Senior Accountant

About Amira Learning:

Amira Learning accelerates literacy outcomes by delivering the latest reading and neuroscience with AI. As the leader in third-generation edtech, Amira listens to students read out loud, assesses mastery, helps teachers supplement instruction, and delivers 1:1 tutoring. Validated by independent university and SEA efficacy research, Amira is the only AI literacy platform proven to achieve gains surpassing 1:1 human tutoring, consistently delivering effect sizes over 0.4.

Rooted in over thirty years of research, Amira is the first, foremost, and only proven Intelligent Assistant for teachers and AI Reading Tutor for students. The platform serves as a school district’s Intelligent Growth Engine, driving instructional coherence by unifying assessment, instruction, and tutoring around the chosen curriculum.

Unlike any other edtech tool, Amira continuously identifies each student’s skill gaps and collaborates with teachers to build lesson plans aligned with district curricula, pulling directly from the district’s high-quality instructional materials. Teachers can finally differentiate instruction with evidence and ease, and students get the 1:1 practice they specifically need, whether they are excelling or working below grade level. 

Trusted by more than 4,000 districts and working in partnership with fourteen state education agencies, Amira is helping 5 million students worldwide become motivated and masterful readers. 

About this role:

Amira is seeking a Senior Accountant to own core pieces of our month-end close, multistate tax compliance, AR/AP, and balance sheet. This is a hands-on, technical role for someone who takes pride in clean books, strong reconciliations, and well-run systems.

• Reports to the Controller and partners closely with the CFO, FP&A, Sales Operations, and Customer Success.
• Supports revenue recognition, deferred revenue under ASC 606.
• Support coordination of multistate tax filings and the annual audit.
• Plays a central role in month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and preparation of consolidated financial statements.
• Serves as a Certinia power user, supports ERP migration, and is a go-to resource for AR/AP, billing, and cash questions.
• Experience in Education Technology or SaaS is preferred. A CPA license is strongly preferred.
• This is a Full-time, remote position, and travel is not required.

Qualifications:

• You have 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or regional firm preferred) and/or as a Senior Accountant at a SaaS, edtech, or subscription business.
• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; a Master’s in Accounting or Taxation is a plus.  Holding a CPA certification is a plus.
• You have a strong command of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and capitalized commissions (ASC 340-40); exposure to ASC 842 leases is a plus.
• You have hands-on experience with a cloud ERP, ideally Certinia (FinancialForce) or NetSuite, including ERP migration experience, along with Salesforce and Concur, and are highly proficient in Excel.
• You are comfortable and native with using AI and automation tools to streamline accounting work and improve processes.
• You have a proven record of delivering timely and accurate close work, reconciliations, and financial data to Controllers and CFOs.
• You have managed audits with external auditors and prepared multistate sales/use and income tax filings.
• You have exceptional organizational, analytical, and detail-oriented thinking skills.
• You communicate clearly in writing and verbally, and can explain accounting matters to non-finance partners like Sales and Customer Success.
• You thrive on a remote, distributed team, are a natural collaborator, and enjoy the pace of a growing company.

Key Responsibilities:

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Complete assigned close tasks, including journal entries, accruals, and amortization schedules
• Prepare draft monthly financial statements and variance explanations for Controller review
• Prepare monthly lender and management reporting

Revenue & Deferred Revenue

• Support monthly revenue recognition and post related journals
• Prepare customer invoices and track contracts and POs
• Reconcile deferred revenue to the general ledger
• Process credit memos and reversals

Balance Sheet & Reconciliations

• Reconcile bank, intercompany, and other balance sheet accounts monthly
• Maintain fixed asset records and record depreciation
• Record and reconcile commission accruals, including capitalized commissions

Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable

• Oversees or supports coordination of AR and AP, including cash application, vendor payments, and refunds
• Reconcile AR and AP subledgers to the general ledger monthly

Systems & Process Improvement

• Support ERP migration, including data conversion and testing
• Build reports and automation, maintain SOPs, and train teammates

Tax Compliance & Audit

• Prepare and file multistate sales/use, income, and franchise tax returns
• Manage the annual audit, including PBC schedules and audit adjustments

Amira’s Culture

• Flexibility – We encourage and support you to live and work where you desire. Amira works as a truly distributed team. We worked remotely before COVID and we’ll be working remotely after the pandemic is long gone. Our office is Slack. Our coffee room is Zoom. Our team works hard but we work when we want, where we want.
• Collaboration – We work together closely, using collaborative tools and periodic face to face get togethers. We believe great software is like movie-making. Lots of talented people with very different skills have to band together to build a great experience.
• Lean & Agile -- We believe in ownership and continuous feedback. Yes, we employ Scrum ceremonies. But, what we’re really after is using data and learning to be better and to do better for our teachers, students, and players.
• Mission-Driven – What’s important to us is helping kids. We’re about tangible, measured impact.

Benefits (depending on location):

• Cutting-edge work
• The opportunity to help children around the world reach their full potential
• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company matching
• Flexible time off
• Stock option ownership

Commitment to Diversity:

Amira Learning serves a diverse group of students and educators across the United States and internationally. We believe every student should have access to a high-quality education and that it takes a diverse group of people with a wide range of experiences to develop and deliver a product that meets that goal. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.