Senior Accountant, ShipBob
Payroll
$77.8-129.6k
We are targeting a salary range of $84,000 - $114,000 for this role. Includes the opportunity to be eligible for participation in the Company's discretionary bonus plan based on Company's plans and in accordance with Company’s policies.
Tech-enabled third-party logistics
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Tech-enabled third-party logistics
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$77.8-129.6k
We are targeting a salary range of $84,000 - $114,000 for this role. Includes the opportunity to be eligible for participation in the Company's discretionary bonus plan based on Company's plans and in accordance with Company’s policies.
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide simple, fast and affordable fulfillment for thousands of brands with an international fulfillment network across the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or active CPA candidacy highly preferred
- 3–5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years focused on payroll accounting or compensation accounting within a multi-entity or global organization
- Sound working knowledge of GAAP (accruals, compensation expense recognition, payroll-related liabilities) and experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle
- Hands-on experience with payroll platforms and third-party providers (ADP, Deel, or equivalent); intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, reconciliation modeling)
- Demonstrated experience supporting financial audits and SOX compliance, including internal controls documentation, testing, and audit deliverable preparation
- Familiarity with multi-jurisdiction payroll tax compliance (federal, state, and international); exposure to international statutory reporting (UK, Australia, India, Spain) is a plus
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail; excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities during high-volume close periods
- Collaborative team player with written and verbal communication skills; comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a continuous improvement mindset
- We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions
What the job involves
- The Senior Accountant is a key member of ShipBob’s Accounting team, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all payroll-related accounting activities across our global operations
- In this role, you will own end-to-end payroll accounting processes – from journal entry preparation and balance sheet reconciliations to audit support and cross-functional collaboration – playing a critical part in ShipBob’s financial close cycle and internal control environment
- This is a highly visible role operating at the intersection of Accounting, Payroll Operations, HR, and Finance, requiring both technical accounting expertise and the ability to work effectively across teams and geographies
- This role reports to the Senior Accounting Manager – GL, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Global Payroll Manager
- Prepare, record, and review global payroll journal entries; own all payroll accruals (PTO, bonuses, commissions, equity impacts, and statutory employer costs) ensuring accuracy and alignment with GAAP
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for payroll, benefits, taxes, and bonus liabilities; identify and resolve variances between payroll results and GL accounts
- Prepare monthly financial statement flux analysis and variance commentary for payroll-related accounts, providing clear explanations of period-over-period changes to Finance and senior leadership
- Maintain the global accounting payroll close checklist, coordinating with Payroll Operations, Finance, HR, and regional partners; ensure timely/accurate booking of entries for temporary labor, contractors, and agency workers
- Serve as a key resource for global financial audits (internal, external, and statutory), owning all payroll accounting-related schedules, documentation, and walkthrough narratives; support SOX readiness and pre-IPO compliance efforts
- Assist with payroll tax reconciliations including quarterly and annual filings; support W-2 and global statutory year-end reporting; validate tax setups, withholding rules, and GL account mappings
- Work with international payroll providers to ensure reporting feeds are complete and timely; standardize accounting processes across US, India, Australia, UK, Spain, and future expansion countries
- Partner with HR, FP&A, Total Rewards, AP, and Legal on compensation changes, benefits updates, and regulatory impacts; act as a subject-matter resource for payroll accounting questions across the organization
- Build and maintain formal process documentation, reconciliation schedules, and controls; identify opportunities to streamline and automate payroll-to-GL integrations and reporting workflows
- Support special projects including system implementations, integrations, acquisitions, and country expansions
- Other duties/responsibilities as necessary
Application process
- There is no deadline to apply for this position, as ShipBob accepts applications on an ongoing basis
Our take
Global logistics company ShipBob fulfills orders and runs two-day shipping and logistics for thousands of direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands in the US. It was created to provide optimized fulfillment for merchants to free up their time to focus on growing their businesses and providing exceptional customer service.
From the start, ShipBob has concentrated on creating a tight product-market fit, and has expanded from there to develop into a franchise model that has helped manage processes at larger scale. This kind of astute and adaptive strategy no doubt contributed to the company landing substantial investment, and enabled it to capitalize on the general lift eCommerce companies received over the pandemic.
With this strong but slow-burn growth, the company can more easily leverage benefits they offer over competitors like Amazon’s FBA service - namely fewer inventory restrictions, lower fees, and packaging without Amazon branding. As the eCommerce boom settles, the company's pace has slowed down, but the general, continued uptick in eCommerce should see it to future success nonetheless.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jun 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Sep 2020
$68m
SERIES D
Total funding: $334.7m
Company benefits
- Remote-first company with a hybrid, flexible work environment
- Up to 12 weeks of paid leave and 2 weeks of unpaid leave to new parents
- Flexible PTO, Quarterly Wellness Days, and Paid Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents
- Short-term and long-term disability, and access to mental health resources
- Referral bonus program
- 401(k) with a company match, and RSUs - vesting starts on the grant date, and no purchase is required
- Pet insurance through Nationwide
Company HQ
West Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Dhruv Saxena
(Co-Founder & CEO)After completing a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, Dhruv became a Research Assistant working in writing code in Matlab, C and C++. They were then an Engineer at Lincoln Electric and Software Developer at InContext Solutions.
Divey Gulati
(Co-Founder & COO)After completing a degree in Computer Engineering and an MBA from the University of Illinois, Divey was a Team Leader for the Bank of America, a Consultant for Deloitte and was a Co-Student Director for the Global Consulting Program.
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