Workera AI
Senior Accountant
Workera AI, Young America, MN
About the roleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our dynamic tech start-up team at Workera. As a Senior Accountant, you will be instrumental in managing corporate accounting, month-end close functions, and overseeing day-to-day financial operations. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, you will ensure compliance with GAAP, tax regulations, and internal policies. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape financial processes, leverage emerging technologies, and contribute to the company's strategic growth. Your expertise will support Workera's mission to empower enterprises globally through our cutting-edge skills intelligence platform.
About your teamYou will join a small but high-impact finance team dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement. Working closely with the Director of Finance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless execution of our financial processes. This team environment offers the chance to shape processes and grow alongside the company.
What You'll Do:
Within 3 months, you will:
Within 6 months, you will:
Within 9 months, you will:
*Please note as we are a dynamic and quickly growing scale-up, things are always subject to change*
What You'll Bring
About Workera
Workera is a fast-growing, Series B Silicon Valley start-up redefining how enterprises understand, develop, and mobilize talent. Workera's skills intelligence platform empowers leaders to make better, more informed talent development decisions. Utilizing computational psychometrics, machine learning, and AI technologies, Workera delivers best-in-class computer adaptive assessments with hyper-personalized learning plans to global companies across all industries. Our clients include Samsung, Siemens Energy, and the US Air Force.
Our founder is Kian Katanforoosh, an award-winning Stanford Computer Science Lecturer who has taught AI to over 1 million people, and our Chairman is Dr. Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera (NYSE: COUR), CEO of DeepLearning.AI, and founding lead of the Google Brain project.
We're learners, dreamers, and game-changers. Join us.
At Workera we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Workera believes that diversity and inclusion among out employees is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the best and most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
About your teamYou will join a small but high-impact finance team dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement. Working closely with the Director of Finance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless execution of our financial processes. This team environment offers the chance to shape processes and grow alongside the company.
What You'll Do:
Within 3 months, you will:
- Take full ownership of the company's corporate accounting and month-end close functions, including variance reporting, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, and journal entry review and approval.
- Oversee the day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense approvals, reimbursements, and commission calculations.
- Produce accurate and timely financial statements and reports for stakeholders, including the board, management team, employees, and external parties.
Within 6 months, you will:
- Lead the annual audit process, coordinating with external firms to ensure the timely and accurate completion of all audit requirements.
- Formulate and recommend policies, procedures, and control systems to ensure the accuracy and security of accounting data.
- Develop and monitor internal financial control structures, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Within 9 months, you will:
- Oversee all accounting-related systems, continuously seeking improvements and applying new technologies to enhance efficiency.
- Collaborate with FP&A to provide critical annual budgeting and forecasting input.
- Demonstrate significant contributions to the financial strategy and operational efficiency of the organization.
*Please note as we are a dynamic and quickly growing scale-up, things are always subject to change*
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with 2+ years at tech start-up environment.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and tax regulations.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- CPA certification preferred
- Extensive experience in and knowledge of ASC 606.
- 2+ years of experience using QuickBooks and Salesforce.
- Experience as an external auditor or leading internal audits.
- Proficiency in utilizing AI tools such as ChatGPT or equivalent digital assistants, applying them effectively within your work context.
About Workera
Workera is a fast-growing, Series B Silicon Valley start-up redefining how enterprises understand, develop, and mobilize talent. Workera's skills intelligence platform empowers leaders to make better, more informed talent development decisions. Utilizing computational psychometrics, machine learning, and AI technologies, Workera delivers best-in-class computer adaptive assessments with hyper-personalized learning plans to global companies across all industries. Our clients include Samsung, Siemens Energy, and the US Air Force.
Our founder is Kian Katanforoosh, an award-winning Stanford Computer Science Lecturer who has taught AI to over 1 million people, and our Chairman is Dr. Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera (NYSE: COUR), CEO of DeepLearning.AI, and founding lead of the Google Brain project.
We're learners, dreamers, and game-changers. Join us.
At Workera we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Workera believes that diversity and inclusion among out employees is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the best and most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.