Senior Accountant

Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.

Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.

Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.

Our Accounting team is looking to add a Senior Accountant to focus on sales commission, partner referral fees, and cloud marketplace fees. You will provide ideas and help brainstorm on process standardization, automation, and improvement in all aspects of the accounting process to ensure their scalability and continuing effectiveness amid all the changes that Snowflake has been undergoing. You are good at creating and maintaining robust process documentation. You adhere to the internal controls as specified by Company policies. You are expected to collaborate with cross functional business partners. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is self-sufficient, thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses a keen attention to detail, and has an unwavering desire for continuous personal development.

This will be a hybrid position based in Menlo Park, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform monthly and quarterly close responsibilities including journal entries and reconciliations
• Explain monthly balance sheet and income statement fluctuations and variances
• Take ownership of both balance sheet and P&L accounts and develop analytical reviews of those accounts
• Prepare disclosure schedules for quarterly financial filings
• Support internal and external audit requirements related to specific assigned areas
• Ensure SOX compliance (perform control procedures, including appropriate documentation)
• Play key role in the sales commissions accounting process and drive related automation projects
• Collaborate with FP&A, Sales, Tax, Legal, HR, Payroll and other cross-functional teams to gather data, improve processes, and support business needs
• Work closely with the Accounting Manager on special projects primarily focused on streamlining processes while maintaining financial statement accuracy
• Supervise and mentor offshore team

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in business, Finance, or Accounting, CPA preferred
• 5+ years of combined experience in public accounting and in a corporate accounting role
• Deep understanding of US GAAP, and experience operating within SOX control environment
• Workday ERP experience preferred, or experience with other larger ERP system
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required (v/h lookups, pivot tables, complex functions) and the ability to work with large volumes of data with speed and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough with the desire for continuous improvement
• Proactive and problem-solving attitude
• Adapts quickly to changes in a dynamic organizational structure and business processes
• Flexible with working hours

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

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For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com