Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amira Learning is seeking a Senior Accountant to support core accounting operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, multistate tax compliance, and AR/AP. The role also supports revenue recognition, balance sheet reconciliations, the annual audit, and ERP migration.
Responsibilities
- Supports revenue recognition, deferred revenue under ASC 606
- Support coordination of multistate tax filings and the annual audit
- Plays a central role in month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and preparation of consolidated financial statements
- Serves as a Certinia power user, supports ERP migration, and is a go-to resource for AR/AP, billing, and cash questions
- Complete assigned close tasks, including journal entries, accruals, and amortization schedules
- Prepare draft monthly financial statements and variance explanations for Controller review
- Prepare monthly lender and management reporting
- Support monthly revenue recognition and post related journals
- Prepare customer invoices and track contracts and POs
- Reconcile deferred revenue to the general ledger
- Process credit memos and reversals
- Reconcile bank, intercompany, and other balance sheet accounts monthly
- Maintain fixed asset records and record depreciation
- Record and reconcile commission accruals, including capitalized commissions
- Oversees or supports coordination of AR and AP, including cash application, vendor payments, and refunds
- Reconcile AR and AP subledgers to the general ledger monthly
- Support ERP migration, including data conversion and testing
- Build reports and automation, maintain SOPs, and train teammates
- Prepare and file multistate sales/use, income, and franchise tax returns
- Manage the annual audit, including PBC schedules and audit adjustments
Skills
- You have 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or regional firm preferred) and/or as a Senior Accountant at a SaaS, edtech, or subscription business
- You hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- You have a strong command of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and capitalized commissions (ASC 340-40)
- You have hands-on experience with a cloud ERP
- Along with Salesforce and Concur, and are highly proficient in Excel
- You are comfortable and native with using AI and automation tools to streamline accounting work and improve processes
- You have a proven record of delivering timely and accurate close work, reconciliations, and financial data to Controllers and CFOs
- You have managed audits with external auditors and prepared multistate sales/use and income tax filings
- You have exceptional organizational, analytical, and detail-oriented thinking skills
- You communicate clearly in writing and verbally, and can explain accounting matters to non-finance partners like Sales and Customer Success
- You thrive on a remote, distributed team, are a natural collaborator, and enjoy the pace of a growing company
- Experience in Education Technology or SaaS is preferred
- A CPA license is strongly preferred
- (Big 4 or regional firm preferred)
- A Master's in Accounting or Taxation is a plus
- Holding a CPA certification is a plus
- Exposure to ASC 842 leases is a plus
- Ideally Certinia (FinancialForce) or NetSuite, including ERP migration experience
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with company matching
- Flexible time off
- Stock option ownership
- Full-time remote position
- Flexibility to live and work where you desire; work when you want, where you want
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