Accounting Associate

The Company 

Serving the People Who Serve the People 

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and their constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers by meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.

Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers powering an unmatched Subscriber Network that uses our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe. 

Want to know more? See more of what we do here.

The Granicus Accounting team is a dynamic and high performing group that partners with both internal and external customers to drive success for the Company. We are looking for a motivated and effective leader to join our accounting team. The ideal candidate would be resourceful, flexible with requests, enjoys solving problems and is effective at managing relationships and communicating. This position will be based in Costa Rica.

What your impact will look like:

• Assumes responsibility of month end close tasks include (but not limited to):
• Fixed asset, intangible, and deferred rent reconciliations
• Assist with accrual entries
• Assist with bank reconciliations 
• Prepaid expense management and reconciliation
• Credit Card Administration and Reconciliation
• Monthly close journal entries
• Lease management 
• Assist in month end close activities
• Oversee or support credit card usage to ensure receipts are available and appropriate recording of transactions with the general ledger
• Assist with various accounting activities for the integration of acquired companies
• Assist with multiple ad hoc projects specific to acquisitions
• Assist in supplying documentation in a yearly external audit
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations

You'll love this job if:

• You have 1-2 years of related experience in various accounting roles (AR, AP, general ledger, revenue, payroll)
• You have a BA/BS in Accounting or a related field
• You communicate well with team members and customers 
• You have intermediate MS Office skills
• Experience with NetSuite and Salesforce is a plus
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations
• You are detail-oriented, with exceptional problem-solving skill
• You have effective project management skills, including challenging the status quo and identifying needs to re-assess existing approaches/processes
• You are adaptable and enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• You demonstrate an ability to meet deadlines without compromising accuracy

Security and Privacy Requirements

· Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.

· Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies. 

Security and Privacy Requirements

· Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.

· Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies. 

Don’t have all the skills/experience mentioned above? At Granicus, we are trying to build diverse, inclusive teams. We do not have degree requirements for most of our roles. If you don’t meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit! 

The Team

- We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

- At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be

a part of our journey.

- A few culture highlights include – Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices

- Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and

sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs. 

- Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.-=- - We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee

population 

The Impact

- We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.