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Manager, Technical Accounting and SEC Reporting
2 years ago
AppLovin’s leading marketing software provides mobile app developers a powerful set of solutions to grow their mobile apps. AppLovin’s technology platform enables developers to market, monetize, analyze and publish their apps. The company’s first-party content includes over 200+ popular, engaging apps and its technology brings that content to millions of users around the world. AppLovin is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with several offices globally.
AppLovin was named one of the Hottest Adtech Companies of 2021 by Business Insider, as well as a Certified Great Place to Work in 2021 and 2022. The San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal awarded AppLovin one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Our team members are regularly recognized for their work and leadership, including recent award wins in Business Insider’s Rising Stars of Adtech 2022, Glassdoor’s Top CEOs 2019, and the 2021 Women in Content Marketing Awards.
Position Overview:
Manager, Technical Accounting and SEC Reporting will report to Director of Technical Accounting, and will assist key accounting and reporting areas including preparation of quarterly financial statements and related disclosure requirements. This role will also assist in researching and documenting accounting requirements for long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, business combination, leases, revenue recognition and various non-recurring transaction. This position will collaborate primarily within the broader accounting team including Corporate and other Business Unit accounting teams as well as FP&A and Tax.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements
- Collaborate with operational accounting teams to ensure that for assigned areas accounting team maintains appropriate format and sufficient level of details to meet financial reporting requirements
- Research on-time complex transactions to identify appropriate accounting and reporting requirements
- Research and articulate technical accounting and financial reporting concepts in plain English for accounting and non-accounting business partners
- Draft or update various policies and procedures for existing or new accounting requirements
- Prepare documentation of key accounting issues for management
- Review certain contracts to identify technical accounting matters and ensure compliance with corporate and accounting policies
- Monitor the activities of accounting standard setting by the regulatory bodies to ensure timely identification of emerging accounting pronouncements in order to assist management in assessing financial and operational implications
- Be a technical accounting resource for ad-hoc questions and initiatives
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and CPA required
- 4+ years of experience of combined accounting-related work in public accounting and public companies
- Experience with SEC reporting and/or analyzing complex business transactions
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel
- AdTech/Software/SaaS/Gaming industry experience a plus
- Experience with NetSuite, Workiva and Shareworks is desired
Preferred Soft Skills:
- Ability to research and articulate technical accounting and financial reporting concepts in plain English for accounting and non-accounting business partners
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure of time constraints.
- Demonstrates strong flexibility and willingness to take on new tasks
- Attention to detail is a must
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AppLovin is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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