Atlassian · 1 day ago
General Ledger Analyst – Process Optimization
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$94K/yr - $123K/yr
2+ years expAtlassian is a company dedicated to unleashing the potential of every team through their innovative software products. The General Ledger Analyst role focuses on process improvement and automation within accounting, leveraging AI tools to enhance workflows and supporting monthly close activities with accuracy and efficiency.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with the core GL team to support process improvement and automation initiatives through structured testing, documentation, and validation. Contribute to requirement gathering, perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing), and help reconcile and validate data during automation rollouts and post-implementation reviews to ensure smooth adoption
Explore and apply emerging AI tools to enhance accounting processes and workflows. Review existing spreadsheets and reconciliations to identify where AI can improve accuracy, efficiency, or insight. Further partner with the GL and FinTech teams to pilot scalable use cases for the broader GL and Finance team
Build and maintain trackers, documentation, and user guides to support new system implementations, control updates, and workflow enhancements
Support monthly close activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial results. Responsibilities include preparing and booking journal entries, performing account reconciliations, executing flux and variance analyses, and assisting in control activities
Work with teammates across GL and Engineering teams to identify process inefficiencies and explore scalable solutions. Learn how accounting logic translates into system behavior — and how thoughtful tweaks can create measurable impact
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
2+ years of experience in accounting, audit, finance systems, or data analytics
Foundational understanding of GAAP/IFRS and the accounting close process
Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including lookups, pivots, and basic automation formulas. Ability to work with large datasets and perform reconciliations or validations to ensure data accuracy
Curiosity about and comfort experimenting with AI and automation tools to enhance or automate accounting workflows
Detail-oriented with strong documentation and organization skills
Comfortable learning new systems and technologies in a fast-moving environment
Clear and concise communicator who can explain findings to both accounting and technical stakeholders
Proactive, resourceful, and eager to explore 'how things work' and how they can work better
Preferred
Exposure to ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, SAP, NetSuite, or similar) and understanding of how transactions flow through subledgers to the GL
Experience with Tableau or other visualization tools for building dashboards or reporting views
Exposure to Blackline and familiarity with reconciliations or journal workflows within that platform
Familiarity with (or interest in learning) SQL, Python, or automation tools such as Workato or UiPath
Benefits
Health and wellbeing resources
Paid volunteer days
Company
Atlassian
Atlassian is a software company that offers proprietary software products for teamwork, project management, and software development.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$210MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceAccel
2015-12-10IPO
2014-04-08Secondary Market· $150M
2010-07-14Series A· $60M
Leadership Team
Michael Cannon-Brookes
CEO and Co-Founder
Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder and Board Member
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