Senior Accountant — AI-Driven Close & Controls

Yahoo; United States; Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support monthly close activities, asset subledgers, and journal entry preparation. This role will drive AI-assisted automation to speed closings, reconcile accounts, and validate AI outputs for accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and SOX.

Candidates should have 5+ years in accounting, CPA progress, and strong Oracle ERP and Excel skills. Hybrid work options are available across the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant accounting or financial controllership experience.
• CPA or progress toward professional accounting certification.
• Strong core knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls, and SOX compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support key monthly close activities, including Fixed Assets and Prepaid subledgers, journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, and close reporting.
• Identify and implement AI-assisted automation to streamline month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and manual journal validations.
• Support quarterly preparation of required financial disclosures, compliance checklists, and SOX key control executions.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to provide accurate, timely responses and support documentation.
• Critically evaluate and validate AI-generated financial summaries and analytical outputs to ensure data accuracy and controllership compliance.
• Document and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and standard operating workflows.
• Assist Accounting Managers with ad-hoc financial reporting, special projects, and controllership change initiatives.

Skills

US GAAP

SOX compliance

Oracle ERP

Advanced Excel

AI tools

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Yahoo is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support monthly close activities, asset subledgers, and journal entry preparation. This role will drive AI-assisted automation to speed closings, reconcile accounts, and validate AI outputs for accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and SOX.

Candidates should have 5+ years in accounting, CPA progress, and strong Oracle ERP and Excel skills. Hybrid work options are available across the United States.