Corporate Accountant

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create something awesome. And that's where you come in. Instructure is looking for a corporate accountant to join our Accounting department. 

What you will do

• The corporate accountant role will support the accounting department by performing a variety of clerical and administrative tasks related to financial recordkeeping, reporting and compliance. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized and able to handle multiple tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment. 




• The corporate accountant’s primary role facilitates accurate and timely financial statements through monthly accruals. The month-end accrual process helps build a large portion of the monthly income statement as it captures expenses incurred, but not yet billed by our vendors. This role directly supports the Corporate Accounting Manager and Accounts Payable Team, acting as a contact between accounting and internal stakeholders to record unbilled expenses at month end. Furthermore, the corporate accountant will implement process improvements and communicate internal and GAAP principles company-wide. 




• Cross functional responsibilities include invoice processing, cash entries, reconciliations and training exercises. Within corporate accounting, this role will grow in responsibility over time and is best suited for a highly organized team player with strong technical accounting skills, effective communication skills, and a willingness to learn and develop. 




• Future areas of opportunity that fall within the Corporate Accounting team include, but are not limited to, the following: fixed assets management and reconciliation, travel and expense transaction input and reconciliation, capitalized internal software costs, ASC 842 lease accounting, deposit management and reconciliation, and prepaid expense management and reconciliation.

What you will need to know/have

• Proficiency in Netsuite (preferred) or comparable accounting system 
• Proficiency in Google Suite products
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to uphold GAAP and internal policies
• Experience in reconciling balance sheet accounts
• Knowledge of income statement expense codingBachelor's degree in Accounting or pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting with goals for future educational and professional advancement.

Get in on all the awesomeness at Instructure!

• Competitive salary, equity and 401k.
• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance.
• HSA program, vision, voluntary life, and AD&D.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work schedules.
• LifeStyle Spending Account.

We’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better and our business is stronger.

At Instructure we participate in E-Verify and yes, in case you didn't catch it from the above, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.