At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
As a Staff Accountant in our Consolidations & Group Reporting team, you will play a significant role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and consolidation processes. This role provides exposure to a global public-company environment where you will:
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
- Prepare assigned account reconciliations and accompanying schedules accurately.
- Prepare One-Time Cost reporting and analysis for review.
- Prepare CTA reconciliations along with supporting reports.
- Perform routine financial-data validations and system tie-outs.
- Run and refresh recurring financial reports.
- Assist with Balance Sheet analysis, collecting supporting information from account owners.
- Follow up on outstanding close items and documentation.
- Assist with recurring BlackLine tasks and controls.
- Prepare and maintain close and financial-reporting support documentation.
- Support audit requests by gathering reports and supporting documentation.
- Research account and reporting differences, document findings, and escalate complex or unusual items for review.
- Coordinate with accounting and finance teams to obtain supporting information and follow routine open items through resolution.
- Assist with testing and documentation for new or updated accounting processes and controls.
- Maintain organized documentation supporting reconciliations, reporting, and close activities.
- Support other Consolidations and financial-reporting activities as assigned.
To be successful in this role, you should bring:
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar area, or equivalent experience.
- 1–3 years of accounting, financial reporting, or audit experience.
- Public accounting experience required, with experience auditing or supporting publicly traded companies strongly preferred.
- A solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial statements, including the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Outstanding attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced close and reporting environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with accounting, finance, and cross-functional teams.
- A curiosity about developing deeper knowledge in consolidations and financial reporting.
While not required, the following qualifications will set you apart:
- Experience with corporate consolidations or multi-entity financial reporting.
- Experience with SAP, SAP Group Reporting, BlackLine, Essbase, or comparable financial systems.
- Exposure to foreign currency translation, CTA, intercompany accounting, or global financial reporting.
- Experience preparing financial statement reconciliations and analyzing financial data.
- CPA or progress toward CPA certification is a plus.
Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.
Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected].
Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Compensation
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The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.
$52,000.00 - $67,600.00 USDSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar area, or equivalent experience
- 1-3 years of accounting, financial reporting, or audit experience
- Public accounting experience
- Experience auditing or supporting publicly traded companies
- Understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial statements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced close and reporting environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with accounting, finance, and cross-functional teams
- Experience with corporate consolidations or multi-entity financial reporting
- Experience with SAP, SAP Group Reporting, BlackLine, Essbase, or comparable financial systems
- Exposure to foreign currency translation, CTA, intercompany accounting, or global financial reporting
- Experience preparing financial statement reconciliations and analyzing financial data
- CPA or progress toward CPA certification
Cengage Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cengage Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Cengage Group.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave and company-designated wellness time off (including a year-end week off) stand out as notable time-away benefits. Flexible work positioning (virtual-first/remote-first) further increases the practical value of time-off and work-life support.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Workplace mental-health support appears to be a meaningful part of the rewards package, reinforced by external recognition for mental-health practices. Wellness-oriented programs and designated wellness days contribute additional lifestyle value beyond cash pay.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits and policies signal strong inclusion positioning, supported by external equality recognition. Family-related supports (e.g., fertility resources and parent support) also broaden who can benefit from the package.
Cengage Group Insights
What We Do
With more than 100 years of serving learners, Cengage Group is a global edtech company that enables student choice. No matter how, where, when or why someone wants to learn, our portfolio of education businesses supports all students, from middle school through graduate school and skills education, with quality content and technology. Collectively, our three business units – Cengage Academic, Cengage Work, and Cengage Select – help millions of students each year in more than 125 countries achieve their education and career goals and lead choice-filled lives. Visit us at www.cengagegroup.com
Why Work With Us
Our employee experience centers around a shared purpose: to help millions of learners achieve their dreams and improve their lives through education. Whether you want to make a difference in the world or start a fulfilling career in edtech, we focus on providing our employees with meaningful work while empowering them with resources to succeed.
