Manager, Technical Accounting

Liftoff; California City (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/vision/dental benefits

Remote-first policy

OTE bonus

Job summary

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy, headquartered in Redwood City, CA. This role focuses on technical accounting, including revenue, SBC, leases, debt, and CapSW.

You will draft memos, guide policy, and ensure accurate financial statements while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Remote-first company with global operations, offering equity, comprehensive benefits, and an OTE package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 6 years of accounting experience.
• Public accounting background, Big 4 preferred.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entry support for SBC, CapSW, debt, and other complex transactions.
• Own accounting policies and drive new standard implementations from research to disclosure.
• Own equity-related technical accounting, from grant setup to disclosures.
• Prepare statements of equity and cash flows, plus footnotes for complex areas.
• Collaborate with Legal, FP&A and business teams on new contracts and billing structures.
• Support audits with technical documentation.

Skills

Technical accounting

Big 4 experience

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Accounting or Finance

Tools

EEO (Equity Edge Online)

Job description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

In this role, you’ll operate as Liftoff’s technical accounting expert—drafting and reviewing technical memos, guiding policy, and ensuring that our financial statements appropriately reflect accounting for complex transactions. At Liftoff, our industry as well as our company’s growth present unique challenges for the accounting team. You’ll be tackling some of the most complex and innovative transactions in the industry, often operating at the frontier of accounting standards where clear precedent doesn’t yet exist. Research and document technical accounting positions (revenue, stock based compensation (SBC), leases, debt, capitalized software (CapSW)).

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entry support for complex accounting areas (SBC, CapSW, Debt, significant non-recurring transactions, etc).
• Own accounting policies
• Drive implementation of new accounting standards from initial research to operationalization and disclosure impact.
• Own equity-related technical accounting from review of grant setup in Equity Edge Online (EEO) to disclosures.
• Prepare statement of equity and statement of cash flows, as well as financial statement footnotes for complex areas, including earnings per share and stock-based compensation, and stockholders’ equity.
• Collaborate with Legal, FP&A, and business teams on new contracts and billing structures.
• Support audits with technical documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, and 6 years of experience
• Public accounting experience, ideally Big 4 experience
• Take ownership of deliverables, deadlines, risks, and outcomes while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and quality.
• Manage competing priorities and tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to accurately interpret data.
• Strong communication skills: clearly communicate complex technical accounting matters to cross-functional stakeholders and auditors.
• Adaptability: remain calm and effective in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and adapt to evolving business, accounting and reporting requirements.

Liftoff follows a philosophy of "remote first, come together meaningfully" and allows employees to be based from a number of different states where we have entities.

Travel Expectations

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. This role includes On Target Earnings (OTE) including a 10% bonus.

The following are our OTE (base + bonus) ranges for this role:

We’re shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem—join us and help accelerate what’s next.

Liftoff’s compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.