Senior Technical Accountant, RapidSOS
$100-130k
+ Equity
Emergency response data platform
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Emergency response data platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$100-130k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To deliver life-saving data directly to 9-1-1 and first responders.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 3–6 years of experience, including a foundational stint in Big 4 Public Accounting (Audit)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA required
- SaaS Expertise: Deep understanding of ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition) and ASC 805 (Business Combinations)
- Executive Presence: The ability to translate complex accounting issues (like warrant liabilities or stock-based comp) into clear, actionable insights for non-finance leadership
- Proactive "Audit Mindset": You don't wait for auditors to find issues. You anticipate questions, prepare the defense in advance, and maintain "audit-ready" documentation year-round
- The "Power User": Expert-level Google Sheets skills (complex formulas, index/match, and data visualization)
- AI Mindset: You are an early adopter. You should be comfortable using LLMs and automation tools to increase your output and audit accuracy
- Systems Thinker: A track record of identifying bottlenecks in financial workflows and independently implementing solutions (automations, policy changes) to remove them
- Systems Mastery: Experience with NetSuite, Abacum, Ramp, Carta, and BambooHR is highly preferred
- Interested in the role but you don’t meet 100% of the requirements? We’d love to hear from you! We encourage you to apply; we’d be excited to see if your unique skill set and experience could be a match
What the job involves
- RapidSOS is looking for a high-impact Senior Technical Accountant to join our finance team during a period of explosive growth
- As we prepare for our next major phase of corporate scale, you will be the architect of our technical accounting policies, the lead on complex consolidations, and the engine behind our financial reporting
- This isn't a traditional "back-office" role
- We are looking for a professional who views AI as an essential teammate and leverages a modern tech stack (NetSuite, Abacum, Ramp) to automate the mundane
- You will bridge the gap between complex GAAP standards and strategic business decision-making
- Technical Policy & Memos: Research and document complex accounting positions (ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 718) in clear, defensible technical memos
- Month-End Close & GL Management: Execute critical components of the monthly close process, including the preparation of complex journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and detailed flux (variance) analysis to ensure the integrity of the General Ledger
- Process Architecture for Scale: Design and implement scalable accounting processes and institutional-grade internal controls that can withstand 2x–3x transaction volume growth without adding headcount
- External & Internal Reporting: Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. You will build out the rigorous reporting framework required for comprehensive external disclosures (MD&A, Footnotes)
- Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborate directly with Sales, Legal, and Deal Desk teams to structure complex deals and new product launches, ensuring favorable revenue recognition and operational feasibility before contracts are signed
- Consolidations & M&A: Own the global consolidation process for multi-entity structures. You will lead the accounting workstream for due diligence and post-acquisition integration (ASC 805) as we scale through M&A
- Mentorship & Quality Control: Act as a technical mentor to junior accounting staff, performing first-level review of workpapers and elevating the team’s overall technical proficiency
- AI Integration: Actively identify and implement AI-driven workflows to streamline data reconciliation, anomaly detection, and reporting cycles
- Audit & Compliance: Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, leveraging your Big 4 experience to navigate inquiries and ensure a "clean" audit trail
- High Visibility: You will report directly to leadership and have a front-row seat to a high-profile IPO journey and aggressive M&A strategy
- Modern Finance: We don't do "manual." We invest in the best tools so you can focus on high-level strategy rather than data entry
- Mission-Driven Work: Join a "Unicorn" that provides a critical data link between connected devices and 911 agencies—your work literally helps save lives
Our take
Emergency response services currently act exclusively on information provided by phone calls. Callers are usually vulnerable and panicked, and this has a negative effect on the expression of important information to phone call receivers. In addition, America's 9-1-1 system was built for landline phones, making it nearly impossible to digitally send data to first responders.
RapidSOS builds tools that provide caller data to emergency services to help them assess situations and make decisions faster. The startup utilizes data from mobile devices, smart devices and security systems to gain valuable insights into users' location, medical history and more. This helps produce a general profile on a caller ID, providing valuable contextual information in emergency situations.
The company has raised substantial funding, the latest of which will help it expand operations and its development efforts. It continues to release new features and products, such as the first AI co-pilot for 911, and an intelligent safety platform for emergency responders. This demonstrates RapidSOS's commitment to further improving the value it supplies to its users.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Nov 2025
$100m
LATE VC
Mar 2024
$75m
SERIES C
Total funding: $497.8m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Access to financial and legal resources
- 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Wellness benefits
- Charitble donation match
- Annual learning & development stipend
- One-time home office stipend
Company HQ
Murray Hill, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Martin
(CEO)Attained an MBA at Harvard Business School, then became Senior Associate at Braemer Energy Ventures. Founded RapidSOS in 2012 when he spotted a gap in the market after his father suffered an accident.
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