Senior Accountant

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

About Liftoff:

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, e-commerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

About the role & team:

We’re seeking a Senior Accountant to support our organization’s Accounting and financial close activities. You will be tasked with managing and executing key accounting functions that drive the month-end and quarter-end close processes, as well as supporting ad-hoc accounting matters to support strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation of the accounting close deck, ensuring comprehensive and timely financial reporting.
• Conduct detailed flux analysis to identify and explain variances.
• Handle prepaids and cash accounting, ensuring all transactions are correctly recorded and reconciled.
• Support interest income accounting and ensure correct treatment.
• Prepare supporting schedules for year-end audits and any other external inquiries and audits
• Prepare key account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Support capitalized software, infrastructure, and related accruals.
• Assist with fixed asset records and ensure accurate depreciation calculations.
• Improve documentation and automation of the accounting process to support strategic initiatives.
• Participate in special projects and partner with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a corporate environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Experience in public accounting is preferred.
• Proven expertise in managing complex accounting tasks.
• Exceptional attention to detail and well-developed analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate successfully and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with financial software and accounting systems.
• Experience with Cap Software and NetSuite is preferred.

Location:

This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities: CA, CO, ID, IL, FL, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, TX, UT, and WA.

We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation:

The following are our base salary ranges for this role:

• SF Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, NYC, Seattle: $100,000 to $120,000
• All other California and Washington state locations, Austin, Boston, Denver, Portland: $92,000 to $110,000
• All other locations in our approved states: $86,000 to $103,000

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