EdX is a nonprofit educational technology company that provides millions of people from around the globe with access to free education. We offer high-quality classes from the world’s best institutions. We’re backed by Harvard & MIT and located in the heart of Kendall Square in Cambridge. Interested in joining our team?

We are looking to hire a Junior Accountant to join our team! This role provides an opportunity to see the whole business process, from an accounting and financial perspective, in a dynamic tech company. The ideal candidate will have one to two years of general accounting experience as well as a degree in Accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of month-end accounting close functions including journal entries, accruals, fixed assets, GL & bank reconciliations
• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions
• Processes invoices and vendor inquiry research
• Assists with financial & tax audits
• Locating and reporting costs and spend on software and SaaS products
• Documents & monitors internal processes & controls
• Assists with budgeting, financial planning and analysis
• Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
• May perform other job related duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 1-2 years of full-time experience
• Strong Excel skills, including use functions to analyze and organize data. Specifically V Lookup, H Lookup, Match, If, SumIf, text, concatenate
• Excellent analytical, technical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail, deadline oriented, self starter, comfortable in a fast paced environment
• Proven ability to work both independently & collaboratively with different levels of employees
• Knowledge in Quickbooks preferred, but not required

Note: This role may deal with confidential information and/or issues requiring discretion and judgment.

This position is located in our Cambridge, MA office. Sponsorship is not available.