Senior Revenue Accountant, Lime
$80-100k
Offers Equity + Bonus
Electric bike and scooter rentals
Be an early applicant
Electric bike and scooter rentals
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$80-100k
Offers Equity + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has experience scaling teams, products, or processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and can balance execution with strategy
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
- 4–6+ years of relevant accounting experience, including revenue accounting and/or audit
- Comprehensive understanding of US GAAP, month-end close procedures, account reconciliations, and audit support
- Proven ability to investigate complex data and process issues while collaborating effectively across cross-functional systems and stakeholders
- Comfort navigating large, complex data sets within highly automated accounting and ERP environments
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to remain effective and organized under demanding close timelines
- If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page
What the job involves
- Lime is hiring a Senior Revenue Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team
- In this role, you will report into the Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting and play a key role in monthly and quarterly close, audit support, reconciliations, and investigation of revenue-related system and process issues across the revenue stack
- You will support accurate and timely reporting of Lime’s revenue-related transactions across multiple entities and markets while partnering with Accounting, FinTech, and technical teams to investigate issues, improve controls, and reduce manual work
- Lime is at an exciting inflection point as we scale rapidly toward our next stage of growth
- As we grow our category leadership, we are transitioning to a more structured, high-performing organization and need someone who thrives in this evolution
- In this role, you will help design and implement systems that enable us to move quickly while maintaining quality and efficiency
- This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact as we build the foundation for long-term success
- Facilitate core month-end and quarter-end close activities for revenue-related accounts and deliverables
- Prepare and review reconciliations, investigate variances, and resolve issues across revenue-related accounts and data flows
- Support external and statutory audits by preparing revenue data, cash receipt samples, Uber disbursement support, and other audit requests
- Partner with FinTech, RSL, and accounting teammates to investigate system issues and support timely resolution, including manual adjustments or topside entries when needed
- Assist with complex intercompany and cross-entity revenue-related entries and close issues
- Help validate data flowing through RSL, FAH, and downstream reporting / ERP environments and identify practical process improvements
- Support recurring journal entries and close tasks currently handled across the team, with capacity to broaden ownership over time
- Contribute to documentation, control improvements, and scalable processes that reduce manual effort and improve reliability
Our take
In recent years, electric-powered mobility companies have attracted an extraordinary amount of interest and funding, in part due to rising eco-friendly sentiment, and in part because of the race to "find the next Uber". Lime is one such company, that has rapidly scaled across multiple geographies to be a key player in the fight for market leadership.
Lime, along with its competitors, has had to grapple with regulation in many of its target markets, but nonetheless has steadily increased its footprint. Since its launch, the company has facilitated millions of trips, making it one of the biggest companies of its kind. Interestingly, the CEO has stated that "cars are our true business rivals—not other scooter companies", suggesting that its biggest business challenge will be to get families to give up their second cars.
With a presence that spans an impressive number of regions - in 2023, Lime began operating in Qatar - the company has cemented itself in the micromobility market and stands to profit from the increasing popularity of these types of services. A substantial increase in ridership enabled Lime to achieve "free cash flow positivity" two years in a row, with suggestions it will pursue a US IPO in 2027.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$523m
CONVERTIBLE
May 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Toby
(Co-Founder & Board Advisor)Founder and CEO of ZERO&. Was a Marketing Manager at Pepsi for 6 years before doing an MBA at Berkeley. Moved into consulting and VC for 5 years before starting Lime.
Brad
(Co-Founder & Chairman)VP of Business Development at Tencent for 8 years. Managing Partner of a VC firm for 3 years, where he worked with Toby. Has an MBA from Berkeley.
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