Senior Accountant, Data Analytics

Remitly is on a mission to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial products on the planet. For nearly 10 years, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises. Today, we are incredibly proud to have served millions of customers globally with Remitly and our newly launched Passbook app to provide immigrants access to banking. We strive daily to meet our promise to our customers by building peace of mind into everything we do. Join over 1,300 employees who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.

About the Role:

Remitly’s Customer Transaction Accounting Program (CTAP) is core to our business. We are responsible for all the accounting and reconciliation for every single customer transaction, globally, that runs through our systems. As a Senior Accountant on the CTAP Accounting team, reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, you will be a key contributor to the company’s financial statements by supporting the month-end close process, investigating money movement across Remitly’s products, managing curated datasets, key business metrics, and reporting.

You Will:

• Work cross-functionally and support the month end close process (such as creating and booking Journal Entries) to ensure completeness and accuracy of the following GL accounts and financial statement line items:
  • Fraud and disbursement losses and reserves
  • FX gains and losses
  • Customer Funds Receivable
• Analysis of Orders to Cash GL accounts and financial statement line item trends and variances to expected outcomes
• Analysis of financial system outputs, summarize and report findings, troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Help establish KPIs/key metrics for CTAP
• Assist with establishing a framework to measure success against KPIs/key metrics
• Assist with building tools such as dashboarding and reporting to analyze data
• Help establish a framework for CTAP to analyze data leveraging automation and tools to ensure accuracy and high quality
• Serve as a backup for:
  • Maintaining the revenue recognition model
  • Analyzing cost basis
• Ensure account balances are complete and accurate by assisting in establishing and maintaining a framework to monitor, investigate, and resolve issues
• Assist in developing and enforcing accounting policies and procedures while maintaining a strong internal control environment
• Assist in fulfilling audit requests
• Other tasks as assigned

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and 4+ years of experience in an accounting or similar role
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP specifically ASC 606 and ASC 830
• Experience working in NetSuite or similar ERP systems strongly preferred
• Experience in analyzing and working with large data sets and familiarity with data management tools such as Excel and SQL required
• CPA required
• Self-starter who works well in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and rapidly changing environment
• Tenaciously follows through on our commitments, no matter how small
• Curiosity and strong ability to dive into details and drive insights from data; understanding not only what is happening but why it is happening
• Great attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Our Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision benefits + 401k plan with company matching
• Company contributions to your HSA or FSA plan, if you choose one
• Continuing education and corridor travel benefits

Remitly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Remitly. We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.