Manager, Technical Accounting

Overview

This role serves as the organization’s technical accounting expert. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing technical accounting memos, guiding accounting policy, and ensuring financial statements appropriately reflect accounting for complex transactions—often at the frontier of accounting standards where clear precedent may not exist.

Responsibilities

• Research and document technical accounting positions, including:
  • Revenue
  • Stock-based compensation (SBC)
  • Leases
  • Debt
  • Capitalized software (CapSW)
• Prepare journal entry support for complex accounting areas, including:
  • SBC
  • CapSW
  • Debt
  • Significant non-recurring transactions
• Own accounting policies and drive implementation of new accounting standards, from initial research through operationalization and disclosure impact
• Own equity-related technical accounting, including review of grant setup and equity disclosures
• Prepare statement of equity, statement of cash flows, and financial statement footnotes for complex areas, including:
  • Earnings per share
  • Stock-based compensation
  • Stockholders’ equity
• Prepare SBC expense support for quarterly journal entries
• Assist in preparation and tie out of Proxy disclosures
• Collaborate with Legal, FP&A, and business teams on new contracts and billing structures
• Support audits with technical documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, and 6 years of experience
• CPA required
• Public accounting experience, ideally Big 4 experience
• Expertise in US GAAP
• Ownership and accountability for deliverables, deadlines, risks, and outcomes while maintaining high accuracy and quality
• Strong prioritization and execution skills in a deadline-driven environment with attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to accurately interpret data
• Strong communication skills to clearly explain complex technical accounting matters to cross-functional stakeholders and auditors
• Adaptability to evolving business, accounting, and reporting requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Location

• Remote-first role with requirement to work during Pacific time zone
• Working from the San Francisco Bay Area is highly preferred

Travel Expectations

• Attend in-person team gatherings at least once per quarter (including project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events)

Compensation & Benefits

• Full compensation package includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence
• On Target Earnings (OTE) includes a 10% bonus
• OTE (base + bonus) ranges:
  • SF Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, NYC, Seattle: $140,000-$185,000
  • All other California and Washington state locations, Austin, Boston, Denver, Portland: $128,000 - $170,000
  • All other locations in approved states: $120,000 - 159,000

Equal Opportunity Employer

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants, regardless of protected status under applicable law.

Agency and Third-Party Recruiter Notice

The organization does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to hiring managers or recruiting teams. Candidates must be submitted via the Applicant Tracking System by approved vendors expressly requested by the Recruiting Team for a specific job opening.