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Senior Staff Accountant

Accurate, timely, results driven – your dream finance team.

Our work in Finance informs decisions and optimizes business performance. We work hard to remove friction and speed up transaction times. We empower the organization through our strong partnerships, insights and data.

Mimecast is looking for an experienced Senior Staff Accountant to join our North America Accounting and Finance organization. We are looking for someone with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment, with strong technical accounting and analytical capabilities and outstanding communication skills. The right candidate will be a key participant in our monthly and quarterly close process.

Responsibilities:

Provide day to day accounting operations support.
Maintain, interpret, and report timely and accurate financial data.
Prepare journal entries and monthly account reconciliations with adequate levels of documentation.
Participate in the monthly close process including working closely with multiple teams to communicate, report and resolve close issues.
Marketing and non-marketing open PO accruals and monthly expense analysis: monitor accrual balances and coordinate with business to ensure accruals are adequate.
NetSuite Fixed Assets Ledger maintenance, including review of system depreciation calculations, impairment testing, disposals, and reporting.
Intangibles amortization entries and accounts reconciliation.
Support lease contracts review to ensure accuracy and record monthly lease entries in NetLease/NetSuite.
Support the analytics process, including preparing and reviewing flux and variance analyses for balance sheet and income statement accounts and provide meaningful explanations and insights into account movements.
Prepare and provide additional analyses for management reporting.
Prepare and review schedules in support of external audit requirements.
Ensure ongoing compliance with SOX and maintain appropriate SOX controls as the business environment changes as a result of process, system, and policy enhancements.
Act as a finance business partner in providing information and support to other departments of the company.
Identify and implement process improvements.
Work on other ad-hoc projects as deemed necessary in a changing environment.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years of related experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or another relevant field
Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
Strong communication, problem solving and analytical skills.
Strong documentation skills
Month-end close experience and advanced excel skills
Strong accounting software skills, Netsuite preferred
Diligent, accurate and trustworthy with a high level of integrity
Takes responsibility for own work
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Flexible, supportive, and helpful to other team members and to other departments
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and work collaboratively
Ability to meet tight deadlines, work independently and as a strong team player
Attentive to detail, organized and thorough with the desire for continuous improvement

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Why Mimecast?

We’re fast thinking. We go big to reach our cyberattack-disrupting goals. And we do what we need to protect the world of business from getting important (and potentially compromising) data stolen. We never leave anyone behind. We deliver quickly – and outstandingly. We’re big on honesty because it makes us better. We’re empowered by our mission. And if cybercriminals have a good day, we work twice as hard to make the rest of their days a nightmare. That’s The Mimecast Way.

And the Mimecast way is also a hybrid-working way. We empower our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team, and our stakeholders.

Become a Mimecaster and put corporate data under your protection. Fill our teams with respect. And bring cybercrime-obstructing energy to your work. Be passionate. Be powerful. Be alive with purpose.

DEI Statement

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

If you require any adjustments or accommodations due to a disability, or any other reason that may help you in your interview process, please let us know by emailing careers@mimecast.com.

Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.

Mimecast Glassdoor Company Review

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Marc van Zadelhoff

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By Mimecast

Mimecast is an AI-powered, API-enabled connected Human Risk Management platfrom founded in 2003. We are committed to helping protect large and small organizations from malicious activity, human error and technology failure.

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