International Accounting Manager (Fixed-Term, Maternity Leave)

About This Role

Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 190 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward. Start your journey with Strava today.

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, this role will be an integral part of bringing the vision of what the Strava product can be for athletes through driving strategic company-wide efforts, driving and enabling scale and footprint expansions and preparing for public-company readiness.

The International Accounting Manager is a fixed-term role that will provide coverage during the year for our full-time International Accounting Manager while she is on maternity leave. This role will provide coverage by overseeing the accounting and compliance functions for our European subsidiaries in Germany, France, Ireland, and the UK. Reporting to the Assistant Controller, and collaborating with the functional accounting leads based in the US, this role is integral to ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, statutory compliance, and readiness for public company requirements. This role will also work closely with a Senior Analyst based in France who is focused on providing support for the same European subsidiaries. The International Accounting Manager will manage payroll, accounts payable, entity liquidations, and general ledger accounting for these entities, ensuring adherence to both local GAAP and IFRS where applicable.

This is a remote role based in the UK.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will:

Accounting & Compliance:

• Oversee and manage the accounting operations of European subsidiaries, including payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger functions, in collaboration with function accounting leads based in the US.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with local regulations and IFRS, where applicable.
• Develop and maintain accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Coordinate and prepare for audits and statutory reporting, ensuring all necessary documentation and compliance with audit requirements.
• Support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, with oversight for all European entities.
• Maintain relationships with external service providers of accounting, payroll and tax services.
• Support entity liquidations, as needed, maintaining stakeholder relationships by keeping all informed and driving accountability.
• Support the company’s public readiness initiatives, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other IPO-related activities.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Controller and external auditors to facilitate the public company transition.
• Coordinate with local entity accounting providers and payroll processing vendor monthly and each reporting period.

Process Improvement:

• Enhance and refine accounting policies and procedures to streamline and optimize processes.
• Implement best practices and drive efficiency in financial operations, leveraging ERP systems and other tools.
• Manage the integration of accounting systems and processes across subsidiaries to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Team Management:

• Help to supervise and develop the accounting team, ensuring accurate and timely completion of tasks.
• Assign projects, set priorities, and ensure the team’s adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
• Provide training and support to the team to enhance their skills and knowledge in international accounting and compliance.

You will be successful here by:

• Managing and developing a highly qualified and motivated team that collaborates well with US counterparts and business partners to build a top class accounting function that is public-ready
• Developing, maintaining and adhering to policies and procedures, calendars, checklists, process maps, and other procedural documentation. Ensuring compliance with all corporate policies and procedures. Partnering cross-functionally to provide compliance reporting and process controls.
• Performing regular internal review procedures to ensure proper documentation, records, and the reviews and sign-offs. Facilitating and supporting audits through the delivery of records and documentation to external auditors, as required. Conducting research to ensure any anomalies are explained and resolved.
• Operating as an accounting subject matter expert. Collaborating with business stakeholders on business-lead initiatives. Facilitating the development of project plans and schedules, as necessary.
• Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of all systems to independently research and resolve issues.

We’re excited about you because:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Chartered Accountancy, CPA, or ACCA qualification preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in accounting, with at least 3 years in an international or multi-entity environment.
• Proven experience with IFRS and local GAAP for European countries.
• Experience with IPO readiness and/or public company accounting.
• Experience managing teams, and working with external accounting vendors for reporting and payroll processing.
• Strong knowledge of accounting operations including payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (Netsuite or similar).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience managing accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with close management software (e.g. Floqast), time & expense tools (e.g. Mesh) and AP tools for POs & invoice processing (e.g. Zip).
• Ability to retrieve and analyze data to provide insights, metrics or problem solve through SQL or similar.

Key Competencies:

• Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP, and statutory compliance for European countries.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop a team in a dynamic, international environment.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to resolve complex accounting issues.
• Attention to Detail: High accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and compliance.

Compensation Overview

At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future. For more information, please contact your talent partner.

Compensation: €67,000 - €73,000 The base salary posted is within the compensation range for this role. This range reflects base pay only and does not include, equity, or benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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About Strava

Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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