Director of Financial Reporting, Bird
$164-195k
Electric vehicle sharing platform
Open for applications
Electric vehicle sharing platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$164-195k
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
- CPA certification or CA (chartered accountant)
- Big 4 public accounting experience with strong technical accounting skills
- Must have worked for an international firm with multi-country presence
- Experience rebuilding accounting department processes, streamlining and in scaling a team preferred
- Proficiency in Planful or similar EPM system
- 10+ years of progressive work experience include at a Sr. Manager level and higher
What the job involves
- The Controllership team is in need of a dynamic Director, Financial Reporting to help evolve the department from a late-stage start-up to a more mature and robust organization
- We are looking for a leader who can provide operating results at the country level and global reporting to the Senior Leadership team
- This position will play a key role in developing, implementing, and executing new accounting processes and systems, including optimizing our monthly close and financial reporting
- Consolidation of Global results 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 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
- Oversee and support the accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity
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.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
Downtown, Santa Monica, CA
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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