Senior Accountant

About Foursquare:

Foursquare is the leading independent location technology and data cloud platform dedicated to building meaningful bridges between digital spaces and physical places. Foursquare’s flexible building blocks include technology to maximize marketing impact and drive incremental real-world engagement (Attribution, Audience, Proximity, SDK); data to deeply understand points of interest and real-world behavior patterns (Places and Visits), and tools to conduct advanced analysis, data enrichment, unification and visualization (Studio). Our proprietary technology unlocks the most accurate, trustworthy location data in the world, empowering businesses to answer key questions, uncover hidden insights, improve customer experiences, and achieve better business outcomes. A pioneer of the geo-location space, Foursquare’s location tech stack is being utilized by the world’s largest enterprises and most recognizable brands.

About This Position:

Opportunity to join a growing Finance organization. This position reports to the Senior Associate, Finance + Accounting, and will also work closely with FP&A and Billing departments.  

As a Senior Accountant, you will assist the accounting team with accounts payable and expense management, cash applications, and monthly close tasks to facilitate the financial reporting process. This individual will have the opportunity to be a key player on the Accounting Team.  Candidates are expected to have a strong attention to detail; demonstrated problem solving skills; and the ability to thrive in fast paced environments and work independently.

In this role, you’ll:

• Prepare journals, schedules, and reconciliations for balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid, fixed assets, and deferred revenue during the monthly close process.
• Prepare of financial reporting information and analysis for internal and external stakeholders
• Support accounts payable processes including processing invoices, making payment batches, and answering emails from vendors.
• Support in reviewing and approving employee expense reports, AP and credit card reconciliations
• Assist in the annual audit in terms of gathering supporting information and answering questions for external auditors
• Support the accounting and billing teams in their daily functions.
• Collaborate with Finance + Accounting teammates to resolve issues and work on special projects as needed, such as ERP system implementations
• Partner with other departments to understand and support business processes, ensure proper accounting, and resolve reconciling differences
• Other ad-hoc accounting tasks, as directed by management.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting is required
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• CPA preferred, or planned path to obtain CPA license
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Suite, experience with NetSuite or Coupa is a plus
• Must have attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
• Strong communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and to adapt to a fast-changing environment
• Excellent professional judgment, tact, and decision-making ability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Your own unique talents! If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, we encourage and welcome you to still apply!

Benefits and Perks:

• Fully Flexible Workplace - work from home, one of our offices or a combination of the two!
• Unlimited PTO - rest and recharge when you need it!
• Industry Leading Healthcare - comprehensive and competitive health, vision, dental, life insurance
• Savings and Investments - 401(k) with company match
• Home Office Setup - you get all necessary hardware and internet reimbursement 
• Family Planning and Fertility Programs - programs via Carrot and Maven
• Employee Resource Groups - to help you stay connected

Things to know…

Foursquare is proud to foster an inclusive environment that is free from discrimination. We strongly believe in order to build the best products, we need a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. This leads to a more delightful experience for our users and team members. We value listening to every voice and we encourage everyone to come be a part of building a company and products we love.

Foursquare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.