Overview
This role guides corporate accounting operations for a privately held SaaS organization. The Corporate Accounting Manager oversees complex month-end and quarter-end close processes and leads specialized accounting functions. The position requires an independent, detail-oriented leader who can manage deliverables across a distributed global team, produce audit-ready financials, maintain SOX-compliant workpapers, and drive process improvements across the department—including integrating AI agents to automate close tasks.
Responsibilities
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Team & cross-functional leadership
- Manage deliverables and mentor a distributed global team of staff accountants.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to support seamless global accounting operations.
- Collaborate across departments and support team members.
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Process improvement, scaling & AI integration
- Build and scale accounting processes by implementing and managing AI agents for month-end close tasks.
- Drive adoption of AI tools to improve team performance, efficiency, and business outcomes.
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Month-end & quarter-end close
- Input, direct, and review complex close procedures.
- Own critical components of the month-end close with a focus on accuracy.
- Serve as a primary owner for:
- P&L expense accruals
- Payroll accounting
- Royalty accounting
- Fixed asset and lease accounting
- Other technical accounting needs
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Advanced reconciliations & cash management
- Prepare and review month-end close reconciliations for +18 subsidiaries and +130 material accounts.
- Maintain SOX-compliant internal controls and detailed workpapers.
- Prepare comprehensive, highly accurate audit schedules for external auditors with documentation that is self-explanatory and substantiated.
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Strategic initiatives
- Lead cross-functional ad hoc projects related to growth, systems implementations, and M&A integrations.
Requirements
- Advanced accounting acumen with a disciplined attention to detail and a proven track record of maintaining meticulous workpapers.
- Proven ability to manage both a global personnel team and complex financial processes independently.
- Critical thinking and a solution-focused approach to implement operational efficiencies and resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Strong project management skills to manage multiple workflows, process improvements, M&A integrations, and audit deliverables simultaneously.
- Advanced understanding of GAAP accounting and commitment to continuous learning as policies change.
- Extensive experience reconciling complex balance sheet accounts.
- Energized by collaborative teamwork where accounting is treated as a strategic partner to the business.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, Coupa and/or Brex.
- Experience with, or strong willingness to learn and implement, AI agents to automate close procedures and uncover operational efficiencies.
- Advanced Excel modeling skills with flawless data integrity and calculation accuracy.
- CPA highly preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Full-time role; overtime may be required.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Retirement savings plan with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Paid time off includes holidays and an annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December, when teams are encouraged to step back and recharge based on departmental needs.
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- Employees participate in an ownership program.
- Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support.
- Learning and development resources, including professional development tools and tuition reimbursement.
- The technology and tools needed to do your best work.
Location & Working Conditions
- Full-time position (MST zone).
- May include annual travel to Salt Lake City, UT.
- Remote, hybrid, and in-office collaboration options vary by role, team, and location.
- Equal Opportunity Employer; compliance with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws in every country where the organization operates.
- Background check required as part of the hiring process.
- Identity verification measures may be used, and candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, and provide a valid contact number and residential address in accordance with local data privacy laws.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.