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Salary: CAD 120,000 - 155,000 / 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 is headquartered in Redwood City, CA and operates a remote-first model.
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 appropriately reflect accounting for innovative and complex transactions. The role operates at the frontier of accounting standards where clear precedent often does not exist, requiring you to develop well-reasoned, defensible positions on ambiguous matters.
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 initial research through operationalization and disclosure impact
- Own equity-related technical accounting, including review of grant setup in Equity Edge Online and related 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
The role requires working during Pacific time zone, with San Francisco Bay Area location highly preferred. Travel expectations include attendance at 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 certification required
- Public accounting experience, ideally Big 4 background
- Expertise in US GAAP
- Strong ownership and accountability; ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines while maintaining 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 effectiveness in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
