Senior Accountant

Snap Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The CFO Organization at Snap includes Accounting, Business Partner Finance, Business Planning & Operations, Finance Operations, Financial Systems, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Partnerships & Strategy, Tax, and Treasury teams. Together, the team partners with leadership to provide insights, information, and guidance to make strategic and operational decisions, inform investors about our business model and progress, and ensure the company is financially healthy and consistently meeting our reporting obligations.

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to join the Finance Team!

What you’ll do:

1. Prepare and review month-end journals and reconciliations by working with different areas of the business to ensure all transactions are properly reflected.
2. Ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the company's financial statements in accordance with the US GAAP and local GAAP standards.
3. Build, document and drive process improvements, automating our RTR processes.
4. Prepare flux and variance explanations as part of the monthly close process.
5. Prepare materials for internal and external reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis.
6. Work with the business to review purchase orders and work with our Finance Business Partnership team to ensure proper accounting and compliance.
7. Prepare statutory adjustments for applicable entities.
8. Review balances for certain areas of both US GAAP ledgers and Local GAAP ledgers to ensure any GAAP to STAT differences are timely addressed.
9. Identify risks, implement controls, and maintain proper process documentation and evidence in accordance with SOX.
10. Provide support for the annual US financial statement audit, periodic internal audits, and statutory audits.
11. Stay up to date on changes and activities within the Company and industry to ensure the Company’s financial statements properly reflect any new developments.
12. Support new entities roll-out and integration of M&A.
13. Provide support for other ad hoc analyses and projects as needed.

What you need:

1. An understanding of US GAAP and/or IFRS with strong experience in applying accounting standards to real world scenarios.
2. Owning processes - constantly improving the processes within the Accounting organization and being accountable to finding solutions to problems.
3. A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to multi-task, think creatively, and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
4. Ability to work under pressure and perform tasks concurrently in a deadline driven environment with the ability to work extended hours during critical periods.
5. Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with a team.
6. Phenomenal at business partnering and working with cross functional teams, building meaningful business relationships along the way.
7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at multiple levels of the organization.
8. Exceptional analytical and Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLookUps, etc.
9. Detail-oriented with a high sense of urgency.
10. Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage deadlines.
11. Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or finance.
12. Qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
13. 4+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Experience in a Big 4 firm and/or Fortune 500 company, with an emphasis on operating RTR processes in a SoX environment.
2. Working within a multi-entity and global organization.
3. Experience working in cloud finance systems (Oracle, Netsuite, etc.).

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!