# Accounting Manager

**Company:** [Plaid](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/plaid)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $151k – $190k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** NetSuite, US GAAP, asc 842, ERP Systems, AI Tools, numeric, zip, brex, treasury platforms, sox, Financial Reporting, Month-End Close, accounts payable, t&e
**Posted:** 2026-07-30

> Lead a team of accountants overseeing AP, T&E, month-end close, and GL functions at Plaid. Ensure GAAP/SOX compliance, drive AI-enabled automation, and partner cross-functionally to scale financial operations. Requires 6+ years accounting experience including Big 4 and leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead AP and T&E operations, ensuring expense accuracy and timely accruals.
- Oversee a timely, accurate and efficient month-end close process.
- Maintain strong internal controls and accounting policies.
- Streamline accounting processes; ensure compliance with GAAP, including complex areas such as accruals, leases, and investments.
- Mentor, coach, and grow a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
- Recruit, onboard, and develop talent to meet evolving business needs.
- Own Procure-to-Pay and T&E systems; evaluate, implement, and optimize systems to drive automation and efficiency.
- Leverage AI to improve close accuracy — surfacing issues promptly, deepening flux and variance analysis, and building out checklists and controls documentation.
- Partner closely with Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Legal, Engineering, and other teams to support strategic initiatives, operational scaling, and high-quality financial insights.
- Provide accounting guidance to business partners to inform decision-making.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 6+ years of progressive experience in accounting/finance, including 2+ years at Big 4.
- Experience leading AP, T&E and/or accounting operations.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), plus experience with complementary finance tools such as Numeric, Zip, Brex, treasury platforms, and AI-driven process tools.
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, including consolidations, leases (ASC 842), fair value investments, accruals, and foreign currency accounting.
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with the ability to dive into details, operate with an IC mindset when needed, and maintain a strong can-do attitude.
- Proven track record of driving change, improving processes, implementing systems, and scaling operations.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a growth mindset.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with AI-driven process tools.

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