Accounting Analyst

Summary

Join GoDaddy's collaborative and driven team responsible for the company's financial reporting integrity. This remote position involves general ledger, journal entries, account reconciliations, and P&L and balance sheet analysis. You will partner with various departments to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance. The ideal candidate possesses technical skills and a proactive, analytical mindset committed to continuous improvement. The role requires preparing and coordinating data, maintaining internal controls, improving processes, and ensuring accurate financial statement presentation. Occasional visits to a GoDaddy office may be required.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant accounting experience, with a Bachelors or higher degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Previous experience with month-end close, financial reporting, and/or "Big 4" audit experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting theory, US GAAP and related experience, with accounting research and application
• Analytical skills, with the ability to research and reconcile difficult accounts
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience

Responsibilities

• Prepare, coordinate with employees across levels and functions, maintain data integrity and internal controls, engage in process improvements and automation, prepare monthly journal entries, and ensure accurate financial statement presentation
• Align with departments and third parties for data gathering, close general ledger, maintain SOX compliance, participate in documentation and testing, and manage month-end close process including journal entries, subledgers, reconciliations, and account analysis
• Provide GL accounting team subject matter expertise, support projects, facilitate internal and external financial reporting processes, and maintain strong internal controls
• Identify and provide solutions for automation and process improvement while ensuring timely, accurate, and detailed completion of daily responsibilities
• Work with various company levels, maintain financial systems' data integrity, and engage in continuous process improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA designation
• Experience working for a global company

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes)
• Bonus/incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Participation in our employee stock purchase plan
• Competitive health benefits
• Other family-friendly benefits including parental leave