Senior Accountant, Original Content ID - 1520

December 16, 2024

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About the Role

Twitch is looking for a senior accountant with excellent accounting and project management skills to join our Travel and Expense team. You have a vision and drive for operational excellence, standardizing processes, and implementing best practices. You will report to the Senior Manager of Accounting Operations and partner with teams throughout the business. You will have experience working in high-growth public company environments and scaling accounting workflows through system implementation, automation, and shared services. The ability to solve complex problems with a positive, "can-do" attitude is a must. Essential duties and responsibilities will evolve over time, but the initial expectations are:

This position can be located in San Francisco, CA or Remotely.

You Will:

Be a part of the team responsible for the financial integrity of travel and expense-related commitments, assets, liabilities, and expenses.
Take full ownership of your responsibilities and understand end-to-end processes including month-end close journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analysis.
Lead the development of travel and expense accounting policies, transform existing processes, field policy interpretation inquiries and ensure compliance with policy.
Ensure credit card payments and employee expense reports are processed timely and accurately, ensuring compliance with income tax classification, withholding tax, use tax and tax reporting.
Drive process improvements and contribute to exciting accounting transformation projects to achieve scalability and efficiency across processes and workflows.
Design accounting policies and SOX internal controls, ensure procedures are documented and SOPs are updated.
Take on ad-hoc requests and own projects in addition to your daily responsibilities.

You Have:

4+ years of accounting experience at a quickly evolving company.
Bachelor's degree with a major or emphasis in Accounting or related field from an accredited college or university. A CPA license is preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Advanced spreadsheet skills (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and are comfortable analyzing large datasets to make informed conclusions.
Curiosity and enthusiasm- unafraid to ask probing questions and challenge existing plans; ready to improve processes, own projects, automate manual workflows and to have fun while doing it all.
Excitement to tackle a rapidly evolving ecosystem of issues, projects, and priorities.
US GAAP and SOX controls expertise and ability to operationalize accounting guidance into policy.
You embrace and advocate the Twitch culture and values.

Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k), Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Commuter Benefits
Amazon Employee Discount
Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.),
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Served Daily
Free Snacks & Beverages

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The base pay range for this position in Colorado, Connecticut and Washington is $82,800 - $101,200 yr and in New York City is $91,080 - $111,320 yr. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Twitch's internal or external careers site.

Workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must show proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation, including medical or religious accommodation.

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1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

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