Udemy
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Denver, CO
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $85K - $106K
💻 Finance
🗓️ September 23rd, 2025
GAAP
Edtech.com's Summary
Udemy is hiring a Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting. The role involves preparing SEC filings, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and SEC regulations, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely financial reports that support Udemy's growth as a public company.
Highlights
- Prepare regulatory filings including SEC 8-Ks, 10-Qs, 10-Ks, proxy statements, and earnings materials.
- Develop financial statements, footnotes, disclosure schedules, and oversee XBRL tagging for SEC filings.
- Coordinate external audits, audit schedules, and manage internal controls over financial reporting.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision and clear communication across teams.
- Required knowledge of US GAAP, SEC rules, and accounting research; CPA preferred.
- Preferred experience with Workiva Wdesk, Equity Edge, and Netsuite software.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field; minimum 3 years relevant experience, including 2+ years in public accounting or public company financial reporting.
- Compensation ranges from $85,000 to $106,000 USD with equity eligibility.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with accounting, finance, investor relations, tax, legal, and external auditors.
- Demonstrated project management, organizational, and communication skills to meet tight deadlines.
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting Full Description
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting
Denver, CO
Join Udemy. Help define the future of learning.
Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform built to help people and teams grow. It’s personalized, practical, and focused on real-world impact.
Our mission is simple: to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use, whether they’re picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.
Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you’re excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you’ll feel right at home.
Where we Work
Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
About your skills
- Problem Solving: You see beyond the present problem and work to identify the fundamental ‘why’. You are a strong systems thinker, work on complex problems, demonstrate good judgment, and know when to ask for support when needed.
- Technical Depth: You bring in-depth knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting. You are experienced with researching accounting guidance and benchmarking against peers, and you can clearly articulate the themes and conclusions you’ve identified.
- Project Management & Organization: You are able to independently manage multiple, concurrent workstreams and deliverables (such as audit requests, external filings, and ad hoc projects). You prioritize effectively in order to meet tight reporting deadlines.
- Communication: You communicate clearly and proactively with your manager and business partners to ensure alignment on priorities and progress. You can adapt your communication style to different audiences and understand the importance of relationship-building for collaboration.
- Growth Mindset: You're eager to learn new skills, tools, and subject matter. You quickly absorb complex information, adapt to shifting priorities, and tackle unfamiliar challenges with the support of your manager.
About this role
As Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting, you will be responsible for a variety of financial reporting operations, including preparation of Udemy’s SEC filings, ensuring compliance with GAAP and SEC rules and regulations, and adherence to all filing deadlines. Reporting to the Senior Manager of SEC Reporting, you will play a critical role in the financial reporting process as Udemy scales and matures as a public company. This role will work cross-functionally with multiple internal and external stakeholders - accounting, finance, investor relations, tax, legal, external auditors - in order to deliver timely internal and external reporting in accordance with US GAAP.
What you’ll be doing
- Assist in the preparation of regulatory filings and investor communications, including SEC filings such as 8-Ks, 10-Qs and 10-Ks, proxy statements, and earnings materials.
- Prepare financial statements and certain supporting schedules, including cash flow statement, footnote disclosures, and management’s discussion and analyses, and oversee the tie-out binder to ensure the information filed externally is complete and accurate and in compliance with the Company’s internal controls.
- Prepare the GAAP and SEC disclosure checklists.
- Oversee XBRL tagging process for all SEC filings.
- Coordinate and support external reviews and audits, including preparation of audit schedules, providing sample support, and responding to auditor inquiries.
- Perform and monitor key internal controls over financial reporting to ensure public company compliance.
- Help prepare the monthly and quarterly fluctuation review packages for internal reviews and external auditors.
- Assist in and/or lead ad hoc projects as necessary.
What you’ll have
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
- CPA certification preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience, including 2+ years of public accounting experience or financial reporting with a publicly traded company.
- Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations, including the ability to research accounting codification, reference materials, and peer company filings.
- Keen attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
- Experience working with Workiva Wdesk, Equity Edge, and Netsuite preferred.
- Highly motivated and proactive with strong project management, organizational, oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, work independently with minimum supervision, and collaborate with others on cross-functional projects.
- Proven track record of meeting deadlines and ownership of complex areas.
Application Post Date: September 22, 2025
Application Window: "We anticipate the application window will be open until October 6, 2025. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window.
At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.
Hiring Compensation Range
$85,000—$106,000 USD
Why work here?
You’ll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.
AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.
You’ll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.
You’ll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.
You’ll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?
Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.
Our Benefits Start with U
Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US Benefits, pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.
Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion 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. We understand that not everyone will match each of the qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!
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