Accounting Manager, GL & Close

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage intricate components of the monthly closing process.

• Take ownership of essential close workstreams and drive them to successful completion.

• Develop complex and analytical schedules for stock-based compensation, leases, capitalized software, payroll and compensation accruals, intercompany transactions, and foreign currency matters.

• Review established categories, including fixed assets, prepaid expenses, cash, recurring accruals, journal entries, accounts payable, and expense reports.

• Supervise consolidation, prepare the close package, and develop month-over-month and budget-to-actual variance narratives.

• Mentor and develop the Senior Accountant.

• Recruit the next accountant as the team expands.

• Construct PBC packages, conduct audit walkthroughs, and directly engage with auditors during the initial external audit.

• Create documented, evidenced, and repeatable close controls for SOX compliance.

• Oversee the design of the close process, subledger and schedule migration, cutover reconciliations, and parallel-run validations in the ERP migration from Xero.

• Revamp accounting workflows utilizing AI, including reconciliation matching, anomaly detection, schedule and rollforward generation, draft entries and flux narratives, PBC assembly, and workflow automation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of progressive accounting experience.

• Direct ownership of technical close areas, including stock compensation, leases, capitalized software, or payroll accounting.

• Experience in reviewing the work of another accountant.

• Active CPA is preferred.

• Experience with Big 4 or national firms is advantageous.

• In-depth operational fluency in US GAAP, including capitalization judgment, equity compensation, leases, payroll and compensation, intercompany transactions, foreign currency, and cutoff processes.

• Practical experience with ERP systems and related technologies.

• Familiarity with equity administration platforms such as Carta, payroll systems, close tools like Numeric, FloQast, or BlackLine, and spend management platforms such as Ramp.

• Regular use of LLMs for accounting tasks.

• Judicious understanding of appropriate and inappropriate applications of AI in the closing process.

• At least one AI tool or automation developed and utilized daily by others.

• Proficiency in creating small scripts using Python, SQL, or Apps Script.

• Strong instinct for reviewing work.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity with a proactive approach to delivery.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• High integrity, a strong sense of ownership, and a low ego.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity opportunities.

• Performance bonus.

• AI-first operating environment.

• Opportunities to develop AI tools and automation utilized by the team.