Senior Manager, Accounting

Role Overview

• Leadership: Act as the functional owner for all accounting operations.
• Team Management: Provide direct supervision, development, coaching, and performance management for the Accounting and Billing teams, ensuring the right people are in the right roles to deliver high-quality results.
• Financial Reporting & Revenue Recognition: Own the month, quarter, and year-end close procedures, ensuring the accuracy of revenue recognition and all financial statement line items in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Audit & Compliance: Lead the annual financial audit and technical accounting research, serving as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Tax Compliance & Strategy: Oversee federal and state income tax compliance, including the coordination of annual filings and R&D credit analyses with external tax partners.
• Billing Strategy: Oversee the design and optimization of workflows for the billing team to ensure accurate revenue-related processing and timely collections.
• Treasury Operations: Manage daily treasury functions, including the oversight of banking relationships and fees, while informing the development of banking strategies for leadership approval.
• Internal Controls: Establish and maintain a control environment that meets standards for public company readiness, documenting business workflows and accounting policies.
• Strategic Process Improvement: Proactively identify gaps and opportunities in financial systems, creating scalable mechanisms and best practices to increase efficiency leveraging A solutionsI.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner effectively with the FP&A team to ensure accounting data accurately informs budgeting and forecasting.

Requirements

• Experience: Typically requires 10+ years of related accounting experience, with a proven track record of managing teams and multiple process areas.
• Education & Certification: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; CPA designation is highly preferred.
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and technical accounting research.
• Strategic Management: Ability to set a vision and design team structures that meet long-term business goals while handling complex escalations and risks.
• Critical Thinking: High judgment in making trade-offs between short-term needs and long-term sustainability.
• Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate complex financial problems and solutions clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Systems and Tools: Accounting system expertise and advanced Excel and/or GSheet skills are required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Flexible Time Off Policy, with 10 company paid holidays
• 2 days of volunteer time off
• 12–15 weeks of paid parental leave, with eligibility based on tenure and in alignment with FMLA guidelines
• Fully remote, in-office, or hybrid work environment
• Monthly home internet stipend
• Employee support groups, social groups, and mentorship program
• Employee-driven programs for volunteering