About Us

At LifeStraw, we believe everyone deserves equitable access to safe drinking water. We design beautiful, simple, and functional products that provide the highest protection from unsafe water based on where and how they will be used. We also take our responsibility to people and planet seriously. For every product sold, a child in need receives access to safe water for an entire year. We have been partners in the fight for the eradication of Guinea worm for 25 years, and we actively respond to emergencies across the globe. We are Climate Neutral Certified and from product to packaging, we measure and minimize our environmental impact. We strive to support underrepresented communities through our actions, our products, our marketing, and our communications. We live, work, and create with impact in mind. We fight for good and always err on the side of action.

Position Summary

LifeStraw is seeking a Staff Accountant to work closely with our Accounting & Finance team and key cross-functional business partners. You will help us build a strong infrastructure to support growth and scale. You thrive in a start-up environment.

This position will be reporting to our Accounting Manager, based in the Baltimore, Maryland area.

Key Responsibilities include:

General Accounting

Month-end closing activities.
General ledger maintenance
Assist with external audit, budgeting, forecasting and cash planning.
Assist in the development and implementation of internal controls.
Validate and verify various data sources, inputs, and outputs.
Develop implementation of financial reporting within our ERP system, NetSuite
Preparation of management reporting
Identify inefficiencies and make improvements where necessary.
Assist with various projects as needed

Accounts Payable

Process vendor bills, prepare disbursements and apply vendor payments.
Assist with various payroll related tasks including management of employee expense reimbursements.
Preparation and submission of sales tax filings

Accounts Receivable

Invoicing and billing of customers along with cash application, and chargeback management
Manage customer balances and collections.

Key Competencies include:

Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Driven by a desire for positive impact in the world.
Oriented toward action, solutions, and results.
Flexible, data-driven, agile thinker, and a team player
Gritty, seeks challenges, ability to take charge of a situation.
Confident self-starter with competitive drive, initiative, decisiveness, and ability to stay focused.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Positive, “everything is possible” attitude.
Good sense of humor
Critical thinking skills
Ability to work independently.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent time management skills

Experience and Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
1-3 years of experience in professional accounting
Strong knowledge of accounting principles and functions
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Experience in public accounting or corporate finance preferred.
CPA license or eligibility (150 credits) preferred.
Experience in mass distribution retail sales a plus
Experience with an ERP system preferred.
Experience in an international environment a plus
Experience with a growing business a plus

If you possess the above qualifications and the drive to meet these challenges, please email a copy of your resume to jobs@lifestraw.com. We will only respond to electronic applications and to shortlisted applicants.

LifeStraw believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer whose team works hard to build respect, dignity, and equity into everything we do. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented, driven, and entrepreneurial minded people from diverse backgrounds and experiences