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Summary

Yelp is seeking a highly motivated GL Accountant to join the Corporate Accounting team. This ambitious and collaborative team takes care of the month-end accounting close for all of Yelp’s entities, including our international locations; then consolidates those results and communicates to stakeholders both internally and externally. What sets this team apart is the vast experience it has to offer, through exposure to key business partners as well as the wide array of financial topics covered. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with cross functional teams to fully understand Yelp’s Advertising Revenue Recognition process, and will become a key contributor to any system changes, processes and controls.

We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

This is a full time role based in the United States.

What You'll Do

• You will support year-end financial statement audit by preparing work papers and working directly with Big 4 external auditors
• You are able to research the accounting codification and provide guidance when needed
• You will maintain documentation of our current ASC 606 accounting policies
• You will consistently meet month-end close deadlines for assigned tasks
• You will support month/quarter/year end tasks, and support ad hoc projects as needed
• You will prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and flux analyses related to advertising revenue and AR accounts in accordance with U.S. GAAP and internal company policies
• You will partner with the Finance team to analyze historical results and improve information quality
• You will participate in special projects to review and improve control environment and drive efficiencies

What You'll Get

• Compensation range is $64,000 to $107,000. You may also receive a bonus and benefits.
• Employee stock purchase plan
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• 15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 7 paid wellness days, 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
• Health Savings, Flexible spending and Dependent Care accounts
• Monthly wellness subsidy
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
• Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental (100% paid employee only coverage)

What It Takes To Succeed

• You have experience with ERP Systems, such as Oracle Cloud or Netsuite
• You have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or equivalent
• You are a self-starter and are self-motivated to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• You have knowledge of Google Suite of Products (Gsheet, GSlides, Gdocs, etc) considered a plus
• You have a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP (ASC 606, ASC 430)
• You have 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience
• You have strong Excel skills (Vlookups, Pivot Tables) and the ability to work with large data sets
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven
• You ideally have public accounting experience (Big 4)
• You have experience with Revenue Accounting, ideally Advertising Revenue
• You have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and experience working with stakeholders across all levels within cross-functional teams
• You ideally have a CPA or are a CPA candidate

Closing

At Yelp, we believe that diversity is an expression of all the unique characteristics that make us human: race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, and education — and those are just a few. We recognize that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our teams and our product. The foundation of our diversity efforts are closely tied to our core values, which include “Playing Well With Others” and “Authenticity.”

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability.

Actual salary offered may vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, an individual's location and experience.

We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco).

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or 415-969-8488.

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