Staff Accountant

Mapbox
India
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with corporate accounting experience who work well in a night-shift setup and have technical proficiency in NetSuite.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 1-3 years of corporate accounting experience and night-shift adaptability
    — “This role requires regular alignment with the U.S. Eastern business day and is primarily a night-shift position based in India”
  • Individuals with a background in financial statement preparation and reconciliation
    — “Be responsible for accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures for certain key balance sheets and income statement accounts”
  • Professionals who can maintain detailed processes and contribute to policy development
    — “Develop, implement and maintain key policies and procedures for your assigned areas of responsibilities”

Things to consider

  • The role demands strict adherence to U.S. time zones despite being based in India
    — “This role requires regular alignment with the U.S. Eastern business day”
  • The position involves irregular hours during quarter-end and year-end close periods
    — “Flexibility during quarter-end and year-end close periods is expected”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with financial close procedures and policy implementation
    — “Be responsible for accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures”
  • Demonstrate your ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
    — “Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work on multiple tasks at once”
  • Emphasize your technical skills with NetSuite and Excel in your application materials
    — “Netsuite experience (required)”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures
  • collaborate with cross-functional partners
  • develop and maintain key policies and procedures
  • support financial statement audits and tax filings
  • optimize existing platforms
Typical background
1-3 years of accounting experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Accounting ExperienceNetsuite ExperienceMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyFast-paced EnvironmentMultiple Task ManagementWritten CommunicationAttention To DetailCritical ThinkingSelf-motivationTime ManagementOrganizational Skills

Preferred

FloqastNavan Expense + TravelCPA With Big 4 Experience

Stack & domain

AccountingCorporate AccountingNetsuiteMicrosoft ExcelFinancial Statement AuditsTax FilingsFloqastNavan Expense + TravelBig 4 ExperienceFast-paced EnvironmentMultiple TasksWritten CommunicationAttention To DetailCritical ThinkingSelf-motivatedTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsFinance

About the role

Original posting from Mapbox via Ashby

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers. 

This role requires regular alignment with the U.S. Eastern business day and is primarily a night-shift position based in India (generally 6:30 PM–3:30 AM IST during U.S. daylight saving time and 7:30 PM–4:30 AM IST during standard time). Flexibility during quarter-end and year-end close periods is expected.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Be responsible for accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures for certain key balance sheets and income statement accounts (including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and performing flux analysis). Key areas of responsibility may include cash, prepaids, fixed assets, accrued liabilities, and credit cards intangibles.
  • Collaborate with key cross-functional partners within the Company to support the accounting close process.
  • Develop, implement and maintain key policies and procedures for your assigned areas of responsibilities.
  • Provide support for financial statement audits and tax filings upon request
  • Aid in the optimization of existing platforms and the use of platforms such as NetSuite, Floqast and Navan
  • Assist with ad-hoc projects as needed

WHAT WE BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT TRAITS FOR THIS ROLE

  • 1-3 years of accounting experience, preferably in corporate accounting
  • Netsuite experience (required)
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work on multiple tasks at once
  • Strong written communication skills
  • Exceptional attention to detail and critical thinking skills
  • Highly self-motivated
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills

Pluses, but not required

  • Prior experience with Floqast and Navan Expense + Travel
  • CPA with Big 4 Experience 

WHAT WE VALUE

In addition to our core values https://www.mapbox.com/about/values/, which are not unique to this position and are necessary for Mapbox leaders:

  • We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
  • We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work. We commit to this through supportive health care, parental leave, flexibility for the things that come up in life, and innovating on how we think about supporting our people.
  • We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
  • We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have received the Mapbox Non-US Privacy Notice https://www.mapbox.com/legal/applicant-privacy-notice/ for applicants, which is linked here. Completing this application requires you to provide personal data, such as your name and contact information, which is mandatory for Mapbox to process your application.

We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class.

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Source: Mapbox careers (Ashby)

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