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Staff Accountant

Gecko Robotics

Gecko Robotics

Accounting & Finance
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Posted on Dec 13, 2024

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role at a Glance

The Staff Accountant position will have a variety of transactional, general ledger, and reporting responsibilities. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator who has exceptional attention to detail, and the skills needed to be comfortable working with critical and sensitive data. The position will focus on ensuring efficient and accurate processing of transactions, interpreting and applying company accounting policy, preparing general ledger schedules, journal entries, reconciliations, and identifying process improvement opportunities in a fast-growing and dynamic startup environment.

What you will do

  • Manage aspects of accounts receivable. Invoice customers, process payments, monitor AR aging and collections.

  • Manage aspects of expenditures cycle and accounts payable. Process invoices, monitor AP aging, perform month-end bank reconciliations, and issue payments on a timely basis. Administer expense reporting systems, petty cash, and the corporate card program.

  • Record journal entries, maintain schedules, and perform balance sheet reconciliations. Includes accrued revenue, prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, payroll liabilities, notes payable, and unearned revenue. Manage reconciliations of benefit related accounts (FSA, HSA, 401k).

  • Contribute to specific aspects of month-end and year-end close process.

  • Manage aspects of financial statement audit. Pull transactions and underlying documentation in line with auditor requests.

Technologies We Use

  • Netsuite, Expensify, Salesforce and mid-market ERP experience

About You

  • 2-3 years industry experience, startup/tech industry preferred

  • CPA or CMA preferred

  • Thorough working knowledge of GAAP

  • Collaborative work style, yet ability to work with little guidance

  • Comfortable with a fast-paced environment

  • Professional judgment as it relates to interpreting accounting principles and policies

  • Ethical conduct

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

  • Self-motivated

  • Technical aptitude; comfortable with technology

  • Thoroughness and detail-oriented

Who We Are

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we're together in person. We’re an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bit more flexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission, we’d love to hear from you.