Assistant Controller, Bird
Electric vehicle sharing platform
Open for applications
Electric vehicle sharing platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or in a related discipline
- 10+ years of progressive work experience
- CPA certification or CA (chartered accountant)
- Big 4 public accounting experience with strong technical accounting skills
- Must have worked for an international firm with a multi-country presence
- Working knowledge of national and local tax regulations and compliance reporting
- Strong Proficiency Planful or similar EPM system
What the job involves
- The controllership team is in need of a dynamic Assistant Controller to help evolve the department from a late stage start-up to a more mature and robust department
- We are looking for a Controller that can add provide operating results at the country level and global reporting to the Board
- This position will play a key role in developing, implementing, and executing new accounting processes and systems
- Consolidation of results Global with appropriate reviews of transfer pricing and intercompany transactions
- Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points
- Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines to maximize the protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows. Improve workpaper documentation, support, and efficiency
- Technical Accountant adept in researching accounting issues and drafting technical memos related to various areas, including ASC 805 Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions, Debt, Equity and Warrants, Segment Reporting, Impairment, Foreign Currency
Our take
The demand for more eco-friendly urban transit solutions has been on the rise for a while now, and Bird is one of the companies that has answered this call. The company supplies lightweight, speed-capped electric vehicles for city travel - such as bikes and scooters.
Competition in the space has been famously fierce, but at one point Bird was one of the biggest companies of its kind. It was active in more that 450 cities worldwide, though it has since hit a rough patch. This saw the company exiting dozens of markets and ultimately declaring bankruptcy in 2023.
The company is now restructuring in hopes it can regain its footing, strengthen its balance sheet and position itself for long-term sustainable growth. Interestingly, Bird Canada was not part of its parent company's filing and continues operations as before.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$208m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $973m
Company benefits
- Wellness stipend and a resource for personal and professional development
- Generous time off and parental leave
- Health and childcare savings options
- Free Bird credits
- Work from home opportunities + Stipend of $100/month
- Health insurance
Company values
- Community-focused: We care deeply about improving mobility in cities across the globe
- Inclusive: We seek the missing perspective and leverage our diverse backgrounds
- Impact-oriented: We focus on results that bring our mission within reach, for everyone
- Entrepreneurial: We celebrate innovation and learn quickly from failure
- Efficient: We’re obsessed with efficiency and wise with time and money
Company HQ
Downtown, Santa Monica, CA
Articles
Leadership
Travis VanderZanden
(Founder & Chairman)Previously worked as COO of Lyft and VP of Global Driver Growth at Uber. Co-founder & former CEO of Cherry.com.
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