Senior Accountant

Job Description

SUMMARY: At Stride, our mission is to help students reach their full potential through inspired teaching and personalized learning. We believe every student deserves a personalized education, with careful attention to each learner's unique strengths, needs, and interests. With a personalized education, students gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to help them succeed.

Our employees are a critical part of an innovative EdTech company that provides high-quality, personalized education opportunities for students across the world. Stride is seeking an experienced accountant who is driven to make a difference and is a key contributor to our finance team, helping the company reach its goals. The successful candidate will be responsible for financial statement preparation and review of Stride managed schools. You must be an energetic team player who listens and values the opinions of others, and a self-starter who effectively prioritizes and works well independently. Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills are essential. You will be expected to quickly learn and understand processes, keep information highly organized, work efficiently, and demonstrate strong attention to detail.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Manage the month-end close process for multiple schools
• Prepare and upload journal entries
• Prepare monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Analyze the Balance Sheet and Income Statement for accuracy
• Complete bank reconciliations
• Audit and approve AP and expense report coding
• Assist in SOX audit work to ensure corporate compliance
• Prepare school audit schedules and support external auditors
• Support special projects and ad hoc requests
• Act as a liaison between schools, regional staff and corporate staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4+ years of accounting, auditing or financial reporting experience
• ERP experience, including journal entry upload and bank reconciliations
• Advanced experience with Excel
• Understand and demonstrate how to perform control checks in ensuring data integrity

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to clear the required background check.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficient with NetSuite
• CPA

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

We anticipate the salary range to be $70,202.25 - $90,000.00. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

Job Type

Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.