Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

We are a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the software, industrial technology, financial services and healthcare industries. We operate like a start-up tech company but have over $100 million in annual revenue, with more than 3,000 customers, and operate in 70+ countries.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of nearly 700 Spherions around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

We are seeking a motivated person eager to get involved. In this role, you will gain complete experience in all aspects of corporate accounting, including:

Month End Close and General Ledger

• Responsible for various month-end close processes, including:
  
  • general ledger review,
  • the calculation and booking of accrued expense entries
  • the tracking and booking of capitalizable development costs
  • the booking of payroll expense for international employees
• Post-close, the employee will complete balance sheet reconciliations for cash, prepaid and accrued expenses, and various other accounts
• Compile support for our annual financial statement audit and respond to related ad hoc requests for support
• Assist with international tax filings (VAT, GST, etc.), and work with an external, third-party sales and use tax service to ensure Sphera’s ongoing compliance.

Accounts Payable

• Review and approve vendor bills to ensure proper expense coding, and work with FP&A team to identify and correct coding questions.
• Audit expense reports to ensure compliance with company policy and approve for payment.
• Prepare and file annual 1099 forms..

General

• Propose, document and implement new accounting processes and internal control procedures.
• Provide general accounting support to the management team, and assist with ad hoc projects.
• Assist with treasury functions.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or equivalent working experience

• NetSuite experience preferred

• At least one year of work experience

• Sound understanding of accounting principles

• A desire to influence the direction of the accounting group through process documentation and
  improvement

• A high level of attention to detail, and strong organizational skills

• The ability to take ownership of issues across the accounting spectrum and see them through to completion.

Sphera is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.