Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets

Sonder is on a mission to revolutionize hospitality and make a world of better stays open to all. No two Sonders are the same – each property has a bespoke design and contains a mix of rooms, suites, and apartments. Though each Sonder is unique, our mobile app allows guests to effortlessly navigate their stay. From check-in to checkout, everything they need is just a tap away. To be better is a never-ending pursuit and revolutions don’t happen overnight. But, together, we can forever change the way people stay, for the better. 

We are looking for someone who breathes hospitality operations and is energized by the opportunity to maximize, motivate, and inspire a team to deliver an amazing Sonder guest experience. Our Sonder locations are distributed across a city in different shapes, sizes, ages, and styles, and we pride ourselves on offering a hotel-like service. That’s what you’ll own.

Life At Sonder

We aspire to build a workplace where employees can thrive. Our culture shapes how we make decisions, how we conduct meetings, how we communicate, and how we treat each other. It’s the coordinated way in which we work that gives us a shot at achieving the epic tale we hope to be part of. Our Leadership Principles are a foundational part of our culture and they play a vital role in guiding the values and actions of our team members. Each of these principles is at the heart of what we do. Check out this article to find out more about our Culture and Principles.

In this position, you will play a critical role in scaling and refining a world class accounting organization to service the rapidly growing Sonder business.  This is an amazing opportunity to join a quickly developing team and make an immediate impact to the business.

The Opportunity:

• Perform monthly accounting close activities, including preparing rent recognition journal entries, account reconciliations of deferred rent and related balance sheet accounts, asset roll forwards and reporting

• Build and manage Fixed Assets process for scaling markets as well as new markets

• Review all lease contracts and work closely with Financial Operations, Legal, and IT for proper accounting and classification under ASC 842

• Partner with internal teams such as Supply Chain, FP&A, Engineering, and Real Estate to develop accounting processes to scale

• Support external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility

• Support Global Fixed Assets Accounting Manager in completing special projects, ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests

• Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements

Who We Look For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

• 4+ years professional experience, with at least 2 years of relevant month-end close experience

• Public accounting experience combined with commercial real estate, hospitality, or tech industry experience preferred

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, specifically lease accounting (ASC 840 to ASC 842) and internally developed software (SOP 98) guidance

• Experience in a high growth, capital heavy, global environment a plus

• Previous experience working in a large ERP (NetSuite, Oracle, SAP) environment

• Advanced Excel knowledge. SQL knowledge (Basic to Intermediate) a plus

• Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritize and multitask

• Strong business acumen, analytical skills, detailed-oriented

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

We offer attractive employee travel perks for any Sonder location as well as competitive stock, health and lifestyle benefits. For eligible employees, benefits may include:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous stock plan

• Medical, dental and vision insurance (where applicable)

• Flexible vacation

• Wellness and volunteering days

• Annual free credits and discounts to stay in Sonders

• Workplace flexibility (for remote-specified positions only) #ABetterWaytoWork

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