Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
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About the role...
Duolingo is looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic Assistant Controller to help scale a best-in-class accounting organization. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role will oversee accounting operations, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and support strategic financial initiatives.
To be successful in this role, the candidate should have deep expertise in US GAAP, strong leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams. Success in this role requires adaptability in a fast-paced environment and a commitment to excellence.
This position is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and reports to the Corporate Controller.
You will...
- Support all aspects of controllership, partnering closely with the Corporate Controller and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Lead and develop core accounting team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Champion automation and efficiency across the Accounting team to scale with the company’s growth, bringing a fresh perspective on what best-in-class looks like.
- Manage internal and external auditor relationships to facilitate the completion of audit procedures in a timely and efficient manner.
- Partner with other departments, including FP&A, Tax, and Legal, to support business initiatives and ensure seamless collaboration on close activities and financial reporting, and ensure alignment with financial reporting goals.
- Ensure compliance with SOX controls and internal policies, maintaining strong governance and documentation.
You have...
- Proven leadership experience, with a track record of mentoring and developing accounting teams.
- Experience in high-growth environments, with the ability to adapt and optimize processes.
- Ability to navigate complex accounting issues, applying strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong collaboration skills, working effectively across finance, legal, and business teams.
- Excellent organizational and project management abilities, balancing multiple priorities under deadlines.
Exceptional candidates will have...
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- CPA or equivalent qualification.
- Over 10 years of relevant accounting experience, including work in a large, complex industry organization.
- Experience managing and developing teams.
- Experience working in a public company and/or a Big 4 accounting firm.
- Proficiency in NetSuite, Blackline, and Zip.
- Familiarity with Google Workspace.
- Experience in a fast-paced tech startup.
- A strong Duolingo streak!
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We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact [email protected].
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Salary Range:
$128,000—$231,600 USD
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact [email protected].
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Top Skills
What We Do
Duolingo is a language-learning education platform that offers 98 total courses across nearly 40 distinct languages.
Duolingo is the world’s most popular way to learn a language. Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Some of our products include:
1. Duolingo: The free, fun, and effective way to learn a language!
2. DET (Duolingo English Test): A modern language proficiency tool designed for today's international students and institutions. It offers an English proficiency score, video interview, and writing sample in an accessible, efficient, and secure testing experience.
3. Duolingo Math: An app that can make math be fun. For everyone. Students can focus on elementary math, which covers classroom topics, or adults can focus on brain training, which strengthens mental math skills and covers more advanced topics.
4. Duolingo ABC: An educational learning app that offers immersive lessons to teach preschool to second grade kids reading fundamentals.
Founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and in 2019 became the top-grossing education app worldwide. The app has been awarded Apple's iPhone App of the Year and Android's Best of the Best.
Learning a new language used to be expensive; we believe it should be free. Over 1.2 billion people are learning a second language and most of them are learning English to improve their lives.
Learning a new language is hard; we believe it can be fun. We use bite-sized lessons that feel like playing a game to keep our learners motivated.
With over 500 million learners we have unprecedented data insights on how people learn. Our teams of language learning scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI experts use this data to constantly improve our effectiveness. We’re building a future in which the highest-quality education is accessible to all.
Duolingo has been named:
2022 Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators
2022 Fast Company 10 Most Innovative Education Company
2021 Forbes Best Startup Employers
2020, 2018, 2017, 2013 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company
2020 Best Machine Learning Startups for by Glassdoor
2018 Inc. Best Places to Work
2018 Entrepreneur Top Company Culture List
University Program Awards:
2022 Handshake Early Talent Award
2022 Untapped Top Internship Programs
2022 OneReq Internship Program Trailblazer Award
Why Work With Us
Our global team works together to make language learning fun, free, and effective for anyone who wants to learn, wherever they are. Best of all, you get to work alongside Duo (literally)!
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