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Staff Accountant

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🔥 10 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $59k - $67k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

💲 Accountant / Accounting

Where this job comes from

Posted on Ancestry's careers page, not through a job board

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Ancestry

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1983

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

Ancestry is a consumer-focused family history company that helps people discover, preserve, and share their family stories through online genealogy tools, historical records, and consumer DNA testing. The company operates a subscription-based platform and eCommerce offerings (such as DNA kits), maintains a large consumer DNA database, and combines technology, data science, and content to power personal discovery and research. Ancestry emphasizes customer experience, diversity and inclusion, and employs global teams across product, engineering, marketing, and science-related roles.

📋 Description

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries and accruals in adherence to US GAAP standards • Perform monthly balance sheet, bank, and credit card reconciliations; investigate and resolve discrepancies • Analyze month-over-month fluctuations and forecast-to-actual variances for assigned accounts • Perform controls over financial reporting • Help drive efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and procedures • Support preparation of financial statements and compile documentation for internal and external auditors • Provide and communicate accurate and timely information to management for decision-making • Collaborate across departments on ad-hoc financial analysis • Assist with other projects as necessary • Oversee daily general ledger operations, perform monthly reconciliations, facilitate month-end closing activities, and maintain compliance with internal controls and US GAAP • Assist with accounting for cash, accounts receivable, and debt accounts and partner with the finance group

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field • 1–2 years of direct accounting or bookkeeping experience • Solid foundational understanding of US GAAP standards • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel • Practical experience using Oracle or comparable ERP systems • CPA-eligible or working towards CPA is desirable • Self-motivated, proactive, and detail oriented • Great verbal and written communication skills • All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligibility for bonus • Comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits • Location-flexible work approach: nearest office, home, or hybrid of both, subject to location restrictions and role requirements • Collaborative workplace • Competitive compensation • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

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