Accounting Manager

Full Time
3 months ago

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is a global leader in trustworthy and equal AI for business. Hundreds of the world's leading brands — including HSBC, Chipotle, and Virgin Media — use our Conversational Cloud platform to engage with millions of consumers safely and responsibly. We power a billion conversational interactions every month, providing a uniquely rich data set and safety tools to unlock the power of Generative AI and Large Language Models for better business outcomes.

At LivePerson, we foster an inclusive workplace culture that encourages meaningful connection, collaboration, and innovation. Every mind is invited to ask questions and actively seek new ways to achieve success and reach their full potential. We operate as one with a growth mindset. This means spotting opportunities, solving ambiguities and seeking effective solutions to challenges that make things better.

 

Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Technical and Operational Accounting, you help with the monthly and annual close process and financial reporting, ensuring timely filings.

 

You will:
  • Manage the monthly and quarterly consolidation
  • Manage monthly closing workpapers (ie. accounts receivable, fixed assets, prepayments, accruals)
  • Review and approve monthly journal entries
  • Assist and drive the coordination and review of our international operations financial statements to ensure accurate and timely accounting and reporting of monthly reporting results for our international operations
  • Assist with SEC financial reporting processes and initiatives, including related activities
  • Develop and maintain a well-documented system of accounting policies and procedures
  • Ability to take on special projects and other day to day bookkeeping
  • Participate in the implementation and optimization of various new systems and processes
  • Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff
  • Support Global Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements

 

You have:
  • 5+ years previous accounting experience
  • Big 4 or other large public accounting firm experience required
  • Excellent analytical skills (data collection and modeling, what-if scenarios) and problem solving
  • Proven history of effective management, including ability to lead and develop junior members of a team
  • Robust interpersonal skills, both oral and written, with confidence to engage with senior Finance executives across multiple departments
  • Willingness to adapt to a high growth environment

 

Benefits:

The salary range for this role will be between $100,000 to $130,000 (USD). Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, your location, skills, experience, education, and/or certifications. During the phone screening, the recruiter will provide the location-specific salary range for this role. Regardless of your personal situation or where you are in the world, LivePerson offers comprehensive and great benefits programs to meet your needs:

  • Health: medical, dental, vision and wellbeing.
  • Time away: Public holidays and discretionary PTO package for flexible days off with manager approval.
  • 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: 24/7 access to professional counselors, voluntary insurance coverage, exclusive perks and discounts.
  • #LI-Remote
Why you'll love working here:

LivePerson is a hub for the ever-curious and proactive, offering a flexible work-life balance tailored to individual needs. With offices and WeWork locations worldwide, our flexible work policy provides our teams the freedom to work from their preferred environment. We're very proud to have earned recognition from Fast Company, Newsweek, and BuiltIn for being a top innovative, beloved, and remote-friendly workplace.

 

Belonging at LivePerson:

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 reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection.