The role:

The Accounts Payable Analyst is responsible for accurate processing and coding of invoices and expense reports in a timely manner. You’ll be part of the team helping scale our accounting operations (processes and systems) as Newsela grows.  You’ll be responsible for monitoring the Accounts Payable inbox, processing vendor invoices, responding to A/P inquiries, managing employee expense reports, and monitoring credit card transactions and compliance In addition to AP and general accounting responsibilities, you’ll work with vendors to sign them up for e-payment to ensure timely delivery, as well as work through any other issues a vendor may have (ie. invoice not approved internally, routed to wrong approver, invoice not received). 

Why you’ll love this role: 

You will have an opportunity to make a real impact by driving process improvement and system implementation efforts to streamline operations and improve the quality of the accounts payable process.  Working directly with FP&A, you’ll gain insight into the operations of the business and your impact on Newsela’s financial statements.  Your work will directly enable Newsela to grow and scale efficiently, and will ultimately help increase our ability to get engaging, culturally responsive learning content into K-12 schools and districts nationwide.

Why you’re a great fit: 

With a minimum of 1 year of accounting experience, you are a problem-solving self-starter with a strong background in accounts payable.  Ideally, you have experience working with a high volume of invoices and are used to working at a rapidly growing company.  You’re well-versed in an array of accounting software including Bill.com,  Navan and Netsuite; bonus points if you’ve been part of a new software implementation process.  Additionally, you can masterfully navigate expenses, prepaids and accruals, and can seamlessly perform an accounts payable reconciliation for the monthly close process.  You are organized, detail-oriented, and are always looking to improve processes and help teammates.

Compensation:

Base salary: $48,000 - $53,000

Total compensation for this role also incentive stock options and benefits. 

 

 Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

Health & Wellness: Access to the world’s leading medical experts for healthcare (pets included!). Discounts and resources to stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. Work From Home: Almost all of our roles are fully remote - tech stipend included! Supporting ALL Families: Supplemental programs and time off to take care of your family and yourself. Time Off: Flexible PTO to recharge, including Sabbatical Leave Inclusive Experiences: Robust DEIB curriculum, Identity & Experience Groups (Affinity Groups + Employee Resource Group), Authentic & Transparent conversations with Executive Leadership Teams, and integration of DEIB lens across Talent lifecycle processes. Professional Development: Holistic Learning & Development Programs that enable meaningful & inclusive experiences, programs that build future-focused competencies, cohort & community learning sessions that foster a sense of belonging, and individual development plans aligned with your personal and professional aspirations to turn goals into reality. Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers. About Newsela:

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.

Disclaimer: Please be aware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Newsela and other employers. Newsela does not use third party services for full time hires. Our recruiting emails will come from an @newsela.com email address. You can reach out to jobs@newsela.com if you have concerns about the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Newsela’s talent acquisition team. Newsela will never ask for financial or banking information from candidates, nor will you be asked for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with Newsela.