Senior Accountant (Pacific Time Zone)

To support Algolia’s rapid growth, we’re looking for a proven and collaborative Senior Accountant to join our team! As the Senior Accountant, you will support accounting operations and financial reporting. You will be pivotal in processes and systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information. The ideal candidate will have experience in general ledger and accounting operations. In this role, you will report directly to our Corporate Accounting Manager. ROLE WILL CONSIST OF:

• Champion full-cycle general ledger processes and provide best in class experience for our internal customers
• Assist with monthly financial reporting close in accordance with US GAAP, including preparation and/or detailed review of journal entries, account analysis, and general ledger reconciliations
• Manage, implement, and optimize accounting operations processes to ensure operational excellence and scalability
• Partner with cross-functional business partners and third parties to foster working relationships, implement best practices, support digital transformation initiatives, and drive continuous process improvements
• Facilitate audit requests from external auditors
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Assist with special projects and ad hoc requests as needed

YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Accounting or related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience; public accounting experience is highly desired
• Strong analytical and accounting skills with understanding of US GAAP, and experience operating within SOX control environment is highly desired
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work with large volumes of data with speed and accuracy.
• High-level of personal excellence and accountability, and proven ability to handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Proficiency in ERP Systems (NetSuite preferred) and intermediate Excel skills
• Ability and interest to learn new technologies
• CPA or equivalent professional accountant designation a plus

WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN LIVE OUR VALUES:

• GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
• TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
• CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.
• CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.
• HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.

#LI-Remote Algolia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. The annual base salary compensation range for this role reflects US market pay data within this location. The exact compensation offered for this role may vary depending on specific location and job-related knowledge, technical skills, and experience; and is only one part of our Total Rewards philosophy to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Remote US: Base Salary Pay Range $85,000—$122,000 USD REMOTE STRATEGY: Algolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when. We know community comes in many forms and strive to create opportunities for intentional in-person connection in our offices and virtually for our remote colleagues around the world. We have a global presence with physical offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest. ABOUT US: Algolia prides itself on being a pioneer and market leader offering an AI Search solution that empowers 17,000+ businesses to compose customer experiences at internet scale that predict what their users want with blazing fast search and web browse experience. Algolia powers more than 30 billion search requests a week – four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex and DuckDuckGo combined. Algolia is part of a cadre of innovative new companies that are driving the next generation of software development, creating APIs that make developers’ lives easier; solutions that are better than building from scratch and better than having to tweak monolithic SaaS solutions. In 2021, the company closed $150 million in series D funding and quadrupled its post-money valuation of $2.25 billion. Being well capitalized enables Algolia to continue to invest in its market leading platform, to better serve its thousands of customers–including Under Armor, Petsmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens, to name just a few. WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: We’re looking for talented, passionate people to build the world’s best search & discovery technology. As an ownership-driven company, we seek team members who thrive within an environment based on autonomy and diversity. We're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We care about each other and the world around us, and embrace talented people regardless of their race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability and socioeconomic background. READY TO APPLY? If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application! Apply tot his job Apply To this Job