Sr. Accounting Manager
Lead global accounting close processes for GL, accruals, fixed assets, leases and other areas in a hands-on player-coach role. Requires 8+ years accounting experience, 2+ years managing a team, CPA, strong US GAAP and SOX expertise, plus experience driving AI/automation and SAP implementation.
About the job
Impact
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across key global accounting areas (GL, cloud infrastructure spend, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, cash, leases), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong control execution.
- Lead and develop a small team; set clear expectations, coach through the work, and raise the bar on ownership and review quality.
- Lead the adoption of AI and automation across core close areas, leveraging tools like Databricks to automate manual calculations, improve accrual accuracy, accelerate balance sheet reconciliations, and reduce close cycle times.
- Apply strong U.S. GAAP judgment to complex close areas, especially cloud infrastructure spend, vendor spend, usage-based accruals, capitalization considerations, fixed assets, leases, cash, and other accounting areas.
- Own balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations, flux analysis, variance explanations, and support for period-over-period movements.
- Standardize and govern global accounting processes across areas, ensuring consistency across entities and regions.
- Partner with Finance Transformation team to redesign processes, reduce manual work, improve data quality, and accelerate the close.
- Strengthen SOX compliance, documentation, reconciliations, journal entries, and accrual support.
- Support external audit requests with timely, well-supported documentation.
- Play a key Accounting role in the SAP implementation, partnering on process design, testing, data readiness, cutover, and post-go-live stabilization.
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Procurement, AP, and broader Finance teams to resolve issues at the source.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including close ownership across complex global accounting areas such as GL, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, cash, and leases.
- 2+ years of people management experience, with a demonstrated ability to coach and develop others on technical accounting concepts while maintaining a high-quality, efficient close.
- CPA, SOX experience, and Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Strong U.S. GAAP judgment and critical thinking; ability to reason through complex facts, identify risks, challenge assumptions, and know where to dig deeper.
- Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred. ERP implementation experience is a plus.
- Hands-on experience deploying or evaluating AI tools in a finance or accounting context, with proven ability to improve close processes through automation, process redesign, or stronger operating discipline.
- High ownership, low ego, detail-oriented, fast-moving, direct communicator, and calm under pressure. Open-minded and change-oriented.
- High-growth technology company experience strongly preferred. Public accounting background preferred.
Nice-to-Haves
- Familiarity with tools like FloQast, Zip, or Emburse.
- Familiarity with data platforms like Databricks.
Skills
U.S. Gaap, Sox, SAP, ERP Systems, AI Tools, Automation, Financial Close, Balance Sheet Reconciliation, Flux Analysis, CPA
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