Senior Accounting Manager

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Denver office.

About you

You're a connector who puts people first and values the lasting partnerships you'll build. You're an active listener who cares about the stories people share and are energized by communication and collaboration. You love learning new things and are known for bringing innovative perspectives and questions to the table. You're deadline and results-driven, passionate about creating new processes, systems, and best practices that help your internal partners do their best work.

About this role

The Senior Accounting Manager role is an extremely exciting and unique one at Udemy. The role reports directly to the Assistant Controller and will be a key decision-maker and influencer as Udemy matures its processes as a high-growth, public company. This position will be hands-on, developing best-in-class policies and processes and tightening up the close timetable. Interaction and coordination with colleagues in FP&A, Tax, Legal, HR, and various other departments across the Company to ensure proper accounting treatment and accurate financial results.

What you'll be doing:

• Manage various aspects of GL Accounting (AP, T&E, Accruals, key balance sheet reserves, payroll, benefits, commissions, bonus and equity accounting, roll-forwards and account reconciliations, etc.)
• Provide coaching, training, and guidance to new and existing staff as well as career mentorship on an ongoing basis
• Manage a team of 5 accounting professionals (and growing.)
• Lead the initiative to reduce month-end close efforts and develop strategies to improve accounting operations efficiencies, effectiveness, and scalability, including the development and execution of policy, processes, and systems changes
• Collaborate with the SOX team to ensure a robust and effective controls environment. Continuous improvement is a must.
• Partner with internal teams and business partners to define, establish and implement accounting systems, processes and procedures with a goal of automation and developing best in class processes.
• Support external audit requirements on a quarterly and annual basis
• Review of monthly reporting and perform variance analysis and investigate differences; support the FP&A team on explaining results
• Assist in and/or lead ad hoc projects as necessary

What you'll have:

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting or Finance and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years of management experience and 4+ years at a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and experience analyzing high-volume, multi-currency transactions in a global business environment
• Experience in NetSuite preferred
• Strong experience and knowledge in U.S. GAAP and SOX internal controls
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation, and informal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work across many departments with varying levels of staff and management to solve problems and achieve results.
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills, efficient, self-motivated with the ability to follow through and implement process improvement.

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you.

Life at Udemy

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

• We're invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we're a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we're better for it.

• Learning is what we do - inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You'll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.

• Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning - that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it's our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.

• We're committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work.

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You've got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our Benefits Start With U

Our benefits package at Udemy "starts with U" and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here's a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you're a Full time Udemate based in the United States:

• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage

• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions

• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care

• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week "ease-back" program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay

• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support

• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development

• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution

• Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities

• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly

• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year

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