Sr Accountant, Cash

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A Little About Us

The Yahoo Global Cash Accounting team is responsible for protecting and ensuring the integrity of Yahoo's global cash position. We manage cash operations, multi-currency reconciliations, and compliance controls across our international entities. Operating in a fast-paced environment, our team leverages automation and innovative practices to streamline global reporting, maintain audit-ready financial records, and support stakeholders across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions.

About the Role

As a Senior Accountant on the Cash Accounting team, you will take ownership of our global cash transaction lifecycle and balance sheet reconciliations. Working under minimal guidance, you will resolve complex transactional variances, drive operational standards, and act as a primary point of contact for internal and external audits. To succeed in this role, you should possess a mindset of continuous optimization, showing comfort in adapting to and experimenting with AI-augmented tools to automate manual accounting workflows, accelerate close cycles, and enhance financial reporting accuracy.

Note: This role requires working on shifts that align with our Americas and Europe business hours (including late afternoon/evening shifts).

Your Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of global cash accounting transactions, ensuring accuracy and integrity of responsible Balance Sheet accounts under minimal guidance.

• Prepare, validate, and post complex journal entries utilizing transaction data sourced from bank statements and internal ledger systems.

• Leverage AI tools to perform rapid diagnostic evaluations on bank-to-ledger discrepancies, using AI to isolate root causes and suggest corrective adjusting entries.

• Perform comprehensive cash and balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure complete book-to-bank alignment during month-end closing activities.

• Identify, design, and implement automated workflow efficiencies in Excel and Oracle ERP systems, utilizing AI-assisted scripting or macro generation to eliminate highly repetitive manual ledger entries.

• Execute key internal SOX controls, manage comprehensive audit documentation, and act as a reliable liaison for internal and external auditors during quarterly and annual reviews.

• Proactively draft, update, and standardize global cash accounting policies, procedures, and internal control checklists.

• Champion finance change initiatives, identifying system inefficiencies and driving process modifications to scale operational capabilities.

You Must Have:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) certification, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential, or equivalent professional accounting qualification (preferred).

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant corporate accounting experience, with a focus on general ledger, cash management, or multi-entity cash reconciliations.

• Strong professional working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance framework requirements.

• Proficiency with Oracle Financials (General Ledger, Cash Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable) or a similar tier-one ERP environment.

• Advanced Excel competencies (including complex formulas, data models, and pivot tables).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven capability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional global squads.

• Exceptional analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining absolute data confidentiality and integrity.

Good To Have:

• Demonstrated experience using generative AI platforms (e.g., Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) for advanced problem-solving, document analysis, or workflow automation.

• Experience in prompt engineering or structured interaction with AI tools to build financial reporting templates or automate recurring analytical tasks.

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau to manage and configure cash metrics dashboards.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for all employees during their employment.

Important notes for your attention

Applications: 

All applicants must apply for Yahoo openings direct with Yahoo.  We do not authorize any external agencies in India to handle candidates’ applications.   No agency nor individual may charge candidates for any efforts they make on an applicant’s behalf in the hiring process.  

Our internal recruiters will reach out to you directly to discuss the next steps if we determine that the role is a good fit for you.  Selected candidates will go through formal interviews and assessments arranged by Yahoo direct.  

Offer Distributions: 

Our electronic offer letter and documents will be issued through our system for e-signatures, not via individual emails.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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