About the company
Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.
Job Summary
What you’ll do
📍Serve as the accounting lead on complex and emerging business initiatives, working cross-functionally to identify, evaluate, and resolve technical accounting issues. Ensure conclusions are well-reasoned, properly debated, and thoroughly documented in high-quality technical memos. 📍Monitor, interpret, and apply new accounting guidance from the FASB, SEC, and other regulatory bodies; assess the impact on the Company’s financial statements and lead the implementation of relevant changes. 📍Support M&A transactions, including accounting due diligence, purchase price allocation (PPA), integration of acquired entities, and preparation of required SEC filings such as pro forma financial information and disclosures. 📍Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors on complex transactions and technical matters, fostering a transparent and collaborative relationship. 📍Assist in the development, documentation, and maintenance of Company-wide accounting policies, including updates to existing policies and drafting of new policies in response to evolving business needs and accounting standards. 📍Lead or support cross-functional strategic initiatives and special projects, including product launches, new revenue models, or structural reorganizations, ensuring accounting impacts are proactively addressed.
What you bring
📍Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with an active CPA (or equivalent) and 10+ years of experience in public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and/or technical accounting, with strong exposure to SEC reporting and complex accounting matters. 📍Strong preference for experience in broker-dealer, fintech, or high-growth tech environments. 📍Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP, with a proven ability to interpret and apply evolving standards and regulatory guidance across diverse topics. 📍Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving alignment across Accounting, Legal, Finance, and Product teams. 📍Strategic, solutions-oriented thinker who thrives in fast-paced settings, with a bias for action, strong communication skills, and high attention to detail. A lifelong learner deeply passionate about technical accounting and emerging industry trends, consistently seeking to improve and evolve in response to a changing regulatory and business landscape.
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