Senior Accountant

Job Description:

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern and use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies in the US to the top of the list!

Pattern is a leading ecommerce accelerator located in the Silicon Slopes tech hub in Utah, with offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and North America. Named one of the fastest growing companies in the US by Inc. 5000, Pattern has made its mark in the industry as one of Utah’s newest unicorns valued at $2 Billion. Some of the biggest consumer brands like Nestle, Sylvania, Kong, Panasonic, Sorel, Skullcandy, and Popsockets trust Pattern with their business. Pattern recruits talent from top tech companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, eBay, Oracle, and Adobe and hires the best of the best. 

We need a Senior Accountant to decrease the time spent on closing the books, problem solve, and improve processes to ensure accounting aligns with Pattern’s future objectives. This is a full time, hybrid role and will work from Pune, India.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a day in the life of a Senior Accountant?

• Completing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings and reporting with appropriate GAAP treatment
• Providing solutions to streamline/speed up month-end close
• Research accounting guidance and analyze how it affects the Company
• Completion of annual independent financial and statutory audits
• Providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, forecasts and historical financials
• Providing reporting and solutions for ad-hoc information requests
• Ensuring that effective internal controls are in place to ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, and state regulations for financial and fiscal reporting
• Supporting the Accounting Manager and working directly with the accounting team to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Provide the highest level of internal and external customer service; respond to internal and external inquiries regarding accounting related activities, and utilize judgment to address or escalate issues as necessary
• Regularly maintain detailed reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Master in Accounting required
• CA or CPA equivalent 
• 5+ years public accounting in similar role
• Organized and analytical with relentless attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Self-directed, but with a natural ability and desire to work on a team
• Excellent professional communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task based on current demands
• Fluent in English

What does high performance look like?

• You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
• You actively comment and participate in group collaborations 
• You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion 

What is my potential for career growth?

• If you are looking to grow your career and skill set, this is the place. We value our team members and want them to achieve their career aspirations.
• We have an experienced team to help mentor and guide. Opportunities will be provided in forms of daily responsibilities, special projects, and career coaching.

What is the team like?

• You will be supervised by the Accounting Manager. You will also be mentored by the Accounting Manager and meet with them on a regular basis to discuss your performance.
• This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.

Sounds great! What’s the company culture?

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• An initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
• A video interview with a hiring manager
• An onsite interview with a panel of department leaders
• Offer review by executive team
• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would make a difference at Pattern
• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics

Pattern is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.