Technical Accounting Manager

  • Full-time
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Company Description

We started with a simple idea—that everyone should be able to accept credit cards—and we’ve been rethinking buying and selling ever since.

For sellers, we’re creating one cohesive service to run your entire business, from a register in your pocket to analytics on your laptop. For buyers, we’re making it faster to order from the businesses you love and more fun to pay your friends back.

Buying and selling sound like simple things—and they should be. Somewhere along the way, they got complicated. We’re working hard to make commerce easy for everyone.

Job Description

The Technical Accounting Manager will be responsible for technical research, accounting documentation over a variety of complex areas, and support the external reporting requirement. The ideal candidate must have a strong technical accounting background, be comfortable with navigating through ambiguity, have outstanding communication and writing skills, be attentive to details, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The candidate will develop strong working relationships with cross functional partners and various levels of management.

You will:

  • Research, evaluate and document technical accounting and external reporting implications of complex and non-standard transactions, as well as general corporate accounting matters
  • Collaborate with other groups and/or departments in order to implement the new accounting standards, including assessing the reporting implications and ensuring the availability of requisite information for financial reporting
  • Analyze contracts to determine the accounting treatment in accordance with GAAP
  • Decipher through relevant fact patterns in order to come to conclusion on accounting issues
  • Maintain, update, and evaluate new accounting policies
  • Assist with the preparation of SEC filings and earning releases
  • Coordinate the annual audit and quarterly reviews with external auditors, the accounting team and executive management 
  • Lead or participate in special projects as needed 

Qualifications

You have:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent
  • CPA required
  • 6+ years of experience required -- some Big 4 experience preferred 
  • Public company experience required (either through client service or working at a public company)
  • Comprehensive and current understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting principles and regulations
  • Ability to navigate through ambiguity 
  • Understanding and experience with new accounting standards
  • Knowledge of US GAAP accounting and Sarbanes Oxley / internal control frameworks
  • Strong computer skills including Word and Excel and comfortable learning new packages and implementing new technologies
  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • A “roll up your sleeves” approach in order to accomplish all necessary tasks

Additional Information

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.

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