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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.\nWe 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.\nTogether, 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. \nAncestry 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.\nWe 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. In this role, you will oversee daily general ledger operations, perform monthly reconciliations, facilitate month-end closing activities, and maintain compliance with internal controls and US GAAP.\nWhat you will do\nPrepare and post monthly journal entries and accruals with adherence to US GAAP standards.\nPerform monthly balance sheet, bank, and credit card reconciliations; investigate and resolve discrepancies.\nAnalyze month-over-month fluctuations and forecast-to-actual variances for assigned accounts.\nPerform various controls over financial reporting.\nHelp drive efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and procedures.\nSupport the preparation of financial statements and compile documentation for internal and external auditors.\nProvide and communicate accurate and timely information for decision-making to management.\nCollaborate across departments to deliver ad-hoc financial analysis. \nAssist with other projects as deemed necessary.\nWho you are…\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.\n1-2 years of direct accounting or bookkeeping experience.\nSolid foundational understanding of US GAAP standards.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.\nCPA-eligible or working towards CPA is desirable.\nPractical experience using Oracle or comparable ERP systems.\nSelf-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented.\nGreat verbal and written communication skills.\nHelping people discover their story is at the heart of ours. Ancestry is the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, harnessing a powerful combination of information, science and technology to help people discover their family history and stories that were never possible before. Ancestry’s suite of products includes: AncestryDNA, AncestryProGenealogists, Fold3, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, Archives.com, 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 http://ancestry.com/careers\nCompensation\n As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge 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. The actual salary will vary by geographic region and job experience. We will share detailed compensation data for a specific location during the recruiting process. Read more about our benefits HERE.\n*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20) and sb1162(1-1-23).\nAdditional Information:\nAncestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.\nAll job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nAncestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. 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