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.
This role reports to the Manager, Corporate Accounting and is a part of Remitly's Global Corporate Accounting team, which is core to our business. 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:

Month-End Close Processes

• Support month-end close by preparing and posting journal entries across multiple international jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards

• Apply accrual accounting fundamentals to monthly accruals, prepaids, and other general ledger activity

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and resolving variances in a timely manner  using strong research and communication skills with partner teams across Finance

• Prepare monthly and quarterly flux analyses, providing clear explanations of variances to finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

• Prepare and post intercompany entries as required

• Analyze data against business drivers to identify trends and issues

• Conduct accounting research and prepare documentation on new or non-routine topics to ensure proper accounting treatment is applied

• Own various projects and analyses to ensure balances are complete and accurate by establishing and maintaining a framework to monitor, investigate, and resolve issues

Process Improvement, Automation & Systems

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across the accounting cycle, leveraging AI and modern tooling to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy and scalability

• Analyze current accounting workflows and contribute to initiatives that enhance efficiency and scalability

• Participate in ad-hoc and cross-functional projects including ERP optimization, new system implementations and integrations, and accounting policy changes

• Help build scalable processes that reduce manual intervention and eliminate operational dependencies

Internal Controls and Cross Functional Support 

• Ensure internal controls, policies, and procedures are properly documented and consistently followed, with audit trails, to support Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance

• Participate in process and control reviews and partner with stakeholders to remediate control gaps

• Respond to audit requests, including preparation of supporting documentation and coordination with external auditors

• Support financial reporting and ad hoc information requests from internal stakeholders, ensuring data is accurate, well-documented, and delivered on time

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

• Work effectively with stakeholders across teams, regions, and different cultural backgrounds

You Have:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, and 3+ years of experience in an accounting or similar role

• Strong grasp of accounting fundamentals — accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, flux/variance analysis, and month-end close — and how to apply U.S. GAAP to general ledger accounting

• Familiarity with SOX compliance requirements in a multi-entity environment

• Professional working proficiency in English, written and verbal

• A forward-thinking approach to technology, with demonstrated interest or experience implementing automation or AI tools to improve accounting workflows

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines across a global close calendar

• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with an interest in building scalable processes and improving data quality

• Curiosity and strong ability to dive into details and drive insights from data: understanding not only what is happening, but why it is happening

• Exposure to large data sets and proficiency with Excel and/or SQL

• Self-starter who works well in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and rapidly-changing environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

• Experience working within a global shared services or regional finance center, partnering with stakeholders across time zones

• CPA or equivalent certification

• Public accounting and/or audit background

• Experience working with NetSuite, Oracle, or another ERP system

• Experience in fintech or high-growth environments

Remitly is a group of passionate people working to make international payments easier and more transparent on both the web and mobile devices. We are seeking team members to join us who want to make a difference and change an industry. We pride ourselves on aiming high and delivering results, data being at the heart of everything we do, and encouraging our team to own business decisions and outcomes.

Sound like the place for you? Join us!

Remitly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals seeking employment at Remitly are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Remitly is an E-Verify employer.

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