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Salary: USD 120,000 - 185,000 / annual
Liftoff is an AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy, serving over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries. The company operates a remote-first culture with a requirement to work during Pacific time zone; San Francisco Bay Area is highly preferred.
In this role, you will serve as Liftoff's technical accounting expert, responsible for researching, documenting, and implementing complex accounting positions across revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, leases, debt, and capitalized software. You will draft and review technical accounting memos, guide accounting policy development, and ensure financial statements accurately reflect complex transactions at the frontier of accounting standards where precedent may not yet exist.
Key responsibilities include:
- Research and document technical accounting positions (revenue, SBC, leases, debt, capitalized software)
- Prepare journal entry support for complex accounting areas including SBC, capitalized software, debt, and significant non-recurring transactions
- Own and maintain accounting policies
- Drive implementation of new accounting standards from research through operationalization and disclosure impact
- Own equity-related technical accounting, including grant setup review and disclosures
- Prepare statement of equity, statement of cash flows, and financial statement footnotes for complex areas (EPS, SBC, stockholders' equity)
- Prepare SBC expense support for quarterly journal entries
- Assist in preparation and tie-out of proxy disclosures
- Collaborate with Legal, FP&A, and business teams on new contracts and billing structures
- Support external audits with technical documentation
You will work on some of the most complex and innovative transactions in the mobile marketing industry, often operating where clear accounting precedent does not yet exist. This role requires solving problems that even Big 4 National Offices debate and turning ambiguity into well-reasoned, defensible positions.
Travel expectations: Attend in-person team gatherings (project meetings, regional meetups, company-wide events) at least once per quarter.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance with 6+ years of experience
- CPA required
- Public accounting experience, ideally Big 4
- Expertise in US GAAP
- Strong ownership and accountability; ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines while maintaining high accuracy and quality
- Excellent analytical skills and data interpretation ability
- Strong communication skills to convey complex technical accounting matters to cross-functional stakeholders and auditors
- Adaptability and ability to remain effective in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
