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Amira Learning is an AI-powered literacy platform serving over 4,000 school districts and 5 million students worldwide. The company combines reading science and neuroscience with AI to deliver personalized tutoring and assessment, with independent research validating efficacy surpassing 1:1 human tutoring.
The Senior Accountant role is a hands-on, technical position reporting to the Controller and partnering closely with the CFO, FP&A, Sales Operations, and Customer Success teams. This is a fully remote position with no travel required.
Key responsibilities include:
**Month-End Close & Financial Reporting:** 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.
**Revenue & Deferred Revenue:** 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.
**Balance Sheet & Reconciliations:** Reconcile bank, intercompany, and other balance sheet accounts monthly. Maintain fixed asset records and record depreciation. Record and reconcile commission accruals, including capitalized commissions.
**Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable:** 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.
**Systems & Process Improvement:** Support ERP migration, including data conversion and testing. Build reports and automation, maintain SOPs, and train teammates.
**Tax Compliance & Audit:** Prepare and file multistate sales/use, income, and franchise tax returns. Manage the annual audit, including PBC schedules and audit adjustments.
Amira operates as a truly distributed team with flexibility in where and when you work. The culture emphasizes collaboration, lean/agile principles, and mission-driven impact on education.
**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; Master's in Accounting or Taxation is a plus
- CPA certification is a plus
- Strong command of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and capitalized commissions (ASC 340-40); exposure to ASC 842 leases is a plus
- Hands-on experience with a cloud ERP, ideally Certinia (FinancialForce) or NetSuite, including ERP migration experience, along with Salesforce and Concur; highly proficient in Excel
- Comfortable and native with using AI and automation tools to streamline accounting work and improve processes
- 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; ability to explain accounting matters to non-finance partners like Sales and Customer Success
- Ability to thrive on a remote, distributed team; natural collaborator; comfortable with the pace of a growing company
