Do you want to enhance your corporate finance experience with a cutting-edge technology company?
Are you excited about joining the team of accounting professionals managing the accounting activities of Akamai entities around the world?
Join our GL Accounting Team!
Join the General Ledger team on a fixed-term assignment to maintain financial accuracy during a strategic finance transformation project. Ensure continuity and timeliness of core accounting activities while collaborating with a global finance organization. Support accounting and reporting for Akamai entities and global processes across nearly 30 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and APJ regions.
Partner with the best
In this position, you will build business relationships and cooperate with internal business partners and/or third-party accounting service providers. Working with stakeholders globally, you will have a chance to be a part of an international environment. The successful GL Senior Accountant will guide accounting-related matters for cross-border transactions and lead the preparation and analysis of many complex accounting close areas.
As a Senior Accountant , you will be responsible for:
- Reviewing accounting activities and prepare month-end journal entries and accruals
- Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, including cash accounts
- Reviewing OPEX and COGS and perform monthly cost and variance analysis
- Supporting month-end close in cooperation with internal and external Finance stakeholders (AP, AR, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, Business Finance)
- Supporting statutory reporting and reconciliations between local and corporate books (GL, AR, AP, fixed assets)
- Ensuring compliance with US GAAP, company policies, and internal controls, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a degree in Accounting, Auditing, or a related field
- Have a solid experience in general ledger accounting, reporting, or audit
- Demonstrate strong Excel skills (e.g. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)
- Demonstrate excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and a problem-solving mindset
- Have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrate fluency in English (B2+) and knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP; ACCA/PIBR accreditation will be an asset.
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work
We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.
At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.
Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
Join us
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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