Senior Accountant

Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we’ve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it’s supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we’re not just here to move money— we’re here to move our global customers forward.

We’re looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that’s you and you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the role:

We're searching for a Senior Accountant to join Remitly’s Global Corporate Accounting team. As a senior accountant on the Accounting team, you will be a key contributor to the company’s financial statements by supporting the month-end close process and ensuring accurate and timely reporting.

You will:

• Drive cross-functional initiatives to enhance accounting systems, reporting infrastructure, and business processes, improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability

• Leverage automation and AI tools to streamline close activities, enhance analytical review processes, and improve documentation and reporting efficiency

• Develop, expand and improve month-end close and help drive the reduction of the close timeline by assessing and streamlining close-related activities

• Be a key contributor, applying technical accounting knowledge to serve as an expert on cloud implementation costs, internally developed software, leases, tax accruals, operating expenses and accruals, and fixed assets

• Support in the month-end close process of creating and booking Journal Entries, analysis of trends and variances to expected outcomes, and analysis of financial system outputs

• Collaborate regularly with business partners to ensure accurate accounting for monthly accruals and new business initiatives

• Conduct accounting research and drafting technical documentation working closely with internal stakeholders to determine the impact of new accounting standards and the accounting implications of changes in the business

• Ensure internal controls, policies, and procedures are documented and followed appropriately with audit trails for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley

• Support ad hoc financial information request/audit request and analyses and other special projects as assigned

• Coordinate with our global teams to process and report foreign subsidiaries' results

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 3+ years of experience 

• CPA or public accounting experience preferred

• Knowledge of US GAAP required

• Strong technical accounting background

• Experience with streamlining processes and/or design and implementation of accounting policies and procedures

• Experience working in NetSuite or similar ERP systems is a plus

• Experience analyzing and working with large data sets and familiarity with data management tools such as Excel and Alteryx

• Strong alignment to our mission and values
   

Our Benefits:

• In Site Subsidized Meals
• Transportation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Private Life Insurance
• On site Clinic and Remitly Doctor
• Continuous learning tools & certification programs
• Two consecutive days off
   

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together
At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members, we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly, typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates a consistent, meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team's specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.
 

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer
At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.