Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Senior Accountant roles in SaaS are often closest to the operational “heartbeat” of a subscription business, where payroll, commissions, and accruals flow directly into reliable reporting. This listing stands out because it centers on payroll and variable compensation accounting, areas that tend to be especially consequential in cloud software organizations with sales-led motions and distributed workforces. The remit also signals a mature finance environment, with structured close cycles and audit support embedded in the work.
For SaaS career builders, the long-term value is in developing control over high-volume, high-scrutiny processes that recur every month and influence leadership decisions. Partnering with HR, Payroll, and FP&A builds cross-functional fluency that transfers across SaaS companies, particularly where headcount planning and sales compensation mechanics shape burn, margins, and forecasting. Experience reconciling employee liability accounts and supporting audits also strengthens the fundamentals needed for broader controllership paths.
This role is best suited to an accountant who prefers ownership of critical workflows, enjoys resolving data discrepancies, and can maintain rigor under deadline pressure. It will fit someone who wants to deepen expertise in payroll-related accounting and commission accounting while operating within a larger cloud software organization and its enterprise-grade systems.
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
About Team :
As part of the Cloud Software Group’s Accounting team, you will be involved in a multitude of accounting activities, supporting the overall financial and accounting functions.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
- Review payroll data to ensure accurate postings to the general ledger
- Reconcile payroll-related accounts (wages, taxes, benefits and deductions) on a monthly basis
- Prepare and record journal entries for payroll expense, accruals, benefits and adjustments
- Assist in month-end and year end close activities related to employee liabilities accounts
- Prepare and record journal entries for commission and bonus
- Reconcile commission and bonus accounts
- Partner with HR, Payroll teams and FP&A team to validate payroll data and resolve discrepancies
- Support audits by providing payroll GL documentation and reconciliations
Required Experience/Skills:
- 8 to 10 years of experience in corporate / GL function or combination with public accounting experience
- Ability to prioritize workload to achieve on time accurate results
- Work in a structured manner and able to effectively complete tasks with minimal supervision
- A sense of ownership and curiosity to learn new skills
- Strong analytical skills with a holistic understanding of how accounting processes align with broader objectives
- Ability to be flexible and comfortable with changing requirements
- Effective communicator with ability to influence at all levels of an organization
- Detail-oriented with the ability to solve problems and implement best practices through teamwork and collaboration
- Experience with a large ERP system, Oracle Fusion a plus
- Ability to work with global and cross-functional teams
- Proficiency with MS Excel
- Experience with tight deadlines and timeliness for work performed
- High attention to details and accuracy, excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Strong analytical skills and problem solving abilities
- Eagerness to learn and tackle challenges in a rapidly growing and dynamic environment
Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance.
NY generally ranges: $1-$100,000,000
CA generally ranges: $104,000-$156,000
All other locations fall under our General State range: $1-$100,000,000
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others. This requisition has no specific deadline for completion.
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.
Cloud Software Group will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history and conduct the recruiting process in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance. For access to the laws see the following links: California FCA and Los Angeles FCO.
If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please contact us via the Bridge portal for assistance.
