Founded in 2012 and recently named one of the nation’s fastest-growing private businesses by Inc. Magazine, RedShelf is a Chicago-based EdTech company helping to make education both more affordable for students and increase learning effectiveness through its industry-leading digital platform. Partnering with more than 400 publishers and 1,900 campuses nationwide, we provide leading-edge digital course materials and an end-to-end Content Delivery System for effortless distribution of course content and engagement solutions.

Job Summary:

RedShelf is seeking an Accounting Manager who will be responsible for performing and overseeing the day-to-day operations over billing , general accounting special projects including certain tax areas. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience working on general accounting, with at least 5 years of experience working with sales/use tax and payroll taxes. Our ideal candidate has excellent communication and leadership skills which will help with the supervision of invoicing/billing throughout the month and at month-end, assisting with our annual GAAP audit, understanding and recording journal entries, as well as ensuring that we maintain registration in different jurisdictions for sales/use and payroll taxes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Complete day-to-day general accounting special projects and annual GAAP audit assistance
• Supervise and assist with billing activities to include both our billing of publishing partner vendors as well as invoicing of our customers and troubleshooting issues that may arise
• Manage and maintain RedShelf’s sales/use tax and payroll tax to ensure we are in compliance with laws and regulations
• Ability to create and understand journal entries impacting our monthly ledger
• Ability to work through steps to “close the books” each month in a timely manner
• Tax experience, including registering and updating sales tax, use tax, payroll tax, and income tax (State and Federal). Experience with DE and IL annual reports.
• Responsible for managing and maintaining our NetSuite ledger system

Qualifications

• 5-7 years working on general accounting
• 5+ years of experience working with state sales/use filings and payroll tax registrations
• 2+ years of experience working with NetSuite is required
• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, CPA is preferred
• A fundamental understanding of US GAAP is a must
• Skilled with Microsoft Word and Excel (ability to perform pivots and vlookups is required) 
• Experience with SQL queries is a plus
• Comfortable giving and receiving critical feedback
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Other Desirable Skills/Experience

• The ideal candidate is self-sufficient and highly motivated, self-directed, and possess high energy and a passion for RedShelf 
• Proven ability to identify areas of concern / opportunity and provide solutions across multiple departments
• Knowledge and appreciation of the advances in higher educational software, course materials, and digital publishing
• Ability to be flexible and agile with constant changes and time restraints
• Team player mentality with an entrepreneurial spirit

Why RedShelf?

RedShelf prides itself on maintaining an informal but fast-moving, hard-working, entrepreneurial culture. Our team members are smart, innovative, and passionate about improving education through digital technology.

We offer the best of both worlds: the energy and opportunity of a rapidly-growing organization, coupled with the stability of an extensive client base, strong financial backing, and proven track record of success. In addition to a forward-thinking environment with ample opportunity for professional and personal growth, our team members enjoy competitive compensation and benefit packages, including company stock options.

RedShelf is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, individuals with a disability, veterans, and others who would enrich the diversity of RedShelf are encouraged to apply.