Senior Manager, Accounting

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 700+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 150+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, Lime continues to set the pace for shared micromobility globally.

Reporting to the Global Controller, the Senior Manager, Accounting will play a critical role in the worldwide Lime controllership. You will support the accurate and timely reporting of Lime’s global financial results by owning accounting processes for various balance sheet and income statement accounts and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and global accounting policies as it relates to these areas of responsibility. This role will drive finance & accounting initiatives with global key stakeholders to enable process and system improvements, develop and maintain effective controls, and influence change that will globally scale the finance and operations organization.

This role will be responsible for global fixed assets accounting processes and will collaborate across business functions to build efficient and sustainable processes that facilitate strong internal financial controls and support scalable business growth. You will oversee the fixed asset accounting team, and you will be collaborating regularly with senior finance leaders and various cross-functional team leaders. You will be a primary partner to FP&A, Global Centralized Planning & Inventory Management and Central Operations to ensure proper asset management and accounting of our vehicle, swappables and spare part assets across our global hubs, 3PLs and warehouse locations. You will also be a key leader in implementing process and technology transformation in addition to supporting the day-to-day operations at a global scale.

We are seeking a candidate with strong technical knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls over accounting & reporting, as well as SOX compliance. The ideal candidate should have prior experience at a global publicly traded company, including fixed asset accounting experience, as well as strong communication and critical thinking skills and the self-initiative and ability to advance accounting processes to a scalable and mature state. 

This is a remote first position with a preference to be located on the West Coast as this position will manage a team in Malaysia.

What you’ll do:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, remote, and internationally diverse team, fostering collaboration, productivity, and professional growth across different time zones and cultures

• Provide strategic thinking and scalable solutions to support the development and implementation of global standard operating procedures (“SOP”) for comprehensive end to-end tracking and accounting of vehicles and swappables

• Manage the end-to-end accounting close process for various balance sheet and income statement areas, including accounting for vehicle and undeployed assets and spare parts

• Develop relationships and regular communication with operational leaders to provide direct and timely assistance on matters that have accounting implications

• Function as a change agent across the company by partnering with team members from other functions to identify, present and implement solutions for process improvements, automation opportunities and enhanced reporting capabilities 

• Identify and support targeted system enhancements to leverage NetSuite as a key enabler for process improvement; enhance integrations with other boundary systems to streamline processes, improve data accuracy and boost efficiency

• Achieve SOX compliance by maintaining a comprehensive cross-functional internal control structure, actively monitoring controls for compliance and enhancing controls as business process improvements occur

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, CPA (or  equivalent) strongly desired.

• 8+ years of relevant experience, either a combination of public accounting and industry, or industry only experience at a publicly traded company 

• Must have a high degree of technical knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls over accounting & reporting, as well as SOX compliance

• Ability to lead and manage a remote global team and flexibility to work outside of US business hours to support subsidiaries across the globe

• Ability to use a variety of software programs and tools to analyze and work with large data sets and accomplish tasks efficiently

• Skilled in problem solving, making decisions, being a self-starter and working effectively under pressure while meeting deadlines

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in a global organization where identifying and delivering end-to-end process and technology improvement and driving change across multiple organizations is critical

• Experience with a large ERP platform (Oracle, SAP) in a multi-ledger and global environment

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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.

Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email recruiting-operations@li.me for assistance. 

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