Senior Accountant, SEC Reporting

Are you bready* for a change?

We are a rapidly growing company that’s revolutionizing the way the restaurant industry does business by pairing technology with an extraordinary commitment to customer success. We help restaurants streamline operations, increase revenue, and deliver amazing guest experiences through our platform that combines restaurant point of sale, guest-facing technology, and award-winning customer support. Join us as we empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive. 

Toast is looking for a highly-motivated technical accounting and external reporting professional to join its dynamic team. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a collaborative team for candidates who are looking to enhance their technical accounting skills and transition out of public accounting. The individual in this role will take on interesting and challenging responsibilities, including assisting the finance team with meeting objectives related to the external reporting process, new accounting standard implementation, maintaining SOX compliance in a high growth technology company and providing guidance on technical accounting and disclosure matters. 

About this roll*: (Responsibilities) 

• Assist in preparing the Company’s external reporting filings, including financial statements, footnotes and other disclosures.
• Coordinate all aspects of the quarterly financial close, external reporting and audit process with respect to assigned areas to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and adherence to internal and external financial reporting deadlines.
• Assist in researching / documenting new GAAP and disclosure matters, including assistance with projects related to implementing and operationalizing new accounting pronouncements and other ad-hoc technical accounting analyses.
• Proactively monitor changes to the accounting environment, research and assess the impact of new accounting guidance on the Company’s financial statements.
• Assist with assessing accounting and external reporting impact of major corporate events and complex accounting matters and documenting in technical memoranda.
• Assist with documentation of internal controls needed in a high growth technology company to ensure SOX compliance.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and collaborate with cross-functional teams on process improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal/external auditors and provide support for their requests.
• Maintain corporate accounting processes and documentation to ensure compliance with SOX.

Do you have the right ingredients*: (Requirements)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required.
• CPA candidate eligibility required (CPA preferred).
• 4+ years of progressive financial accounting experience in a public accounting firm or accounting department of a publicly traded company with technical accounting research and SEC reporting responsibilities. 
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations and ability to assess, analyze and document accounting positions 
• Fintech / technology industry experience a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Our Spread* of Total Rewards
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.