[Remote] Senior Accountant

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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