Senior Accountant

About Ancestry:

When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3.5 million subscribers, and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving, and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.

We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.

Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve. 

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.

As a Senior Accountant, you will be a vital member of the finance team, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of Ancestry’s financial data. You will partner with leadership to oversee general accounting operations, manage complex financial transactions, and drive the month-end close process. This role is ideal for a proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses a deep understanding of GAAP, and is passionate about delivering precise financial insights that support our mission.

What You’ll Do....

• Manage Financial Integrity: Maintain the general ledger and oversee daily accounting operations, ensuring all transactions are recorded, verified, and consolidated with precision.

• Lead the Close Process: Drive the month-end and year-end close procedures, preparing essential financial statements, balance sheets, and profit and loss reports.

• Drive Compliance & Accuracy: Ensure all financial procedures and records comply with GAAP principles and internal SOX controls.

• Execute Complex Reconciliations: Perform high-level balance sheet and bank account reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain ledger accuracy.

• Support Audits & Tax Filing: Coordinate with external auditors during annual audits and assist in the preparation of tax returns and regulatory reporting.

• Analyze Financial Performance: Conduct variance analysis (Budget vs. Actuals) and research financial indicators to provide management with actionable insights and cost-optimization recommendations.

• Optimize Processes: Identify opportunities to enhance accounting procedures, automate workflows, and strengthen internal controls to improve team efficiency.

• Collaborate & Mentor: Partner with cross-functional teams on financial initiatives and provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff members.

• Strategic Reporting: Create timely, error-free accounting reports and dashboards for executive leadership to support long-term financial strategy.

Who You Are....

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.

• 2–3 years of accounting experience required; CPA-eligible or working toward your CPA is desirable.

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

• Experience with Oracle, TM1, and Tableau is desirable.

• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and highly detail-oriented in your work.

• Possesses great verbal and written communication skills to effectively share financial insights.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Active CPA license or candidate for certification.

• Experience with automated financial reporting tools and SQL-based analysis.

• Prior experience in a technology or subscription-based business model.

• Background in managing fixed asset portfolios or complex gift/security transactions.

Helping people discover their story is at the heart of ours. Ancestry is the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, harnessing a powerful combination of information, science and technology to help people discover their family history and stories that were never possible before. Ancestry’s suite of products includes: AncestryDNA, AncestryProGenealogists, Fold3, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, Archives.com, and Rootsweb. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package. For additional information, regarding our benefits and career information, please visit our website at http://ancestry.com/careers

As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, Ancestry values pay transparency and pay equity. We are pleased to share the base hourly range for this position: $69,840 - $87,653.00 with eligibility for bonus, equity and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision. The actual salary will vary by geographic region and job experience. We will share detailed compensation data for a specific location during the recruiting process. Read more about our benefits HERE.
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20) and sb1162(1-1-23)

Additional Information:

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.