Experienced Accountant- 18 months

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Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Akamai powers and protects life online by solving the toughest challenges and turning the impossible into the possible.
The Role
Perform month-end and year-end property accounting activities, including fixed asset and lease accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting, agreement reviews under US GAAP, SOX compliance, and accounting-system implementation testing. Collaborate with Finance, IT, Engineering, and global accounting teams to validate data, ensure accurate accounting treatment, respond to requests, and maintain timely, reliable financial operations during an 18-month assignment.
Summary Generated by Built In

Do you want to enhance your corporate finance experience
with a cutting-edge technology company?

Are you excited about joining a team of professionals
managing accounting activities of Akamai entities around the world?

Join our Global Accounting Team!

Are you an accounting expert passionate about month-end close processes and precise financial reporting? Join our General Ledger team on a fixed-term assignment (18 months) to uphold financial accuracy. Support core accounting activities while team members focus on a finance transformation project. Collaborate with a global finance group to ensure continuity, timeliness, and reliability of essential accounting operations during this time.

Partner with the best

The Property Accounting Team is a Global Team responsible for two big accounting areas: Fixed Assets and Lease Accounting. Responsibilities include month-end closing, accurate data entry, and timely reporting. Daily tasks involve analyzing diverse accounting cases, offering insight into the global Assets Capitalization process. This role emphasizes collaboration, fostering growth, and maintaining a supportive workplace environment focused on teamwork and positivity.

By collaborating with other Akamai Organizations including divisional finance and FP&A, the Property Team gains an in-depth knowledge of the Akamai Business. We use our knowledge and experience in many interesting accounting cases that we analyze every day. For our team the key aspect is to grow with team spirit and working in friendly atmosphere.

As an Experienced Accountant, you will be responsible for:

  • Preparing month-end and year-end activities within Property Accounting area in an accurate and timely manner
  • Ensuring balance sheet accounts accuracy and completeness (including preparation/review of balance sheet reconciliations)
  • Cooperating with Finance, IT, and Engineering teams to ensure proper accounting treatment (data collection and validation) and compliance with SOX controls
  • Supporting other team members to respond to regular and ad hoc requests
  • Reviewing Agreements and ensuring proper accounting treatment under US GAAP
  • Participating in testing of accounting solutions within system implementation projects


Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Demonstrate good analytical skills and be able to draw clear and relevant conclusions
  • Possess proficiency in Excel and speak, write and read English language fluently
  • Have a working knowledge and understanding of general ledger accounting -preferably a graduate of Finance or Accounting Studies
  • Be motivated to learn and demonstrate a proactive approach
  • Be cooperative, communicative, and able to work in virtual and fast-changing environment


Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.


Skills Required

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Fluent English speaking, writing, and reading ability
  • Working knowledge and understanding of general ledger accounting
  • Finance or accounting studies/degree
  • Good analytical skills and ability to draw clear conclusions
  • Motivation to learn and proactive approach
  • Cooperative and communicative working style
  • Ability to work in a virtual and fast-changing environment

Akamai Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Akamai Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Akamai Technologies.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO in the U.S., wellness days, paid volunteering time, and the FlexBase model contribute to broad time‑off flexibility. These practices are described as supporting strong work‑life balance.
  • Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leaves, paid family care leave, subsidized backup childcare, and inclusive family‑building benefits via Carrot form a comprehensive family support suite. Coverage spans fertility support through caregiving resources.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a substantial company match and immediate vesting, plus Roth and Mega Backdoor Roth options, underpin long‑term savings. These features provide reliable long‑term savings opportunities.

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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
10,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every moment, billions of people, all over the world, are using the internet to shop, play games, look after finances, learn remotely, share videos, connect across the world, and so much more. These life-shaping digital experiences wouldn’t be possible without Akamai. We power and protect life online. It’s an extraordinary mission, and our global teams achieve it by solving the toughest challenges, and turning the impossible into the possible. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Thanks to our world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Do you want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges with us? Be part of an amazing team!

Why Work With Us

Our people are devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology. We find solutions through persistence, and push ground-breaking ideas forward with urgency and courage. This creates an environment where we harness creative energy and drive innovation. We are inclusive and diverse, and we love to collaborate across the world.

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