Senior Accountant

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The CFO Organization at Snap includes Accounting, Business Partner Finance, Business Planning & Operations, Finance Operations, Financial Systems, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Partnerships & Strategy, Tax, and Treasury teams. Together, the team partners with leadership to provide insights, information, and guidance to make strategic and operational decisions, inform investors about our business model and progress, and ensure the company is financially healthy and consistently meeting our reporting obligations.

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to join Snap Inc! As a member of the Accounting team and various cross functional teams, you will analyze accounting treatment for certain transactions, record and report accounting transactions, and optimize processes for efficient and accurate data flow. You will collaborate with these cross functional teams and other business partners daily to ensure accurate and timely accounting and GAAP reporting.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare and review month-end and other journal entries and associated reconciliations by working with different areas of the business to ensure all transactions are accounted for in the correct period

• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the company’s financial statements in accordance with the US GAAP and local GAAP standards

• Prepare flux and variance explanations as part of the monthly close process for all areas assigned

• Prepare materials for internal and external reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis

• Work with the business to review purchase orders and work with our Finance Business Partnership team to ensure proper accounting and compliance 

• Prepare statutory adjustments for applicable entities, as applicable

• Review balances for certain areas of both US GAAP ledgers and Local GAAP ledgers to ensure any GAAP to STAT differences are timely addressed, as applicable 

• Identify risks, implement controls, and maintain proper process documentation and evidence in accordance with SOX

• Provide support for the annual US financial statement audit, periodic internal audits, and statutory audits 

• Stay up to date on changes and activities within the Company and industry to ensure the Company’s financial statements properly reflect any new developments 

• Build, document and drive process improvements

• Support new entities roll-out and integration of M&A

• Provide support for other ad hoc analyses and projects as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong Accounting knowledge with an understanding of US GAAP and IFRS

• Ability to work under pressure and perform several tasks concurrently in a deadline driven environment

• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills, and superior attention to detail

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization

• A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to multi-task, think creatively, and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment

• Strong work ethic with the ability to work extended hours during critical periods

• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with a team

• Phenomenal at business partnering and working with cross functional teams, building meaningful business relationships along the way

• Exceptional analytical and Excel skills,