Senior GL Accountant

Senior GL Accountant

Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it's more than tracking workoutsit's where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, Strava's got you covered. Find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward.

Our mission is simple : To motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.

Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, this role will be an integral part of bringing the vision of what the Strava product can be for athletes through driving strategic company-wide efforts, catalyzing and enabling scale and footprint expansions, and preparing for public-company readiness.

As a Senior GL Accountant, you will collaborate across the company to help drive our close and reporting process in accordance with US GAAP. You will be a key member of a highly talented team that enables our business growth, aligns team development with company goals and values, and continues to evolve our accounting and reporting infrastructure.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that generally translates to more than half your time on-site in our San Francisco office three days per week.

What You'll Do :

• Lead, prepare and manage aspects of the monthly close activities, including : preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations and flux analysis.
• Own key components of the monthly close for our US entity and subsidiaries, including cash, accruals, allocations, prepaid expenses, and fixed assets.
• Identify and scale processes to improve efficiencies and incorporate systems and best practices to maximize process automation.
• Facilitate and support audits through the delivery of records and documentation to external auditors, as required.
• Serve as a key resource for FP&A and Controllership to deliver relevant, timely, and accurate financial data and metrics to enable operational efficiency.
• Be part of a public readiness journey from late-stage private to public including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.
• Develop, maintaining and adhering to policies and procedures, calendars, checklists, process maps, and other procedural documentation. Ensure compliance with all corporate policies and procedures. Partner cross-functionally to provide compliance reporting and process controls.
• Performing regular internal review procedures to ensure proper documentation, records, and reviews and sign-offs. Conduct research to ensure any anomalies are explained and resolved.
• Operating as an accounting subject matter expert, collaborating with business stakeholders on business-lead initiatives. Facilitate the development of project plans and schedules, as necessary.
• Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of all systems to independently research and resolve issues.

What You'll Bring to the Team :

Compensation Overview :

At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate's starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future. For more information, please contact your talent partner.

Compensation : $102,000 - $123,600. The base salary posted is within the compensation range for this role and reflects base pay only - not equity or benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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Why Join Us?

Movement brings us together. At Strava, we're building the world's largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you're shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

When you join Strava, you're not just joining a companyyou're joining a movement. If you're ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let's build something incredible together.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes' days even better. Just as we're deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we're dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We're backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we're expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and / or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.