Director of Accounting

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Who We Are: 

Omaze is a fundraising platform that has raised over $150M to support charities to date by offering people the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences and prizes. Omaze is on a mission to dream the world better, both for our customers and for the charities that we support in our work everyday. Omaze winners have gone to Lake Como with George and Amal Clooney, received Pope Francis’ Lamborghini, lived in Europe for a month, or even received $1M cash. Meanwhile, Omaze experiences have helped build a children's hospice center in the UK, a community hub assisting the homeless population of LA, and solar water farms in multiple countries around the world. 

Omaze was named Fast Company's 2020 Most Innovative Companies and Forbes’ 2021 Best Startup Employers in America. We’re on a path to disrupt the fundraising space and spread optimism at scale, and we’re expanding our exceptional team to help us get there. 

Why You’ll Love Working at Omaze: 

  • Big Impact: You will be a part of a passionate team of world changers, dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the world. 
  • Growth: Omaze is growing rapidly. If you’re excited about a high-growth, fast-paced environment, or about scaling something that’s never been done before, we’d love to talk to you. 
  • Unique Culture: We live by our virtues. We believe in we before me, growing together, taking ownership, spreading joy and dreaming giant. 
  • Perks: If raising millions of dollars every year to support charities isn’t perk enough, we’re excited to offer unlimited PTO, Fridays For You (we take the last Friday of each month off), weekly meditation, and the opportunity to work with a phenomenal team that makes a global impact every day.

Who We’re Seeking: 

This position will report directly to the Corporate Controller and will be responsible for managing and executing the day to day accounting activities for US operations. The position will be responsible for managing the general ledger, accounts payable and monthly close process for US operations.

What You’ll Do:

  • Management of full month-end close processes
  • Full GL management, including the oversight of accurate and timely posting of all transactions, including review of monthly journal entries
  • Manage and review accounts payable function
  • Manage state regulatory financial reporting working cross functionally with internal compliance team
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure complex arrangements and new products are properly and efficiently implemented
  • Assist the Controller in establishing and implementing accounting policies and practices to ensure compliance with US GAAP
  • Assist the Controller in managing external auditor relationships, including creating technical accounting memorandums
  • Collaborate with external grant making partners to ensure information flow is autonomous
  • Identify opportunities to improve on financial processes
  • Continuously monitor staffing levels and workload assignments to ensure there is sufficient knowledge and cross-training to accomplish goals, including training and succession planning as needed

Our Ideal Candidate: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
  • 10+ years of experience with minimum of 5+ years proven experience managing a team both public and private accounting experience strongly preferred
  • Experience in conducting research in accounting literature
  • Experience in independently performing accounting analysis based on relevant fact patterns and accounting guidance, and identifying areas that require judgment
  • Experience in writing accounting memos, policy papers and/or financial reports
  • Working knowledge of US GAAP e.g., consolidation, Intercompany transactions, financial instruments and/or lease accounting
  • Enjoy problem-solving through collaboration and teamwork with internal and external stakeholders, as well as being the internal adviser and technical accounting “go-to”
  • You take your work seriously, but not yourself!
  • Don’t quite meet all the above requirements?  Apply anyway! We love talking to exceptional candidates. If the current role isn’t a fit, we’ll keep your information on file for future.

What to Expect: 

  • Competitive compensation and benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k matching, fertility support, parental leave, mental health support and employee stock options. 
  • Our office is dog-friendly (but for now we enjoy our furry friends over video calls).
  • We're committed to putting the health of our employees first and are currently working from home. We offer a monthly stipend to support employees’ remote office set up and we continue to find creative opportunities to connect and socialize virtually. 
  • We actively seek out diversity of thought and experience to drive innovation. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives and work hard to ensure that every Omazer can bring their authentic self to work at all times.
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The office is located in Marina del Rey with easy access to plenty of restaurants. We are close to LAX, beaches and Marina.

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