Staff Accountant

Job Description

Coursera is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing accounting team. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for international accounting functions, including month-end close for multiple entities, preparing/reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analysis. The role requires a balanced mix for operational excellence and a keen interest in process improvements and the use of new technologies. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented professional who multi-tasks well and can handle shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.Coursera offers employees the flexibility to choose their main way of working, whether it's from home, one of their offices or hubs, or a co-working space.Responsibilities:

• Assist in month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Contribute to monthly flux analysis and provide variance analysis for expense accounts.
• Support continuous improvement and scaling of financial accounting processes.
• Assist in documentation of internal controls.
• Collaborate with external auditors and assist with preparation of audit schedules.
• Drive automation initiatives across finance processes.
• Engage in system improvement projects, ERP enhancement, and scaling of financial processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/taxation or CA Inter or MBA- Finance (with 4-5 years’ experience) or Chartered Accountant (2-3 years’ experience)
• Prior experience in IT services/SaaS/e-commerce business with global footprint/international subsidiaries
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles and using Financial ERPs (eg NetSuite) preferred
• Experience in GL accounting in captive shared services set up preferred
• Intermediate Excel skills, basic knowledge of google sheet is welcome
• Previous experience with automation and process re engineering areas using tools such as Google App Script, Excel Macros (VBA),Power Query or similar tools, will be an added advantage

Coursera offers:

• A flexible work environment where employees can choose to work from home, an office, or a co-working space.