Gl Accountant

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com.

Yext is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant to join its growing and dynamic accounting team.This is a hands-on position with a mix of accounting and operational duties. This role will be responsible for assisting in the day to day transaction processing and accounting, preparing account reconciliations in connection with the close process, and performing financial analysis on an as-needed basis. This role reports directly to the Manager, GL Accounting based in India.

Responsibilities

• Participate in various accounting functions including preparing reconciliations and roll forwards, account analysis and processing month end journal entries for a variety of G/L accounts such as Benefits & Insurance Allocations, Payroll & 401K accrual, Cash, Accrued Publisher & Affiliate Fees, Prepaids, Leases
• Assist in reconciliations between subledger and general ledger
• Support and assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes
• Assist in implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure all financial transactions are executed according to GAAP principles
• Work with independent auditors to provide support for audited financial statements
• Manage, analyze, and reconcile large volumes of data in Excel from various internal systems and the general ledger
• Assist in external financial reporting processes
• Support leadership in completing special projects, ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests, and other tasks as assigned
• Assist with the  implementation and testing of both new and existing finance systems, including UAT documentation.

Minimum Requirements

• Qualified CA/ CPA or equivalent  degree in Accounting (preferably with Big 4 background or Big 4/private mix)
• 4+ years experience in accounting
• Strong knowledge and application of U.S. GAAP, and internal controls
• Ability and willingness to work shift hours to support the U.S. team during critical close periods, often aligning with U.S. working hours.