real-world businesses deliver real parcels to their customers.

A day in the life of our Staff Accountant

Our Staff Accountant’s goal is to support the day-to-day functions of the accounting department. From creating and processing customer invoices to account reconciliations,  this role requires significant collaboration with both accounting and non-accounting internal teams, and with our external customers.

This role is a temporary position with the possibility of going permanent. 

This will include various stand-alone tasks as needs arise, as well as some regular responsibilities, including:

• Creating invoices to Direct Bill customers
• Managing collections, including applying payments to outstanding invoices, following up with customers on late payments and sharing weekly aging reports with internal stakeholders
• Onboarding Direct Bill customers, including answering questions and performing credit checks
• Responding directly to customers on inquiries or requests
• Preparing daily transactional journal entries, month-end journal entries and account reconciliations for AR and other miscellaneous accounts
• Performing various tasks, as needed, in support of our annual audit and applicable governmental reporting requirements in the US, Canada, and Australia
• Provide continuous feedback for process improvements as operations scale

You have

• Expertise handling Accounts Receivable transactional accounting
• Experience with collections activities, including follow up on aged balances directly with customers
• Experience handling direct communication with external customers on a day-to-day basis, including answering / fielding customer questions
• General Accounting knowledge and experience, including GL coding, variance analysis and reconciliation procedures
• Experience with creation of manual adjusting journal entries
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, Excel is a must
• Ability to work at least 4 hours overlapping with US Pacific Standard Time, Monday-Thursday 

You might also have

• Knowledge and understanding of the Netsuite ERP System or similar
• Experience performing credit checks, establishing credit limits, implementing and removing account holds
• Experience handling Accounts Payable transactional accounting

We have

• Internet allowance
• Coffee allowance
• Wellness Allowance
• Fun Budget to celebrate events
• Working with an awesome team :)

What matters to us 

We believe that our culture is one of our most important assets. We have 5 key values that we look for in every member of our team. 

• Humble - We put others first. We embrace and seek feedback from others. 
• Honest - We speak gently but frankly. We take ownership of our mistakes and speak the truth. 
• Happy - We enjoy the journey. We are optimistic and find opportunities in all things. 
• Hungry - We aspire to make a difference. We aim high, step out of our comfort zones and tackle the hard problems. 
• High-Performing - We relentlessly deliver. We know the goal and work fearlessly towards it. 

Also, we would like you to know

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.