Senior Accountant, Life360
Financial Reporting
$115-135k
+Equity
Location sharing app for families
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Location sharing app for families
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$115-135k
+Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To simplify safety, so families can live fully.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a highly motivated and technically savvy Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting who has a proven ability to successfully thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Minimum of 3+ years of relevant industry and financial reporting experience
- Public accounting experience is required, big 4 preferred
- Must hold an active CPA license or be proactively working towards licensure
- Strong accounting background with an understanding of U.S. GAAP, SEC rules and regulations, and SOX 404, as well as experience with technical research
- A desire for continuous learning opportunities and professional development along with the ability to identify and implement continual process improvements
- Detail oriented with the ability to track multiple tasks and issues at once
- Strong critical thinking skills and discipline to deliver complete and accurate results
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Highly self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- SOX and Workiva experience are a plus
What the job involves
- This position will play a key role on the Financial Reporting team and will report to the Senior Manager, SEC Reporting
- As the Life360 Finance team continues to grow as a dual-listed public company and the Company continues to expand internationally, we now need the expertise of a Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to assist with key aspects of the financial reporting and technical accounting processes
- Our close-knit group of self-motivated team members enjoy working together, supporting each other, and continually making process improvements, all while being remote
- The team does get together throughout the year to connect and collaborate
- This role will support key aspects of internal and external reporting, including SEC reporting, as well as contribute to corporate governance reporting, technical accounting research, analysis, and special projects
- This position will work closely with various members of our accounting, finance, and legal teams as well as external auditors
- Assist with and play a key role in the preparation of all SEC filings, including Form 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and 8-Ks, and investor communications, such as press releases, investor presentations, and other investor conference materials, in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
- Prepare the financial statements, footnote support disclosures, and management discussion and analyses while maintaining complete tie-out documentation under the Company’s SOX controls
- Coordinate with external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits
- Assist in the preparation of GAAP and SEC disclosure checklists
- Assist with the preparation of all internal financial reporting packages, including performing financial and trend analyses and drafting associated commentary
- Calculate the Company’s key performance metrics and perform associated working capital analysis
- Assist in corporate governance reporting processes, including ESG reporting and the preparation of Annual Reports
- Partner effectively and proactively with legal, accounting, tax, strategic finance and investor relations on financial reporting matters
- Draft technical accounting memorandums and provide technical accounting guidance in areas of U.S. GAAP, including, but not limited to, internally developed software, the assessment and application of new accounting standards, impairment analysis, valuations, and the impact of new agreements the Company may enter into
- Update internal control documentation and play a key role in the Company's SOX compliance effort
- Assist with special projects as needed
Our take
Life360 is a platform for families that aims to bring them closer together by helping them better sync, communicate, and stay safe.
The business is particularly focused on enabling family members and friends to share their locations with one another. In addition, Life360 offers group messaging services, and also makes it possible for users to call for roadside assistance. The platform is focused on ensuring that both family members and friends can enhance their safety and connections with one another.
Customer service advisors are available on a real-time basis, while the developers of the app have also enhanced its privacy and security features recently. After an IPO in 2019, the company has received numerous awards and is recognized as a pioneer in its field, even piloting a new driving safety feature.
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Insights
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34% employee growth in 12 months
Glassdoor (4.1)
Trustpilot (2.5)
Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"Life360 has a culture of generating hypothesises, running tests, analysing the results and iterating. This has given me so much opportunity to learn..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Oct 2018
$28m
SERIES D
Dec 2017
$18.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $117.3m
Company values
- Be a Good Person - We have a team of high integrity people you can trust that doesn’t tolerate jerks (even if they’re brilliant).
- Be Direct With Respect - We have a culture of radical candor that prevents company politics, passive aggressiveness, or being overly nice at the expense of performance and feedback.
- Members Over Metrics - We have a company that is known for an amazing customer experience and a culture of product excellence.
- High Intensity High Impact - We have a team of passionate, driven, ambitious people who work hard and are always challenging us to do better.
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Articles
Leadership
Chris Hulls
(CEO)Joined US Air Force aged 17. Attended UC Berkeley. Founded Life360 in 2008.
Alex Haro
(Board Member)Co-founded with Chris Hulls in 2008 - CTO until 2019. Founded mymoneykarma in January 2020.
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