Accounting Lead - Obsidian Security

About Us:

Obsidian Security was founded in 2017 to solve the unaddressed blindspot of SaaS Security. SaaS applications provide the tools employees need to succeed and hold the business’ most critical information. If those tools become unavailable or that data is jeopardized, there is a detrimental impact on the organization. 

Obsidian proudly offers the industry's most comprehensive and powerful SaaS defense solution. We are committed to solving the challenge of SaaS Security for our customers as efficiently and effectively as possible.

We’re a passionate team optimizing for impact by solving some of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity today. We listen closely to our customers, iterate quickly, and (over) deliver to delight them. Working at Obsidian means contributing to an industry-leading cybersecurity product in an environment where customer satisfaction, privacy, and data ethics are paramount.

About the Team:

Obsidian Security is looking for a talented Accounting Manager to build the Accounting team in-house. This role will be reporting to the Head of Finance.

About the Role:

• Developing, managing, and enforcing GAAP-compliant procedures
• Performing and managing the monthly and quarterly close processes
• Overlooking accounts receivables and accounts payables invoice processing
• Creating and maintaining budgeting tools including budget-to actual/variance reporting, financial planning and analysis, cash flow analysis, and cost savings analysis
• Managing payroll processing and reporting
• Ensuring a smooth audit process by creating and maintaining internal controls, establishing and maintaining immaculate record keeping and managing the audit process
• Manage company's tax compliance needs
• Suggest process improvements and best practices to support scalable growth
• This is a hybrid position (with office in Palo Alto)

About You:

• 5 years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in accounting or finance preferred
• Big 4 experience, CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Prior experience in startups and SaaS companies are heavily preferred
• Strong knowledge of corporate finance and other accounting theory, principles and practices to include GAAP, SaaS accounting, prepaid expenses & accrued revenue, ASC 605: Revenue Recognition, ASC 985-605: Software Revenue Recognition, ASC 805: Business Combinations and ASC 718: Stock-Based Compensation
• Prior experience in managing external auditors and audit related work
• Mastery knowledge of Microsoft Office; experience with accounting software including Sage, NetSuite, Expensify, Bill.com, Carta, Rippling etc.

Employee Benefits:

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home.

• Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
• Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
• Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off 
• 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
• Personal and professional development resources

At Obsidian, we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and hire for talent, passion, and compassion. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization.

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