Application Guide

How to Apply for Manager, Accounting

at Bird

🏢 About Bird

Bird is revolutionizing urban transportation with eco-friendly, dockless electric scooters, positioning itself at the forefront of sustainable mobility solutions. Working here means contributing to a mission-driven company that's actively reducing carbon emissions while navigating the fast-paced, innovative landscape of micromobility.

About This Role

As Manager, Accounting at Bird Canada, you'll lead the G/L team through end-to-end close processes while serving as a strategic partner to Finance, Treasury, and Operations. This role is critical for implementing structure and internal controls to support rapid expansion in the Canadian market, making you essential to maintaining financial integrity during growth phases.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves reviewing team progress on month-end close tasks, collaborating with Operations on expansion initiatives, analyzing financial statements for Canadian entities, and leading technical accounting discussions about new GAAP implementations. You'll split your time between hands-on accounting review, team management, and cross-functional partnership meetings.

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🎯 Who Bird Is Looking For

  • A CPA-licensed professional with 6+ years of accounting experience, including 1+ years managing people in a multi-entity, multinational environment
  • Someone with deep US GAAP expertise who has successfully implemented new pronouncements in a fast-growing organization
  • A strategic thinker who can balance technical accounting responsibilities with being a business partner to Operations and Treasury teams
  • An organized leader experienced in developing and enforcing detailed Month-End Close Schedules while managing team deadlines

📝 Tips for Applying to Bird

1

Highlight specific experience with multi-national accounting complexities, especially any Canada-US cross-border experience relevant to Bird's North American operations

2

Quantify your impact in previous roles - for example, 'reduced close timeline by X days' or 'implemented controls supporting X% revenue growth'

3

Demonstrate understanding of Bird's business model by mentioning how you'd approach accounting for dockless scooter operations, fleet management, or urban mobility partnerships

4

Showcase both your technical GAAP expertise AND your people management experience in the same application materials

5

Tailor your resume to show progression toward this specific role - from individual contributor to team manager in accounting/finance

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience implementing internal controls during rapid expansion phases', 'Specific examples of managing multi-entity accounting complexities', "How you've served as a strategic partner to Operations teams in previous roles", 'Your approach to leading technical accounting projects while managing a team']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Bird's current Canadian market presence and expansion plans in urban centers
  • → Recent financial news about the micromobility industry and Bird's position within it
  • → Specific accounting challenges unique to dockless scooter operations (fleet depreciation, city partnership revenue, usage-based revenue recognition)
  • → Bird's sustainability initiatives and how they might impact financial reporting

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you approach implementing new GAAP pronouncements in Bird's fast-paced environment?
2 Describe your experience managing month-end close for multiple entities across different jurisdictions
3 How have you served as a strategic partner to Operations teams in previous roles?
4 What controls would you implement to support Bird's rapid expansion in Canadian markets?
5 How do you balance technical accounting responsibilities with people management duties?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only generic accounting experience without showing understanding of Bird's specific business model
  • Failing to demonstrate both technical accounting expertise AND people management experience
  • Not showing awareness of the challenges in fast-growing, multinational organizations like Bird

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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