Staff Accountant

About this role

## About the team

As a Staff Accountant within Zillow Group’s Accounting team within the Closing & Consolidation function, you'll help advance the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of Zillow’s financial reporting. This team delivers timely, reliable financial information for leadership and stakeholders while driving initiatives such as close optimization, automation, and accounting for regulated entities. You’ll work alongside experienced team members in an environment focused on learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

## About the role

This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career as a Staff Accountant. In this role, you’ll support core accounting processes and gain hands-on experience with the monthly close and financial reporting. You’ll also contribute to key initiatives focused on close optimization and accounting in regulated environments, helping improve how Zillow scales its financial operations. You’ll build foundational accounting skills, partner with team members across the business, and contribute to processes that scale with Zillow’s growth.

## You Will Get To:

• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assist in maintaining accurate financial records within the general ledger and perform account analysis to investigate variances with guidance from senior team members
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather information and help resolve discrepancies
• Assist in preparing financial reports and supporting schedules, including deliverables commonly used in audit and review processes
• Support compensation-related accounting activities for the accounting organization, including payroll-related journal entries and accruals, with guidance from senior team members
• Help maintain documentation and support internal controls and audit requirements, including work related to regulated entities
• Contribute to close optimization eff...