Summary

The Square Accounting team is looking for a Revenue Accountant who will play an important role in our growing team. As Square continues to expand its presence around the globe, we're looking to bring in someone who will be an important part of the team in accounting for our global revenues. You will partner with the product and systems teams to ensure that card processing activity is appropriately captured and accounted for in our financial statements. 

You will:

1. Be in the mindset to take on new tasks, operationalize and refine them, and move on to new additional responsibilities
2. Improve our processes, systems, and enhance documentation and controls as part of our SOX compliance efforts
3. Review current revenue recognition processes, and implement process improvements to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the close and reporting
4. Prepare month-end journal entries, reconciliations and supporting schedules related to Square's payments ecosystem
5. Partner with engineering and product teams to build scalable revenue recognition processes
6. Partner with Square's Finance & Strategy team to investigate variances between actual results and forecasts and help with the budgeting process
7. Work with Technical Accounting, Internal Audit and the Company's independent public accounting firm on technical accounting matters
8. Work with diverse teams, domestically and internationally
9. Support quarterly reviews and annual audits performed by external auditors
10. Complete special projects

Qualifications:

1. 2-3+ years of accounting experience
2. Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, CPA preferred
3. Previous role(s) should include internal or external audit, GL accounting, and revenue accounting
4. Proficient in Excel, including advanced functions like VLOOKUP, and adept at creating complex manipulations for data analysis and reporting
5. Interest in technology/knowledge of the industry

Nice to Have:

1. Technical knowledge and practical knowledge of revenue recognition standards ASC 605 and ASC 606 a plus
2. Oracle Cloud experience a plus
3. SQL experience a plus

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Zone A:

$92,300—$138,500 USD

Zone B:

$85,800—$128,800 USD

Zone C:

$78,500—$117,700 USD

Zone D:

$69,300—$103,900 USD

Skills

• Accounting
• Excel
• Team Collaboration