Senior Accountant

Posted 20 Hours Ago
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Chicago, IL
Mid level
eCommerce
The Role
The Senior Accountant will manage month-end close processes, ensure compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley, prepare financial analyses and statements, respond to audits, and mentor staff while collaborating across departments.
Summary Generated by Built In

Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services everyday and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis.

Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact.

Groupon is looking for a talented, highly motivated individual to join our North America accounting team as a Senior Accountant.

Core Responsibilities

•  Play a key role in the month end close process for Groupon’s North American operations ensuring the proper recording and reporting of both routine and more complex technical accounting areas, including preparing and reviewing month-end journal entries, performing general ledger account analysis and preparing and reviewing general ledger account reconciliations. 

•   Prepare and review monthly financial statement variance analyses to understand month over month and quarter over quarter fluctuations and provide explanations to management.

•   Maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley procedures.

•   Collaborate with other departments, including Finance, Tax, Legal, Marketing, Operations and Engineering.  Communicate effectively with non-accounting teams.

•   Respond to external and internal audit requests.

•   Specific projects and other ad hoc assignments as required.

•   Assist with coaching and mentoring accounting staff.

Key Competencies

•    Sound understanding of US GAAP

•    Experience with general ledger / month-end close processes

•    MS-Office proficiency, specifically intermediate to advanced Excel skills

•    Experience with accounting software, preferably NetSuite

•    Strong communication skills and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment

•    Detail oriented with a strong commitment to preparing accurate work

•    Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

 Qualifications

•    A Bachelor’s degree in accounting.

•    3-5 years of accounting experience.

•    CPA is a plus.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local e-commerce marketplace, click here. You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.

Beware of Recruitment Fraud: Groupon follows a merit-based recruitment process without charging job seekers any fees. We've noticed an increase in recruitment fraud, including fake job postings and fraudulent interviews and job offers aimed at stealing personal information or money. Be cautious of individuals falsely representing Groupon's Talent Acquisition team with fake job offers. If you encounter any suspicious job offers or interview calls demanding money, recognize these as scams. Groupon is not responsible for losses from such dealings. For legitimate job openings (and a sneak peek into life at Groupon), always check our official career website at grouponcareers.com.

Top Skills

Excel
NetSuite
The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
10,812 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Groupon is an experiences marketplace that brings people more ways to get the most out of their city or wherever they may be. By enabling real-time mobile commerce across local businesses, live events and travel destinations, Groupon helps people find and discover experiences––big and small, new and familiar––that make for a full, fun and rewarding life. Groupon helps local businesses grow and strengthen customer relationships––resulting in strong, vibrant communities.

With employees spread across multiple countries, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. We encourage employees to embrace change, adapt to new circumstances, and find creative solutions to the challenges we face.

Does that sound like a great way to grow your career? If you possess the ambitious drive and hands-on talent that resonate with our vision, we encourage you to check out our current opportunities with #TeamGroupon.

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