Job description
About This Role
Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 185 countries, Strava is where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, we help you find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward. Start your journey with Strava today.
Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.
We’re seeking a Director of Revenue Accounting / SEC Reporting who thrives at the intersection of technical accounting, SEC reporting, and revenue operations. This is a rare opportunity to build the financial infrastructure of a company that inspires movement around the world.
We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco office — three days per week.
What You’ll Do:
SEC & Technical Accounting
- Lead preparation of all key SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, ensuring quality and compliance at every step.
- Partner closely with external auditors, Legal, FP&A, and Investor Relations to deliver transparent and aligned disclosures.
- Maintain and evolve accounting policies (with particular focus on revenue recognition).
- Assess new accounting pronouncements, collaborating across teams to ensure thoughtful adoption and clear communication of impacts.
- Determine treatment for non-standard or complex transactions; document and collaborate with external auditors.
- Lead the monthly and quarterly accounting close package, including preparation of consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
- Ensure all revenue-generating transactions are recorded accurately, timely, and in line with Strava’s revenue recognition policy.
- Oversee non-subscription revenue, including Strava for Business (SfB) invoicing, recognition, and collections.
- Partner with Product, Legal, and Finance to proactively evaluate revenue implications of new product features, pricing models, and contract negotiations.
- Collaborate with Data and Engineering to design automation and build SOX-compliant controls for contract intake and revenue reporting.
What You’ll Bring to the Team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA required.
- 10-15+ years of progressive accounting and reporting experience, including Big 4 and corporate experience (public company preferred).
- Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and technical accounting (especially revenue recognition).
- Demonstrated experience leading SEC filings and managing external auditor relationships.
- Proven leadership skills with a track record of building, mentoring, and scaling high-performing teams.
- Strong communicator who can translate complex accounting matters into clear business language.
- Experience with process automation, systems design, and internal controls (SOX).
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments where flexibility and cross-functional collaboration are key.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- You’ll take a leadership role in preparing Strava for its next big milestone: life as a public company.
- You’ll partner with brilliant teams across the business—Product, Legal, Finance, Engineering—while shaping the systems that keep Strava strong and scalable.
- Your work will directly support Strava’s mission to connect athletes everywhere and inspire movement across the globe.
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: $215,000 - $225,000 . This range reflects base compensation only and does not include equity or benefits. Your recruiter can share more details about the full compensation package, including the range specific to your location, during the hiring process.
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Why Join Us?
Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.
Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.
When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.
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 teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.
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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