• 10+ years of relevant public accounting and/or private industry experience
• CPA or equivalent
• Proven experience in the monthly close process and exposure to accounting systems and understands how to drive automation and efficiency in these processes
• Strong analytical skills and cares deeply about getting things right
• A demonstrated track record of successfully managing cross-functional initiatives, partnering effectively with technical teams
• Fluency with U.S. GAAP and the ability to prepare relevant technical accounting memos
• Excellent project management, communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrated experience with internal controls
• Ability to be flexible and comfortable with changing requirements

Desirable

• Step is seeking an Accounting leader to lead a world class accounting and finance operations team. You will be responsible for taking the company through its first financial audit process, and building a team from the ground up to support the fast growing, dynamic Step business
• You will also be responsible for improving our internal processes and controls, and partnering with our product, engineering and data teams to develop the systems and infrastructure to scale efficiently
• Design and build scalable accounting processes and controls to support the growth our current products and upcoming launches
• Hire and manage the accounting and financial operations team
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate progress effectively with senior leadership
• Partner with the rest of the Finance organization to support existing products and services and build new accounting processes for new products and services
• Own the financial statements and end to end close process – this includes driving an efficient monthly close, building balance sheet reconciliations, flux analysis, financial statement preparation and reporting deliverables
• Develop and drive the annual audit process through coordination of key timelines, deliverables and final reporting packages
• Define and implement key accounting systems required to drive automation and support the growth of the company
• Partner with product, engineering, and data teams to support the automation of accounting processes and the development of internal tools, as needed
• Own technical accounting analysis, including the preparation of accounting memos and assessment of complex accounting processes
• Maintain up-to-date accounting policies and procedures