Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Statutory Accountant role stands out in SaaS because statutory reporting and audit readiness become more complex as cloud businesses expand across entities and jurisdictions. Within a large cloud software provider, the work sits at the intersection of operational accounting, external assurance, and group reporting, where consistent close processes and well-supported financial statements matter for scale.
For a SaaS finance career, the remit offers durable experience in building audit-proof processes, translating internal US GAAP reporting into statutory outcomes, and maintaining disciplined balance sheet governance. Exposure to monthly close mechanics, secondary ledger activity, and coordination with FP&A also reinforces the end-to-end view that SaaS companies rely on to manage recurring revenue models and ongoing product investment, even when the role is focused on statutory outputs.
The position is best suited to an accountant who prefers structured ownership and clear deliverables, and who is comfortable acting as the primary point of contact for external auditors and accounting providers. It will fit someone who enjoys detailed reconciliations, careful documentation, and cross-functional coordination, and who wants their work to anchor compliance while staying connected to how a cloud business reports performance internally.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
- Preparation and review of statutory accounts
- Preparation of statutory bridges for the audit and completion of financial statements
- Planning and completion of statutory audits, liaison with external auditors and accounting providers.
- Review of internal reporting under US GAAP to include balance sheet, income statement and variance analysis as needed.
- Review of balance sheet reconciliations as part of the monthly accounting close as needed.
- Full responsibility for all financial accounting requirements for all assigned entities including provision of annual information for financial statements and other related reports.
- Completion and filing of government statistical returns.
- Preparation and input of journal entries in the secondary ledger.
- Liaison with FP&A department to include review & analysis of the accounts.
- Other ad hoc finance tasks.
About Us:
Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.
Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.
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