Staff Accountant

When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3.5 million subscribers, and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives.

Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving, and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families. We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE).

We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity. Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve.

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious. We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytical Staff Accountant to support our accounting across key areas like cash, accounts receivable, and debt accounts, while partnering closely with our finance team.

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries and accruals with adherence to US GAAP standards.
• Perform monthly balance sheet, bank, and credit card reconciliations; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Analyze month-over-month fluctuations and forecast-to-actual variances for assigned accounts.
• Perform various controls over financial reporting.
• Help drive efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and procedures.
• Support the preparation of financial statements and compile documentation for internal and external auditors.
• Provide and communicate accurate and timely information for decision-making to management.
• Collaborate across departments to deliver ad-hoc financial analysis.
• Assist with other projects as deemed necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of direct accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• Solid foundational understanding of US GAAP standards.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• CPA-eligible or working towards CPA is desirable.
• Practical experience using Oracle or comparable ERP systems.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented.
• Great verbal and written communication skills.
• Helping people discover their story is at the heart of ours.

• Ancestry DNA, Ancestry Pro Genealogists , Fold3, , Find a Grave, , and Rootsweb.

We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package. For additional information, regarding our benefits and career information, please visit our website at  Compensation As a signatory of the Parity Pledge in Support of Women and the Parity Pledge in Support of People of Color, Ancestry values pay transparency and pay equity. We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position is $59,000 - $67,000 with eligibility for bonus and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision.

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