Accounting Manager, Fixed Assets & Capital Accounting

Overview

This Accounting Manager, Fixed Assets & Capital Accounting role is an individual contributor position within the Corporate Accounting organization. The position serves as the subject matter expert and end-to-end operational owner for the organization’s global capital assets, corporate facility investments (including leasehold improvements and tenant allowances), internally developed software under ASC 350-40, lease accounting under ASC 842, and associated capital expenditure (CAPEX) workflows.

The role requires strong US GAAP technical expertise, ownership of SOX control execution, and the ability to design and scale agile processes as the business evolves. Cross-functional partnership is essential across Engineering, Supply Chain, IT, Facilities, Marketing, and Legal.

Responsibilities

Capital Asset, Real Estate, & Lease Accounting Execution

• Drive end-to-end accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E), intangibles, Construction-in-Progress (CIP), and Leasehold Improvements (LHIs), including:
  • Tracking facility build-outs and ensuring proper capitalization timing
  • Evaluating Tenant Improvement (TI) allowances
  • Aligning amortization schedules with lease terms
• Own the end-to-end accounting framework for internal-use software capitalization under ASC 350-40, including:
  • Establishing cross-functional processes with Product, Engineering, and IT to identify qualifying projects
  • Tracking stage-by-stage development costs (preliminary, application development, post-implementation)
  • Enforcing proper capitalization/amortization discipline
• Manage the global corporate lease accounting portfolio under ASC 842, including:
  • Verifying contract classifications and discount rates
  • Managing schedule additions/modifications and facility lease components
  • Performing monthly Right-of-Use (ROU) asset and liability reconciliations
• Ensure accurate financial statement presentation of fixed assets, capitalized software, lease liabilities, facility CAPEX, and non-cash adjustments—especially within the Statement of Cash Flows
• Partner with Technical Accounting to establish frameworks for asset impairment indicator evaluation (including software obsolescence, facility abandonments, or subleases), conduct annual or trigger-based valuation reviews, and execute necessary write-offs or reserve adjustments

Scalable Process Design & Cross-Functional Influence

• Design, implement, and continuously refine agile capital accounting processes that adapt to changes in business model, product strategy, and organizational growth
• Establish proactive cross-functional asset discovery procedures with IT, Engineering, Facilities, and Procurement to identify capital asset purchases, new lease agreements, and software initiatives
• Author, update, and enforce global policies for Capital Asset accounting, Software Capitalization, and Lease Accounting, including:
  • Capitalization thresholds
  • Physical inventory mandates
  • Facility tracking rules
  • Documentation standards
• Serve as the primary finance contact for business partners across Facilities, Real Estate, IT, Engineering, Product, and Supply Chain, providing guidance on CAPEX vs. OPEX distinctions and capital project tracking

Systems Evaluation, Automation, & General Corporate Accounting Support

• Act as the business owner and lead evaluator for fixed asset management systems, lease accounting software (including LeaseQuery, Lucernex, or NetSuite modules), and asset-tracking tools; partner with IT/Transformation to automate workflows
• Contribute to ad hoc Corporate Accounting projects, including special projects, system upgrades, technical accounting implementations, and close-optimization initiatives

SOX Ownership, Internal Controls, & Audit

• Own and execute SOX internal controls across Fixed Assets, Lease Accounting, and Capitalized Software domains, ensuring compliance across key control assertions: Existence, Completeness, Rights & Obligations, Valuation, and Cutoff
• Design, lead, and audit periodic physical inventory counts and fixed asset verification programs (including corporate facilities, remote office assets, and hardware) to confirm existence and condition
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for external auditors for capital asset, LHI, capitalized software, CIP, and lease workpapers, walkthroughs, and technical memo fulfillment

Qualifications & Experience

• 6–8+ years of progressive corporate accounting experience, including at least 4+ years of dedicated ownership over fixed assets, CAPEX, leasehold improvements, capitalized software, and lease accounting (ASC 842) in a pre-IPO or public-company environment
• Deep proficiency in US GAAP, including:
  • ASC 360 (Property, Plant, and Equipment)
  • ASC 350-40 (Internal-Use Software)
  • ASC 842 (Leases)
  • Strong understanding of capital asset impacts on the Statement of Cash Flows
• Direct experience accounting for real estate transactions, facility build-outs, leasehold improvement amortization, tenant improvement (TI) allowances, and agile software development capitalization
• Senior Manager/Manager level expertise with autonomy and executive presence to build cross-functional discovery frameworks without direct management authority over business partners
• Proven track record designing, documenting, and executing SOX internal controls, including leading physical asset existence and completeness audits
• Hands-on experience operating and implementing specialized fixed asset and lease management modules within Tier-1 ERPs (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, SAP)
• Industry background in hardware, consumer technology, software, manufacturing, or capital-intensive businesses is highly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and CPA required

Compensation & Benefits

Pay

Market-based approach to pay; offers vary by job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions.

US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index:

• Region 1: $143,650 - $169,000
• Region 2: $130,050 - $153,000
• Region 3: $117,300 - $138,000

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An organization-issued ring plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Location

The organization is not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI).