Senior Accountant, Corporate Accounting

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Senior Accountant responsible for operational accounting and internal controls at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Collaborating with teams to manage AI-powered automated accounting processes.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRedwood City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $106,000 - $146,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with grants management team to ensure timely and accurate grant payments
Build process documentation and internal controls
Review grant contracts to determine the proper accounting
Monitor weekly cash flow to assess bank account sufficiency; execute funding requests and reconcile differences against budget
Prepare month end close journals, reconciliations, analytics, and support for the financial statement audits in accordance with US GAAP
Leverage Workday, Salesforce, and other systems—including AI-powered tools—to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of month-end close and reporting processes
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive accounting workflows using AI or scripting, and partner with IT/BST to implement them

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of relevant accounting experience
CPA license required (active or inactive)
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
Intellectual curiosity and the ability to ask thoughtful, probing questions
Experience operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities
A collaborative approach and experience partnering cross-functionally
Experience with month-end close activities, detailed review and analysis
Strong excel skills, ability to prepare complex formulas, pivot tables, etc.
Familiarity with Workday (a plus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
Funding for select family-forming benefits.
Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingmonth-end closefinancial statement auditsreconciliationsanalyticscash flow monitoringprocess documentationautomationscriptingcomplex Excel formulas

Soft Skills

intellectual curiositycollaborationcross-functional partnershipability to ask probing questionsadaptability in fast-paced environmentsattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationtime managementanalytical thinking

Certifications

CPA license