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Knewton is on a mission to personalize learning for the world. Teachers, schools, and education companies use Knewton to power digital course materials that dynamically adapt to each student’s unique needs. Knewton provides students with tailored recommendations for exactly what to study, teachers with analytics to better support each student, and publishers with content insights to develop more effective digital products.
Knewton has delivered more than 15 billion personalized recommendations to over 10 million students on every continent except Antarctica. Knewton was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City with offices in London and Tokyo. We have also been recognized as a Technology Pioneer at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one of the top 100 Best Places to work by Crain’s New York Business and one of the Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Big Data. Investments top $150M from well-known angel investors plus Accel, Bessemer, First Round Capital, Firstmark, Founders Fund, GSV and Atomico.
Knewton is looking for a Staff Accountant to assist with G/L management and the daily operations of the finance team. You'll be joining an elite team that is building the world’s most powerful Adaptive Learning Platform in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up environment.
To be a competitive candidate, you will have graduated with an undergraduate degree from a competitive school—with a competitive GPA. If this is not your background, please be prepared to offer a compelling counter-story. Our ideal candidate is as comfortable crunching numbers as applying GAAP principles, since this role bridges full-cycle accounting and FP&A. Candidates should have an analytical mindset, be a whiz in Excel and have strong accounting work experience.
If you’re someone who loves accounting but is looking for a more challenging role that includes some financial planning and analysis, tell us why you’d be a great fit for Knewton in your thoughtful cover letter.
Responsibilities:- Account for the fixed assets and accounts payable processes on a GAAP basis
- Maintain accounting schedules and month-end reports
- Support expense management and employee reimbursements
- Assist with year-end audit and long-term projects
- Ad hoc duties as needed
- BS in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
- 1-2 years of general accounting experience
- CPA and/or Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred
- Strong understanding of GAAP
- High comfort level with Excel (eg, vlookup, sumproduct functions, pivot tables)
- Prior experience with Netsuite, Expensify, and Bill.com preferred
- Competitive salary, great benefits, and equity
- Flexible hours, no vacation policy, and paid maternity/paternity leave
- High-quality equipment (Mac or PC)
- Frequent guest speakers and tech/edtech Meetups hosted at Knewton HQ
- Social groups and sports teams
- Catered lunch everyday in the office, all-day snacks, and a full bar
- Free monthly MetroCards/PATH cards
- Pet Friendly
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