Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Senior Accountant, Finance

Redwood City, CA (Hybrid) · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$106k-$146kDetected 50 days ago

Project ManagementSalesforceAccountingExcelFP&AERPHRISCompensationCommunicationGAAPInternal Audit

About the role

The Finance team ensures the accuracy and completeness of financial information across CZI, Biohub, and Learning Commons.
You should have strong experience in the preparation and review of areas such as payroll, cash, accruals, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, leases, intercompany payables/receivables, AP, and T&E accruals.

Prepare complex journal entries and reconciliations for multiple entities, manage detailed workbooks and perform analytics, detailed review of month-end transactions
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive accounting workflows using AI or scripting, and partner with IT/BST to implement them
Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving

CPA license required (active or inactive)
Experience with month-end close activities, detailed review and analysis
An ideal background would be experience at a top public accounting firm and additional experience with month-end close in the tech industry or another fast-paced, high-growth industry.
A CPA license (active or inactive) is also required.
A successful candidate will have experience working with a variety of accounting topics and knowledge of accounting guidance (GAAP).
You must have experience in independent project management and be able to execute a project from start to finish.

Whether enabling scientific breakthroughs via open science and AI-powered biology or strengthening the tools teachers and students rely on every day, your contributions help turn bold ideas into real-world impact.
Operations includes our Central Tech, Finance, Marketing & Communications, People, and Real Estate / Workplace / Events / Facilities / Security (REWFS) teams.
This work requires strategic and operational rigor, creativity, and deep collaboration.
As Senior Accountant, you will report to the Director of Accounting Close & Consolidation, and will be responsible for helping to prepare and review month end close transactions.

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for a new hire in this role is $106,000 - $146,300.
This position may be eligible to participate in our discretionary annual performance bonus program.

Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
Funding for select family-forming benefits.
Bonus eligibility and targets are determined in accordance with our total rewards philosophy and may vary by role.

The Operations team is a key partner in enabling Biohub' s pioneering work to combine frontier AI with frontier biology to solve disease and Learning Commons ' mission to build AI infrastructure that aligns how students learn with the tools that shape their learning experiences.
Together, these teams create the systems, programs, and experiences that empower our partners and colleagues across Biohub and Learning Commons to drive impact.
Whether designing world-class employee experiences, safeguarding data and infrastructure, or shaping how we communicate our impact, Operations plays a critical role in helping deliver meaningful change at scale.
We are building a world-class accounting function and strive for excellence in a complex and highly dynamic environment.
We are looking for someone who has worked in a dynamic, fast paced environment, and is excited by the prospect of being involved in the creation of new processes and procedures.

This listing is sourced directly from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.