Manager, Technical Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Serve as the technical accounting specialist for Liftoff.

• Create and review technical accounting memos.

• Provide guidance on accounting policies and ensure that financial statements accurately represent complex transactions.

• Investigate and document technical accounting positions related to revenue, stock-based compensation, leases, debt, and capitalized software.

• Prepare journal entry support for intricate accounting matters and significant non-recurring transactions.

• Take ownership of accounting policies.

• Lead the implementation of new accounting standards through research, operationalization, and assessment of disclosure impacts.

• Oversee equity-related technical accounting from grant setup review in Equity Edge Online to disclosures.

• Prepare statements of equity and cash flows, along with financial statement footnotes, which include earnings per share, stock-based compensation, and stockholders’ equity.

• Generate stock-based compensation expense support for quarterly journal entries.

• Assist in the preparation and verification of proxy disclosures.

• Work collaboratively with Legal, FP&A, and business teams on contracts and billing frameworks.

• Support audits with comprehensive technical documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, along with 6 years of relevant experience.

• CPA certification is mandatory.

• Experience in public accounting, preferably with Big 4 firms.

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.

• Proven ability to take responsibility for deliverables, deadlines, risks, and outcomes.

• Capability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines while ensuring meticulous attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data accurately.

• Strong communication skills for articulating complex technical accounting issues to cross-functional stakeholders and auditors.

• Flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

• Must be available to work during Pacific Time hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity opportunities.

• Health, vision, and dental benefits based on country of residence.

• Medical coverage provided.

• Wellness stipends available.

• Additional perks determined by country of residence.

• In-person team gatherings, including project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events.

• A remote-first work environment.

• 10% bonus included in On-Target Earnings (OTE).