Accounting Manager

What’s so interesting about this role?

We are looking for a driven, organized and experienced Accounting Manager who is inspired by a fast-paced environment and building a strong Accounting function. The Accounting Manager will be responsible for leading and improving the financial statement close process, which includes revenue, capitalized software (ASC 350), leases (ASC 842), CECL analysis, accrued expenses, and cash, as well as help establish standardized management reporting and variance analyses. Additionally, this person will drive process improvements, and support Grindr’s growth and evolution after our recent IPO. An ideal candidate has a strong understanding of US GAAP, and a strong sense of accountability and ownership.

What’s the job?  

• Drive month-end close process and financial statement review, including preparation of variance analyses and account reconciliations

• Ownership over the capitalized software process, including liaising with the Engineering team to ensure proper GAAP treatment

• Ensuring completeness and accuracy over lease accounting, including accounting for subleases and tracking deposits

• Develop and document processes and workflows in order to improve existing processes to support growth

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure complete and accurate accounting

• Identify and design any financial controls needed; ensure internal controls operate effectively

• Perform technical accounting research to resolve questions, as needed

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and can work in partnership with people outside of the accounting function.

• Liaise with the external auditors during quarterly reviews and the year-end audit

• Provide disclosure support needed for SEC filings

• Complete ad hoc projects

What we’ll love about you  

• 5-9 years accounting experience, with a mix of public and private experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

• CPA required

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP

• Detailed oriented, resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity, and willing to roll up your sleeves in a hands on capacity as a team player

• Strong sense of accountability, responsibility, and integrity

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, organizational, and time management skills

• Proactive and a self-starter

We’ll really swoon if you have 

• Working knowledge of ERP systems, experience in Oracle Fusion or other Oracle products is a plus

• Technology, media, or entertainment industry experience

• Executed controls at a Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliant company

• Worked at a publicly traded company

What you'll love about us 

• Mission and Impact: Grindr is the world-leading LGTBQ social networking service. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGTBQ people around the world

• Remote First: We have satellite offices in LA, NYC, San Francisco, and Chicago, and are remote first across the US and Canada. More than 30% of our employees work outside of cities where we have satellite offices

• Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents

• Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the US

• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and equity

• Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and up to 90% cost coverage for gender-affirming care

• Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, and food, one-time home-office setup stipend, and company-sponsored events

About Grindr

Since launching in 2009, Grindr has grown into the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. We have millions of daily users who use our location-based technology in almost every country in every corner of the planet.

Today, Grindr proudly represents a modern LGBTQ lifestyle that expands into new platforms. From social issues to original content, we continue to blaze innovative paths with a meaningful impact for our community. At Grindr, we create a safe space where you can discover, navigate, and get zero feet away from the queer world around you.

As of June 2020, Grindr has new owners with a track record of multiple successful Bay Area start-ups. The new leadership is demonstrating a renewed commitment to creating an experience for users that is safe, fun, and productive, as well as a positive & uplifting company culture in which everyone can be their best selves. At the heart of Grindr’s mission in this new chapter is a shared set of core values including transparency, accountability, experimentation (failing fast), and strong allegiance to the LGBTQ community.

Grindr is an equal opportunity employer

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