Job Overview
Location
New York City
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Accounting
Date Posted
May 8, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Accounting Manager at Citizen will lead core accounting operations and strengthen financial infrastructure to support the company’s next stage of growth, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
- • Day-to-day responsibilities include owning the month-end close process, managing revenue accounting for consumer and enterprise streams, preparing financial reports, leading audit readiness, and driving AI-enabled improvements in accounting workflows to increase efficiency and accuracy.
- • Citizen is a mission-driven public safety technology company backed by top-tier venture capital, dedicated to making communities safer through real-time 911 alerts and emergency response tools, with a culture of innovation, impact, and cross-functional collaboration.
- • In this role, the individual will deepen expertise in GAAP, revenue recognition, and financial systems modernization, while developing leadership skills in cross-functional partnership, process improvement, and strategic financial storytelling that directly influences executive and board-level decisions.
🎯 Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA required
- • Big 4 Public Accounting experience or experience in a public company environment subject to SOX
- • 6+ years of progressive accounting experience
- • Comprehensive understanding of GAAP revenue recognition guidance and accrual accounting
- • Proficiency in Excel/spreadsheet modeling and experience with QuickBooks preferred
- • Experience in high-growth technology companies preferred
🏖️ Benefits
- • At least one fully employer-sponsored medical plan option
- • Dental and vision coverage, with a small employee contribution
- • Unlimited PTO
- • Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents)
- • Monthly tech stipend
- • Free mental health support
- • Hybrid work environment + catered lunches (NYC HQ)
Skills & Technologies
About Sp0n, Inc.
Sp0n, Inc. operates the Citizen mobile application, which sends real-time safety alerts to users based on 911 and user-generated incident reports. The platform maps nearby crimes, fires, and other emergencies, allows live streaming from the scene, and offers a subscription service with 24/7 access to trained safety agents. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York City, the company aims to keep communities informed and safe through crowdsourced information and direct communication with public safety agencies.
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