Job Description

Rokt makes e-commerce smarter, faster, and better. When customers are buying online, they increasingly expect more personalized and relevant experiences. Rokt uses real-time data and decisioning to deliver the next best action for each person in each Transaction Moment. Founded in Sydney in 2012, Rokt now operates in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, The Netherlands, Spain, and Japan. Our clients include Live Nation, Staples, Groupon, GoDaddy, Expedia, Wells Fargo, Vistaprint, and HelloFresh. Rokt unlocks the hidden potential in every single Transaction Moment.

With an annual revenue run rate of more than USD$100m and a vibrant company culture, Rokt was recently listed in Built In NYC's Best Places to Work in New York. Our award-winning culture is guided by our four core values: Smart with Humility, Customer Obsessed, Conquer New Frontiers, and Enjoy the Ride. These values help us recruit, retain, and promote the right talent around the globe and ensure we have the right conditions to do our best work. Rokt closed our Series D in 2020, raising US$80m from TDM Growth Partners and existing investors. The investment supports our continued investment in research and development.

We are profitable, growing fast, and having fun transforming the world of e-commerce.

Learn more at rokt.com.

THE ROLE

Rokt is seeking an experienced and technical Accountant to join our growing team. This role is based in our New York office, reporting to the US/UK Senior Accountant also based in New York.

The Accountant will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting for our US entities, with some additional input into other markets and group responsibilities with your global finance colleagues. It is a hands-on role and requires the individual to be interested in being involved in all aspects of finance and accounting. You must also have a natural sense of intellectual intrigue and desire to scope, research, and recommend best practice approaches to new finance challenges as they arise.

To be successful, you need a sound base knowledge in financial reporting along with relevant experience. Flexibility and tenacity are key. You will demonstrate strong communication skills. We work to support each other as a team globally at all times. We truly live our company's value of Smart with Humility.

You recognize how to balance getting the details right while still moving fast. You must be a highly driven, energetic and focused individual that can work well with internal and external partners at all levels. You will be expected to problem solve, drive process improvements and exercise good business judgment in this role.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for accounting for US entities
• Responsible for some group projects and accounting
• Analyze monthly data and make sure all activity has been recorded and reconciled correctly
• Payroll and employee reporting (including expense management)
• Managing accounts receivable (debtors management and invoicing) and accounts payable (supplier invoices and payments) for US entities
• Executing processes related to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close (i.e. preparing journal entries, variance analysis, etc.)
• Assisting with US tax compliance (includes income tax return and quarterly tax payments)
• Provide support to internal customers as required
• Liaise and build strong relationships with third party service providers (i.e. auditors, tax agents)
• Identify, drive and roll-out process improvements globally

REQUIREMENTS

• PROVEN: Bachelors degree in Accounting, and relevant prior experience in a technical financial reporting environment (at least 2 years). You should have your CPA qualification. Experience in public accounting will be looked upon favorably.
• COMMUNICATIVE: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You enjoy working with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams across different geographic locations. You keep others in the company informed and up to date on your priorities, current tasks and work completed. You are consistently looking for ways to improve yourself professionally and you encourage constructive criticism of your work.
• STRATEGIC: You are a strong, analytical problem solver with a common sense and practical solutions orientation. You are well organized with strong time management skills. Ability to think outside the box and be open to a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• DEDICATED: You are hardworking, keen to improve and take on challenges. High level of attention to detail.

BENEFITS

• WORK WITH THE GREATEST TALENT IN TOWN. Our recruiting process is tough. We hold a high bar because we have a high performing culture - we only want the brightest and the best.
• JOIN A COMMUNITY. We believe the best things happen when we come together to solve complex problems and make meaningful connections with each other through interest groups, sports clubs, and social events.
• ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER. Develop through our global training events, Level Up investment, online training courses and our fantastic people leaders. Take your career to Roktspeed - the average time between promotions is 12 months.
• TAKE A BREAK. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest. We offer generous time off and parental leave policies. We also offer a paid Roktstar Sabbatical for employees who have been with us 3 years or more.
• STAY HAPPY AND HEALTHY. Enjoy catered lunch 3 times a week and healthy snacks in the office. Plus, join the gym on us! Access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar-for-dollar 401K matching plan in the US. In the US, get fully funded premium health insurance for your whole family.
• BECOME A SHAREHOLDER. All Roktstars have stock options. If we succeed, everyone gets to enjoy the upside.
• SEE THE WORLD! Along with our global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020), we also offer generous relocation packages for those interested in moving to another Rokt office. We have cool offices in great cities - Tokyo, New York, Singapore, Boston, Sydney.
• WE BELIEVE IN EQUALITY. Rokt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business. We would love to hear from you - irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, carer/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.