Senior Manager, Technical Accounting

Responsibilities

• Lead technical accounting assessments and prepare accounting memos under US GAAP and, where relevant, IFRS.
• Advise on revenue recognition, COGS, commissions, equity and stock-based compensation, investments, financial statements, leases, intercompany transactions, and other complex accounting matters.
• Evaluate new products, contracts, commercial arrangements, investments, and business initiatives for accounting and reporting implications.
• Maintain accounting policies, position papers, documentation standards, and technical accounting playbooks.
• Partner with external auditors and advisors on technical accounting questions and conclusions.
• Translate accounting conclusions into close procedures, reconciliations, reporting, systems configuration, and control activities.
• Develop and implement process narratives, risk and control matrices (RACMs), control documentation, and testing procedures.
• Lead India IFC readiness, including walkthroughs, risk assessments, control-owner alignment, testing support, deficiency evaluation, and remediation.
• Strengthen business-process and system controls, including approvals, access controls, data validations, segregation of duties, and exception reporting.
• Establish control ownership, monitoring, evidence retention, remediation tracking, and leadership reporting.
• Define a roadmap for building an in-house Internal Audit and Controls function.
• Advise senior Finance and cross-functional leaders, establish governance and accountability, and communicate risks and recommendations.
• Coach and develop team members.

Requirements

• Chartered Accountant, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Typically 8–12+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, controllership, financial reporting, internal controls, or audit.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience supporting SOX readiness, IFC, ICFR, or controls-based audits.
• Experience implementing controls in multi-entity, multi-system environments.
• Experience implementing accounting policies following new products, acquisitions, investments, or significant commercial changes.
• Practical experience evaluating AI-enabled finance workflows and establishing human-in-the-loop controls.
• Strong technical accounting judgment, written communication, stakeholder management, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Ability to translate accounting conclusions into scalable, practical, and auditable operational processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a high-growth technology or SaaS environment.
• Practical exposure to IFRS and multi-entity accounting.
• Big Four experience.

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation is determined by location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, internal equity, and applicable approvals.
• Eligibility for variable compensation, equity, and benefits may apply.