We believe everyone should be able to participate and thrive in the economy. So we’re building tools that make commerce easier and more accessible to all. We started with a little white credit card reader but haven’t stopped there. Our new reader helps our sellers accept chip cards and NFC payments, and our Cash app lets people pay each other back instantly. We’re empowering the independent electrician to send invoices, setting up the favorite food truck with a delivery option, helping the ice cream shop pay its employees, and giving the burgeoning coffee chain capital for a second, third, and fourth location. Let’s shorten the distance between having an idea and making a living from it. And make it easier for customers to shop and pay at their favorite businesses. We’re here to help sellers of all sizes start, run, and grow their business—and helping them grow their business is good business for everyone.

The International Accounting Lead will be a key addition to the finance organization as Square continues to grow its footprint around the world. This position is based in our headquarters in San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate provides accounting and financial oversight for our international entities, and is primarily responsible for the completeness, accuracy and compliance of all financial records for multiple legal entities. This position is responsible for month-end close related activities, and ensuring that all international entities’ financial close and reporting process are consistent with US GAAP for consolidation purposes and for local GAAP for statutory filing requirements. This candidate will lead the month end reporting process for international entities, prepare and review various financial reports, reconciliations and research as needed, analyze individual country financial data and assist in ad hoc projects as needed. This person is a high profile business partner for Business Operations, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit and Corporate Accounting and is a key resource for setting up and maintaining new legal entities and business processes. 

You will:

• Lead the monthly international consolidation and elimination process, including the related journal entries
  
• Prepare & review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and flux analysis for all international entities
  
• Assist in corporate quarterly and annual auditors’ reviews with regards to international reporting, provide reconciliation support to help facilitate an optimal audit process and assist with international regulatory compliance
  
• Review statutory financial reports and accounts, and work with local entities to bridge statutory financial and tax books to U.S. GAAP
  
• Reconcile intercompany balances and ensure intercompany agreements’ terms and settlements are paid accurately and provide updates and analyses for all international entities during monthly close meetings
  
• Partner with the Tax team in reviewing and booking transfer pricing journal entries, ensuring the corporate departmental structure correctly aligns to the intercompany tax agreements while maintaining proper supporting documentation for local country tax refunds/credits
• Prepare, maintain and reconcile monthly foreign exchange transactions and related gains/losses
  
• Prepare and distribute monthly transfer pricing surveys and collate data to record proper transfer pricing accounting entries
  
• Research international accounting guidance, assess ASC 830 requirements and develop policies and procedures that are aligned to GAAP guidance
  
• Ensure that appropriate internal controls over operations and financial reporting are in place to reduce risk and secure corporate assets
  
• Develop and propose new policies and procedures where applicable
  
• Develop working relationship to collaborate with Accounting, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Tax, international leadership teams and Treasury to meet day-to-day operational needs
  
• Maximize operational efficiencies and architect processes with Payments and Business Process Engineering and fully leverage Oracle intercompany modules and subledgers.
  
• Work closely with Revenue and Technical Accounting to ensure existing and new product offerings align with current revenue recognition guidance

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
  
• 7+ years international accounting experience, industry experience preferred
  
• Operated in a public company environment with a working knowledge of optimizing the internal control environment and SoX compliance
  
• Deep knowledge of GAAP (U.S. and international), IFRS knowledge is a plus
  
• Accounting experience in a multi-country/currency environment
  
• Experience with major ERP system, Oracle R12/Hyperion preferred
  
• Ability to analyze financial statements/schedules and write commentary to explain results/variances in a concise and clear manner
  
• Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills, ability to link information together, and solution oriented individual
  
• Demonstrated proficiency in accounting research
  
• Ability to work well with people at various levels (including non-financial people), and have managerial experience 
  
• Scale and process-oriented with sound judgment, high attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through
  
• Ability to identify areas for efficiency improvements and create change where necessary
• Must be adaptable, able to multi-task and take on additional responsibilities as necessary
  
• Gain cooperation through discussion, influence and persuasion
  
• Passion for data integrity, process definition and organizational alignment
  
• Possesses energy, enthusiasm to drive results; action oriented
  
• Passion for Square and technology

At Square, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.