Sr Application Support Specialist - L1

Company Description

Acumatica is a company on a mission. We are a leading innovator in cloud ERP with customers located around the world. But don’t take our word for it—read what analysts like G2 and Info-Tech have to say about us.

Acumatica is a leading provider of cloud business management software that empowers small and mid-size businesses to unlock their potential and drive growth. Built on the world’s best cloud and mobile technology and a unique customer-centric licensing model, Acumatica delivers a suite of fully integrated business management applications, such as Financials, Distribution, CRM, and Project Accounting, on a robust and flexible platform. In an interconnected world, Acumatica enables customers to take full control of their businesses, play to their organizations’ unique strengths, and support their clients by following them anywhere on any device.

Acumatica’s culture is casual and high-energy. We are passionate about our product and our mission, and we are loyal to each other and our company. We value work/life balance, efficiency, simplicity, freakishly friendly customer service, and making a difference in the world. Acumatica offers exceptional professional and financial growth potential.

To learn more about Acumatica’s mission, please visit: http://www.acumatica.com.

Job Description

What you’ll do: 

As a Product Support Specialist, you will directly interact with our partners and customers ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction through technical mentoring, coaching and consulting services, as well as acting as a client advocate to resolve issues, and to improve process and the application.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide first level direct ERP support to partners and customers by responding promptly to inquiries within established Service Level Agreement objectives
• Become highly proficient with using Acumatica’s product suite.
• Troubleshoot and analyze application-related issues and solve problems over phone/chat and web meetings.
• Establish and maintain a positive and professional relationship with clients. 
• Analyze customer's business and technical requirements and deliver appropriate solutions.
• Provide continuing education to clients on how to effectively use Acumatica products in their businesses.
• Manage client technical service requests. Ensure timely resolution of customer issues, escalating when necessary. Ensure clients receive responses to phone/on-line requests within service level response times, as specified per contractual agreements and in service delivery plans.
• Communicate proactively with accounts regarding product and program information, supportability issues, and strategic product plans where appropriate.
• Using the Service Desk application, properly reproduce and document client inquiries and reported problems and provide feedback to Acumatica’s R&D and Professional Services & Consulting departments. 
• Share best practices with team members to enhance the quality and efficiency of client support.
• Participate in individual or team projects, as needed, to expand client support offerings. Document client inquiries and reported problems and provide feedback to Acumatica’s level II support and R&D.
• Collaborate with other cross-functional team members to discuss customer issues and resolutions and to share best practices. Create Knowledge Base articles for repetitive issues.

Qualifications

What you need to succeed:

• Understanding of accounting principles and/or business practices
• College Degree (Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance)
• Experience delivering support via email, phone and live chat 
• 2-5 Years of Experience as an end-user of business management software like Acumatica, Odoo, SAP, or NetSuite within Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Distribution industries
• Experience coaching / mentoring teammates through complex support strategies and product functionalities 
• Open to candidates across USA and Canada, bonus if working on Pacific Time zone
• Knowledge of customer service principles and practices are a plus
• Work output must be detailed for the highest level of accuracy and quality
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented and excellent multi-tasking skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must work well in a team environment and present a professional demeanor
• Must be flexible, reliable, trustworthy, and absolutely confidential with all matters
• Intermediate computer skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Additional Information

Acumatica is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected]. This email is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only emails sent for this purpose will be returned. Emails sent for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response. 

For this role, the salary range is $88,000-100,000 annually. This range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job and may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant elements.

At Acumatica, certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role.