Senior Accountant

Amira is seeking a Senior Accountant to own core pieces of our month-end close, multistate tax compliance, AR/AP, and balance sheet. This is a hands-on, technical role for someone who takes pride in clean books, strong reconciliations, and well-run systems.

Responsibilities

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; Oversee or support 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; Support coordination of multistate tax filings and the annual audit; Serve as a Certinia power user and go-to resource for AR/AP, billing, and cash questions

Requirements

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; Bachelor's degree in Accounting; strong command of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and capitalized commissions (ASC 340-40); hands-on experience with a cloud ERP, ideally Certinia (FinancialForce) or NetSuite, including ERP migration experience; experience with Salesforce and Concur; highly proficient in Excel; comfortable and native with using AI and automation tools to streamline accounting work; proven record of delivering timely and accurate close work, reconciliations, and financial data to Controllers and CFOs; experience managing audits with external auditors and preparing multistate sales/use and income tax filings; exceptional organizational, analytical, and detail-oriented thinking skills; clear written and verbal communication, able to explain accounting matters to non-finance partners; thrives on a remote, distributed team

Nice to have

Experience in Education Technology or SaaS; CPA license (strongly preferred); Master's in Accounting or Taxation; exposure to ASC 842 leases

Benefits

Cutting-edge work; The opportunity to help children around the world reach their full potential; Competitive Salary; Medical, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with company matching; Flexible time off; Stock option ownership