Senior Accountant

Who are we?

Alert Labs is a B2B company building technology solutions for good. We help our customers identify and eliminate water waste, water damage, reduce energy consumption, and ultimately lower their environmental impact. You can find our technology in commercial and retail buildings, condos, schools, construction sites, and many other applications across North America.

Did you know? By analyzing water data gathered by our easy-to-use sensors, in 2021, Alert Labs saved 5 Billion gallons of wasted water, and stopped 36.6 Million pounds of CO2e from entering the atmosphere.

What will you do?

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing technology company where you will have an impact across the entire organization, while also gaining exposure to a large public company. As our Senior Accountant, you will be exposed to all the processes that come together to enable a successful business, and have the opportunity to work together with team members across the company. There is plenty of room for personal growth and development as our company continues to expand.

Why join our team?

We pride ourselves on the culture that we've built. We offer a flexible work schedule that supports a healthy work life balance. There are also ample opportunities to interact with everyone in the company and just have fun. We provide an open work environment that will enable career growth, and encourage curiosity.

Alert Labs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Watsco, Inc - the largest HVAC distributor in North America. Watsco's revenue in 2020 was $5.1 Billion USD, and it is publicly traded on the NYSE (WSO).

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and assist in the development and documentation of all accounting procedures and processes; identifying opportunities for process improvements as the company grows.
• Evaluate accounting treatment of the company’s transactions in accordance with US GAAP and ensure they are accurately reflected in the financial statements (ex: journal entries).
• Book vendor bills to ensure accurate financial reporting (ex: capital assets, prepaid expenses).
• Collect relevant data in the ERP system to build reports and analyze financial results.
• Manage inventory valuation and review 3-way matching.
• Prepare cash forecasts to manage working capital.
• Ensure timely payment of accounts payable to suppliers.
• Perform budget to actual expense analysis by department, highlighting significant variances.
• Enter employee expense reports.
• Prepare weekly summary of Company KPIs for the CEO, CFO, and VP of Sales.
• Assist with the timely preparation of financial statements at month-end in accordance with US GAAP (ex: credit card reconciliations, A/R and inventory valuation, leases, prepaid expenses, warranty, deferred revenue, etc.)
• Conduct analysis as required to support decision making and evaluate the impact of strategic decisions.
• Assist with other requests and projects, as the need arises.
• Note that this position will be cross trained in other functions of the Finance team (ex: revenue recognition, A/R, and subscription management) to ensure consistency and collaboration across the team.

We are confident that you will find both plenty to contribute and lots to learn at Alert Labs.

Learn more about our team at: https://alertlabs.com/join-the-team‍