Senior Accountant, Newsela
$77-87k
+ Incentive stock options
Online platform for education content
Be an early applicant
Online platform for education content
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$77-87k
+ Incentive stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide meaningful classroom learning for every student.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business with an emphasis in Accounting
- 3+ years in public accounting, made it to senior in public accounting, or 3+ years in corporate accounting on a CPA track
- Accounting experience with strong technical accounting, audit, and internal controls skills, ideally with Big 4 and/or public company experience
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and internal controls, and have experience working with NetSuite
- CPA designation, or are actively working towards one
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, are very organized and detail oriented, and thrive on process improvement
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with experience in collaborating with multiple teams
What the job involves
- As Newsela’s Senior Accountant, you will play a key role within the accounting organization
- Specifically, you will be a key contributor in Newsela’s month end close, financial reporting, internal controls process, and scaling accounting operations
- You will be an integral contributor to Newsela’s accounting team, and will be a leader on the team driving process improvement to our month end close, financial statement preparation, and management reporting
- You will have an immediate impact on the team by digging into our general accounting areas, software capitalization, and financial reporting processes
- Month end close - ownership of specific areas may change month to month and include, but not limited to Capitalized Software, Accounts Payable, Prepaid Assets, and Accruals
- Ensure day-to-day transactions are recorded timely and accurately
- Support technical accounting policy decisions by researching and applying US GAAP
- Prepare excellent documentation on reconciliation workpapers and/or have the ability to document policies, procedures, and controls
- Provide support for financial statement audits, documentation of internal controls, and assisting with the management of tax compliance
- Serve as one of the points of contact with external auditors
- Provide annual audit support by preparing supporting documentation that is clear, accurate, and in compliance with US GAAP
- Ability to work in multiple accounting software systems including Netsuite, Ramp, Navan, and FloQast
- Ensure financial systems have complete and accurate information to support accurate financial reporting
- You will have an opportunity to make a real impact by driving process improvement and system implementation efforts to streamline operations and improve the quality of the close process and internal controls
- Enable quality reporting and accounting operations that support the growth of our business
- Ensure the sound operational scale of our business, enabling the expansion of Newsela’s reach and bringing engaging, culturally responsive learning content into the hands of K-12 students and teachers nationwide
Our take
While textbooks have been standard issue in classrooms for centuries, digital instructional materials are now more prevalent. Newsela offers a learning platform that curates and rewrites news articles, historical speeches, and scientific papers to help accelerate learning.
The platform is available in both English and Spanish and includes quizzes, exercises, and writing prompts to help engage students at any level. Millions of teachers and K-12 students use the platform, which has proved extremely popular so far.
In 2021, the company reached unicorn status. Since then, research has shown that Newsela is 70% more effective at promoting reading skills compared to an average summer reading program. This demonstrates the value it brings to the space, and places it well for continued expansion and innovation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Mar 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $172.2m
Company benefits
- Healthcare (pets included)
- Continue your learning - on us!
- Discounts and resources to stay healthy
- Commuter savings (trains/bikes)
- Generous time off for your most important job — maternity, paternity, and adoption
- Unlimited time Off
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Dan Cogan-Drew
(Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer)A qualified teacher with extensive and varied experience. Recent roles include Director of Programs at EDUCATION CONNECTION and Director of Digital Learning at Achievement First Public Charter Schools.
Matthew Gross
(Co-Founder & Director)Former CEO of the company. Co-founded and was CEO at Grouper Education. Was also a Board Member at New Classrooms, Executive Director at Regents Research Fund and VP at PENCIL.
Pep Carrera
(CEO)Board Member at Follett Higher Education. Was CEO at Nearpod, President at ProQuest, and President and COO at VitalSource Technologies.
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