United States onlyWho is Flock?
Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.
Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.
Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded.
We have raised over $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $7.5B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.
The Opportunity
Maintain deep understanding of Flock devices & technology capture data for the company’s customer platform
Follow Flock accounting policies and processes to account for subscriber system assets, and fixed assets
Evaluate internal and external costs monthly to calculate gross margin inputs and an appropriate cost basis for capitalization under Flock’s policy
Coordinate within the organization to stay current on asset use and deployment practices and communicate the findings to stakeholders in finance and beyond
Enforce criteria for changes in system asset status to accurately process all changes for US GAAP reporting
Perform the monthly close process within NetAsset including establishment of new assets, holds, transfers and disposals
Process monthly depreciation within NetAsset and perform offline analytics validating the expense with independent expectations based on activity in the asset register
Prepare rollforward and reconciliations monthly
Work cross functionally with data team and supply chain/operations teams to ensure activity in the business is accurately accounted for each period
Review monthly totals for Cost of Sales, evaluate and prepare accruals in partnership with FPA
Recommend improvements to fixed asset accounting; emphasis on consistently improving automation and accuracy
Maintain excellent documentation of all processes, changes, and period close files
Process and analyze large datasets for business insights and accurate accounting
Ad hoc analysis and reporting, including support of external audit, special projects and accounting for other assets as needed
The Skillset
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
5+ years of experience in accounting, with a focus on software or technology industries
CPA certification preferred
Big 4 CPA experience preferred
Strong knowledge of accounting principles and working knowledge of capitalization rules under ASC 360 and cost classification for Cost of Sales
Ability to translate business questions into data-driven analyses
Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
NetSuite experience
Comfortable working with large volumes of data and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.
90 Days at Flock
We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90-day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as a Senior Accountant at Flock Safety.
The First 30 Days
Observe the current close process for Subscriber System Assets, Fixed Assets & Cost of Sales. Maintain detailed notes from shadowing in preparation to take on each task in the following close cycles
Review the asset categories and underlying assets to understand their role in capturing data for the Flock Platform
Identify key reports within NetSuite and NetAsset and learn the parameters and commands to generate these. Document as needed.
Review the buckets of costs capitalized to in-service assets and understand the inputs for each category
The First 60 Days
Understand the data flow and handoffs in the monthly close for new, held and disposed assets
Review the import templates and asset processes that each corresponds to; develop clarity on all fields that are brought in from templates
Assist in the accruals for Costs of Sales, and the contra-accounting for capitalizable cost categories
Perform reconciliation of the in-service asset accounts and accumulated depreciation and preparation of the asset rollforward
90 Days & Beyond
Own the data processing for each step in the asset cycle
Perform the analysis for Asset Retirement Obligations and prepare the associated journals & reconciliations
Maintain the process & procedure documentation for responsibilities and update for new assets, activities and analyses
Perform analytics around proposed asset data as well as existing assets to identify any irregularities, changes in trend, and insights for discussion with stakeholders
The Interview Process
We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way.
Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background and what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are.
The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field.
The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners, all individually during one interview stage.
The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.
Salary & Equity
In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $100,000 - $105,000 as well as stock options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.
The Perks
🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.
⚕️Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match.
👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.
🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
🧠Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.
💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support
💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions.
💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.
💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.
📚Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more.
🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.
🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies.
Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.
At Flock Safety, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level.
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