Director of Accounting

Who is Flock?

Flock Safety provides the first public safety operating system that empowers private communities and law enforcement to work together to eliminate crime. We are committed to protecting human privacy and mitigating bias in policing with the development of best-in-class technology rooted in ethical design, which unites civilians and public servants in pursuit of a safer, more equitable society. 

Our Safety-as-a-Service approach includes affordable devices powered by LTE and solar that can be installed anywhere.  Our technology detects and captures objective details, decodes evidence in real-time and delivers investigative leads into the hands of those who matter. 

While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fun relationships even when we are physically apart. Our flock of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta and operates nationwide. We have raised over $380M in venture capital including a recent Series E round led by Tiger Global.  Now surpassing a 3B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.

Additional Information

• How To Succeed at Flock Video 
• Flock’s Series E Announcement 
• How We Stop Crime and Protect Privacy 
• Flock’s Framework 
• Ethics Center

The Role

Flock Safety is looking for a Director of Accounting. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of accounting and leading the accounting organization through the rapid growth phase the company is experiencing currently and onto its next phase of being ready to become a public company. 

How you’ll make an impact:

• In this role, you will be directly responsible for the following areas of accounting.
  • Revenue and accounts receivable.
  • Accounts payable.
  • Compensation accounting, including payroll, stock based compensation and employee benefits.
  • General ledger accounting, including preparation of consolidated financial statements.
  • Financial reporting.
  • Analysis of financial results in the form of fluctuation analyses and other metrics that will be relevant for management to understand and interpret financial results.
• You will coordinate and collaborate with the following functions in your role as the director of accounting to ensure proper accounting and compliance with legal, statutory and GAAP requirements.
  • Tax - you will work with the tax team to ensure accounting related to income and other indirect taxes are properly reflected in the Company’s books of accounts, including disclosure requirements.
  • Internal controls - you will work with the internal controls (SOX) team to ensure proper adherence to controls pertaining to accounting and financial reporting and as it relates to reporting and disclosure requirements.  
  • You will be the primary point of contact for cross functional teams in the company when it comes to accounting matters.  In this capacity you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining processes and procedures to ensure timely and accurate capturing of information for accounting and reporting purposes.
• Establish and maintain formal accounting policies.
• Work closely with the finance team in the budgeting and forecasting process.  You will support the VP of accounting in establishing and managing the budget pertaining to the accounting organization.
• You will lead or support as required accounting matters related to any M&A activity that the company will undertake. This includes driving the process of obtaining valuations to support accounting conclusions and purchase accounting.
• Drive the annual audit and quarterly review process with our external auditors.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive such initiatives.
• You will be a leader in this role and will be a key part of our ability to attract, retain and develop key talent in the accounting organization.
• You will report to the VP of Accounting in this role.

We’re looking for people who:

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in accounting or finance with 12+ years of experience.