Technical Accounting Specialist

About Rumble:
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble’s mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again.

As the needs of the company grow, our finance team is looking for a Technical Accounting Specialist. This position will provide leadership and oversight for technical accounting guidance and support to stakeholders as the subject matter expert in accounting standards and complex accounting issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares formal accounting position papers and memos for complex, material, and/or unique accounting issues
• Supporting and guiding business partners with the accounting and reporting implications of transactions while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and policies
• Assist to operationalize financial reporting, risk management reporting and regulatory reporting requirements and needs
• Acts as the subject matter expert in providing consultation, advice, and day-to-day guidance regarding technical accounting
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Remain current on applicable and evolving financial reporting standards and securities and regulatory requirements and developing accounting/business issues
• Participate in preparation of internal and external financial statements
• Liaison with external auditors during the annual audit and quarterly reviews as required
• Establish strong relationships with cross-functional peers
• Contribute to building the technical infrastructure and control environment to support the company’s hyper-growth
• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 5+ years of accounting experience
• CPA designation (or equivalent) required
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Strong collaboration and organization skills
• Must be detail oriented with an analytical mindset
• Highly motivated and a strong desire to take initiative and learn
• Effective written and oral communication skills to articulate and present memos to internal and external stakeholders.
• Capable of working with minimal supervision, multi-tasking to establish priorities, and completing objectives without supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of NetSuite considered an asset
• Experience working with media and/or technology companies is preferred

Why Our Team Loves Working Here:

• We are making a significant financial impact for our video creator community; we’re proud of their success stories
• We enjoy challenging the status quo and going head-to-head against Big Tech
• We aren’t afraid to try new things; we act fast and want to win
• We pay competitive salaries and provide great benefits

Remote: Eastern Time Zone only, also willing and able to travel 10-25% of the time (mostly domestic)

EEO Statement:
Rumble is an equal opportunity employer.  We promote an equal playing field where everyone has the same opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Physical demands of the position:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time while using a computer and/or keyboard. The employee is required to communicate verbally and hear. The employee may be required to walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, and stoop or kneel. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including the use of computers.