Accounts Payable Accountant

Company: KnowBe4
Location: Clearwater
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

KnowBe4, Inc. is the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day. Tens of thousands of organizations worldwide use KnowBe4's platform to mobilize their end users as a last line of defense and enable them to make better security decisions, every day.

We have ranked a best place to work for women, millennials, and in technology nationwide by Fortune Magazine as well as #1 or #2 in The Tampa Bay Top Workplaces Survey for the last six years.

Clearwater positions open to candidates located in greater Tampa Bay area.

The Accounts Payable Accountant is responsible for reviewing calculations, post business transactions, processing invoices, verifying financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records, and providing other review support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization. This role will review contracts and determine the proper accounting treatment including whether transactions need to be accrued, prepaid, capitalized assets, leases or service contracts with embedded leases and other GAAP treatment. The ideal candidate will help reconcile the outstanding PO system so that management can use reports to forecast future spend as well as do a monthly trend analysis by department and entity to review for errors and completeness.

Responsibilities:

* Perform analytical review of all vendor-related expenses and identify current trends to present to the executive team.
* Research and determine proper accounting treatment for transactions related to new vendors.
* Assist the Accounting department with communicating to other departments on documenting and training new employees with properly coding and using the po system
* Coordinate with the organization's relevant budget owners to understand vendor activity, and ensure timely and accurate payment of vendor-related invoices
* Receive and route vendor bills through proper approval workflows
* Review vendor invoices into the accounting system looking for accurate coding and related journals and schedules for accruals, prepaids, and asset depreciation and amortization
* Reconcile the PO system and determine whether PO's need to be closed and the proper accounting treatment for differences, such as accruals etc.

Requirements:

* BS/BA in Accounting or similar field required
* Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
* Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel)
* Experience with web browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.)
* Experience with Netsuite preferred
* Understanding of GAAP accounting and ability to transfer that knowledge to coding of transactions and contracts.
* Strong verbal and written communications
* Excellent time management and organization skills
* Must be very detail oriented
* Ability to handle a high volume of work
* Accounting experience preferred
* Willing to go the extra mile

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

No recruitment agencies, please.

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