Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Protection Starts with People.  Proofpoint.

The Role and the Team

We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our fast-paced, high performing team in Sunnyvale, CA.  This individual will be an integral part of the accounting team.  This role will report to the Director, Accounting and have general ledger responsibilities including, but not limited to, Cash, Prepaids, Inventory, Accruals, Fixed Assets, and Month-end, Quarter-end and Year-end close procedures. In addition, there will be analysis and special projects as needed by upper management. The ideal candidate will have experience in all these areas. This is a great opportunity that will allow for career growth as the Company continues to expand!

Job Requirements

• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures, i.e. journal entries and account reconciliations
• Oversee and manage day-to-day accounts receivable cash application in AR subledger
• Manage day to day Fixed Asset accounting, prepare global rollforward, participate in quarterly and annual physical count.
• Knowledge of inventory transactions and inventory analysis, including month end inventory count, reconciliation and roll forward
• Responsible for various accruals at month end and assigned reconciliations
• Prepare various balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis on a monthly and quarterly basis for management reporting
• Assist with KPI, metrics and analysis in various areas, including process analysis and system improvement projects
• Assist with process improvement projects in process design, discovery, and testing
• Provide schedules as needed for audit and SOX

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 4 to 5 years of general accounting experience in industry and/or a public accounting firm
• Strong Excel skills required
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong organization and verbal/communication skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and prioritization skills
• CPA preferred, but not required
• Experience with ERP (MS Dynamics D365) and FloQast is a plus

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint

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