Staff Accountant

Notion; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Notion is seeking a Corporate Accountant to join the Global Accounting team in the United States. You will work across close activities, reconciliations, and international statutory reporting, partnering with teams worldwide to support growth into new countries.

You will drive repeatable close processes, prepare journal entries, assist AP and cash reconciliations, and contribute to audits. By year one, you will strengthen controls and documentation to ensure accurate financial statements and

Qualifications

• Experience in core corporate accounting processes including close, AP and cash reconciliations.
• Experience in public accounting, audit, or corporate accounting; welcoming early-career candidates.
• Ability to organize and track work across international statutory audits with deadlines.
• Cross-functional collaboration and clear communication with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Be a key player on the Corporate Accounting team focusing on close activities, reconciliations, and international statutory reporting.
• Collaborate with teammates to strengthen accounting processes that support Notion's growth into new countries.
• Help build repeatable operating practices that let a growing global business scale with confidence.
• Be a key team player across monthly, quarterly, and annual close: Prepare journal entries and adjustments with supporting documentation; support AP and cash reconciliations; complete close on time.
• Help establish reliable, repeatable global accounting processes as Notion expands into new countries.
• By your 90th day, contribute meaningfully to close activities and take ownership of clearly defined global reconciliation work.
• By your 90th day, organize and track open items, requests, and timelines across international statutory audits, coordinating with Tax and cross-functional partners.
• By your 90th day, use Claude thoughtfully to improve reconciliation analysis, audit support, documentation, or quality checks - while applying appropriate data safeguards
• By the end of your first year, become a trusted partner, strengthen controls and accounting processes across your areas, supporting accurate financial statements and statutory filings.
• By the end of your first year, raise the bar on documentation and process quality so recurring work is easier to execute, review, and build on.

Job description

• In this role youll be a key player on the Corporate Accounting team, working across global accounting areas with a focus on close activities, related reconciliations, and international statutory reporting
• Youll collaborate with teammates to strengthen the accounting processes that support Notion's growth into new countries
• At Notion, youll help build the repeatable operating practices that let a growing global business scale with confidence
• Be a key team player across monthly, quarterly, and annual close: Prepare accurate journal entries and adjustments with clear supporting documentation; support AP and cash reconciliations, including flux analysis and commentary; and complete close work on time
• Help establish reliable, repeatable global accounting processes as Notion expands into new countries
• By your 90th day, contribute meaningfully to close activities and take ownership of clearly defined global reconciliation work
• By your 90th day, organize and track open items, requests, and timelines across international statutory audits, coordinating with Tax and cross-functional partners
• By your 90th day, use Claude thoughtfully to improve reconciliation analysis, audit support, documentation, or quality checks - while applying appropriate data safeguards
• By the end of your first year, become a trusted partner, strengthen controls and accounting processes across your areas, supporting accurate financial statements and statutory filings
• By the end of your first year, raise the bar on documentation and process quality so recurring work is easier to execute, review, and build on

Working knowledge of core corporate accounting processes, including close activities, AP, and cash reconciliations; this is central to the role's day-to-day workExperience in public accounting or audit, or in corporate accounting; candidates early in their careers, including new graduates with relevant experience, are welcomeOwnership, sound judgment, and a continuous-improvement mindset: you look for ways to make the work more accurate, scalable, and easier for others to build onAbility to organize and track work across multiple international statutory audits with accuracy, clear follow-through, and attention to deadlinesDemonstrated ability to build cross-functional partnerships and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels, including explaining fluctuations and their business driversCuriosity to learn country-specific requirements as Notion expandsFamiliarity with NetSuite, Oracle, or a similar ERP is a plus; experience with BlackLine, tax, or close management is also helpfulFoundational knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accrual accounting, with some familiarity with IFRSIf youre excited about this role but dont meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply