Senior Accountant (Westford, MA)

Senior Accountant

At NETSCOUT, we are an elite force of trailblazers, innovators, and problem solvers. We protect the connected world from cyberattacks and performance and availability disruptions through our unique visibility platform and solutions powered by pioneering deep packet inspection at scale technology.

We are Guardians of the Connected World. We are looking for exceptional talent to join our team.

About NETSCOUT

NETSCOUT has been helping the world's largest organizations solve their most complex digital challenges for more than 40 years.

NETSCOUT unlocks insight at unequaled scale, from every data packet to the broadest view of global internet traffic, so the world's essential organizations can solve problems faster, constantly transform their digital ecosystems, secure what matters - and stay unstoppable for a world that relies on them every second.

About the Department and Role Function:

The Finance Department supports budget, accounting and financial reporting needs. The Finance Department is also responsible for supporting financial internal controls needs, associated financial operational systems and processes associated with purchasing, accounts payable, payroll, treasury, invoicing, collections, and income taxes as examples.

The Senior Accountant is a highly motivated self-starter, responsible for supporting the Company's Corporate close through general ledger and account reconciliation assistance. In addition, this role will support the compilation of SEC filing (10-Q/10-K) disclosures associated with areas of account review responsibility, as well as aid in areas supporting consolidation efforts and other internal reporting needs. The Senior Accountant will work closely with the Corporate close team and also contribute to the identification of opportunities to improve and standardize process/internal controls, and in particular be a key resource to help facilitate optimizing ERP opportunities. The role should have experience working in a large national accounting firm for a few years, and experience having previously worked at a public company as a Senior Accountant in the technology industry, with an international presence. The Senior Accountant will report to the Corporate Controller.

Basic Qualifications/Skills:

• Key player in the Corporate month-end close process, through account reconciliation, general ledger, and consolidation support.
• Contribute to on a monthly and quarterly basis the completion of judgmental accounting/reconciliation areas as part of the close.
• Assist with the company's internal financial reporting needs including variance analysis, with some external reporting SEC footnote disclosure support.
• Work with Big 4 audit team to help support efforts associated with audit, quarterly reviews and SOX testing efforts.
• Support the maintenance and updates of Corporate accounting policies to ensure continuous improvement.
• Develop into a key resource in cross-functional ERP knowledge to support the training of other accounting team members, and to enhance existing desktop procedures as part of the monthly close process.
• In the future support implementation of a global monthly financial close tool (e.g., Blackline, Floqast, Workiva)
• Identification of opportunities to improve and standardize processes/internal controls across the organization to improve efficiencies and contribute to potential cost reductions.
• Perform other ad hoc projects as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting

Preferred Qualification/Skills:

• Minimum 4-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Mix of prior public company experience and time spent at a National accounting firm.
• Experienced in monthly financial closings and variance analysis.
• Prior experience in a public company with international consolidation requirements.
• Account reconciliation experience associated with judgmental areas.
• Experience in the technology sector preferred.
• Prior exposure to supporting footnote disclosures in SEC Reporting and SOX narrative/internal control process support.
• Involvement with a Company audited by a Big 4 or National accounting firm.

Skills & Competencies:

• Team player with proven collaboration abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience with Tier 1 ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, NetSuite, SAP)
• Exposure to a global financial statement close tool (e.g., Blackline, Floqast, Workiva)
• Proficient in Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adhere to strict monthly close reporting requirements.
• Holds self-accountable to achieving individual and team goals.

Location: On-site in Westford, MA

Working at NETSCOUT

At NETSCOUT, our vision is to create a workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We strive to build a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We also know that life at NETSCOUT is not just about what you will contribute, but what we will give back to you. Besides the promise of interesting work in an exciting and ever-growing industry, NETSCOUT is committed to giving you opportunities to continue to learn and grow. Employees are eligible for a variety of professional development opportunities to help them advance their skills and career. We have heavily invested in our individual, management, and leadership training and development programs. We offer a compensation package that includes the following benefits:

• Generous vacation package
• Equity
• Matching 401k plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Attractive medical and dental coverage options
• Domestic partner benefits
• Health and Dependent Care spending accounts and Health Savings Account options
• Life and Disability Benefits
• Volunteer Time Off, Matching Charitable Gifts

NetScout Systems, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action E