Senior Accounting Manager (Remote)

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) is a Conversational AI company creating digital experiences that are Curiously Human. Every person is unique, and our technology makes it possible for companies, including leading brands like HSBC, Orange, and GM Financial, to treat their audiences that way at scale. Nearly a billion conversational interactions are powered by our Conversational Cloud each month.

You'll be successful at LivePerson if you are excited to build something from the ground up. You excel by finding daily opportunities to grow at the same pace as the technology we're building, and you build partnerships that improve our business. Likewise, you're someone who sees feedback as a chance to learn and grow and believe decisions powered by data are the norm. You care about the wellbeing of others and yourself.

Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Corporate Controller.

• Manage and oversee the monthly close process
• Own the monthly consolidation procedures and internal management reporting outputs
• Review and approve monthly closing workpapers and reconciliations (i.e. bank recs, fixed assets, prepayments, accruals)
• Review and approve monthly journal entries
• Work with direct reports to establish goals and objectives, monitor and advise on progress, and provide constructive feedback to enhance the professional growth and development of staff
• Assist with focused technical accounting projects, including writing memorandums
• Provide support to the financial reporting team with the preparation of certain footnotes for the quarterly and annual SEC filings (Forms 10-Q and 10-K)
• Plan, coordinate, lead, and execute operational accounting process automation initiatives
• Operate as the primary point-of-contact for quarterly and annual external audit deliverables
• Develop and maintain a well-documented system of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with overall control framework and SOX initiatives
• Support Global Controller with ad hoc special projects and workflow process improvements (including system implementations and workflow enhancements)

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Big 4 or other large public accounting firm experience required
• History of management, including development of junior members of a team
• Familiarity with SAP General Ledger system, Concur, or FCCS a plus, but not expressly required.
• Excel skills (formula design, pivot tables, charts)

• Health: medical, mental, dental, and vision
• Time away: vacation, dependent care, holidays, wellness days, and more
• Financial: 401K, ESPP, Basic life and AD&D insurance, long-term and short-term disability
• Family: parental leave, maternity support, fertility services
• Development: tuition reimbursement, native AI learning
• Additional: WFH support, 24/7 access to professional counselors, voluntary ins. coverage, exclusive perks and discounts

Your entrepreneurial spirit will be supported. We love team members who chase down their big ideas, become experts, help colleagues, and own their work. These four company values guide our continued, holistic growth as individuals, as teams, and as a global organization. And to further make our point, let's just say we're very proud to be on Fast Company's list of Most Innovative Companies and Newsweek's list of most-loved workplaces. At LivePerson, the option to work remotely has helped shape who we are today: a collective of innovators and industry leaders working toward the same vision. While we maintain hubs in NY and Seattle as well as WeWork locations across the globe, our employees choose the environments that work best for them from anywhere in North America.

At LivePerson, people from diverse backgrounds come together to make an impact and be their authentic selves. One way we share and connect is through our employee resource groups such as: Live In Color, LP Proud, and Women In Tech. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

We are committed to the accessibility needs of applicants and employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection.