Who is Flock?

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.

Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.

Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. 

We have raised over $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $7.5B 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.

The Opportunity 

• Lead, mentor, and develop teams responsible for procurement, travel, AP, payroll, and equity.

• Design and execute a scalable operating model for core accounting operations.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to align operational goals with company strategy.

• Oversee end-to-end processes and operations.

• Implement policies, controls, and systems to drive automation, workflow improvements, and optimization.

• Manage timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, T&E reports, and disbursements.

• Ensure compliance with company policy, SOX/internal controls, and tax/regulatory requirements.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.

• Partner with HR and Benefits teams to support payroll changes, audits, and year-end filings (e.g., W-2s).

• Lead or support finance transformation initiatives.

• Establish KPIs and reporting dashboards for operational performance and compliance.

• Coordinate with external auditors on audit requests related to payroll, AP, procurement, and equity

• Work closely with other departments to provide accounting expertise and support

The Skillset

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting.

• 10+ overall years of accounting operations experience.

• Deep expertise in procurement, AP, payroll, and equity best practices and compliance.

• Strong understanding of ERP systems.

• Experience leading system implementations and process transformations.

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex projects.

• Exceptional communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Familiarity working in a public company, SOX-compliant environment.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.

90 Days at Flock

The First 30 Days

• Learn the company and organization

• Meet with direct reports, key team members, and cross-functional stakeholders (HR, FP&A, Legal, Accounting)

• Establish rapport with external vendors and service providers (e.g., payroll processors).

• Review end-to-end processes and existing documentation of policies and processes

• Begin benchmarking current KPIs (e.g., days payable outstanding, on-time payments, error rates, off-cycle payrolls).

The First 60 Days

• Identify process inefficiencies, compliance gaps or risks, potential enhancements to policies

• Improve or develop documentation for policies and procedures (e.g., procurement policy, T&E g