Senior Technical Accounting Manager

Overview

This role involves serving as a Senior Technical Accounting Manager focused on complex, non-routine transactions and the implementation of new accounting standards. The position supports technical accounting across the full range of activities required for U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting, and partners closely with cross-functional teams including Financial Reporting, Corporate Development, Legal, FP&A, Investor Relations, Tax, and Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Draft high-quality accounting memos and analyses to support management’s conclusions and obtain concurrence from external auditors on topics such as:
  • Business combinations
  • Financing transactions
  • Consolidation and joint ventures
  • Investments
  • Segment reporting
  • Goodwill and intangible assets
  • Derivatives and hedging
  • Leases
  • Stock-based compensation
  • Internal-use software
• Evaluate and operationalize accounting for complex, non-routine transactions, including:
  • Equity offerings
  • Convertible debt issuance and settlement
  • Supplier financing and data center, GPU, power and colocation agreements
  • Provide timely, strategic guidance to business partners on accounting impacts of proposed transactions
• Review material lease transactions in partnership with the Accounting team, which owns lease accounting
• Review non-routine or unusual revenue arrangements as needed in partnership with the Revenue Accounting team, which owns ASC 606 analyses
• Lead accounting and valuation of M&A transactions and strategic investments, partnering with third-party specialists on purchase price allocations and fair value measurements
• Perform goodwill, long-lived asset, and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment analyses
• Develop and maintain accounting policies to reflect current standards and industry best practices
• Monitor FASB and SEC rulemaking; proactively lead implementation of new standards and regulations and partner with Accounting, Tax, and FP&A to create SOX-compliant processes
• Serve as a primary technical accounting contact for external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits, coordinating information and documentation to resolve technical matters
• Partner with Financial Reporting on technical accounting disclosures for quarterly and annual SEC filings; support offering documents and related diligence for equity and debt financings as needed
• Review the statement of cash flows and earnings per share calculations, including the impact of convertible debt and equity transactions, and support their preparation as needed
• Ensure complex transactions are recorded accurately in the general ledger by reviewing key journal entries and supporting calculations
• Prepare clear, concise, executive-level materials, including technical accounting updates for senior leadership
• Design, document, and execute management review controls over technical accounting areas, maintaining clear evidence of review and continuously strengthening controls and increasing automation
• Mentor, coach, and develop junior accounting staff; support ad hoc technical accounting requests and special projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and an active CPA license
• 8+ years of progressive technical accounting experience under U.S. GAAP with significant exposure to:
  • Financing arrangements (debt, equity, and convertible instruments)
  • Consolidations
  • Derivatives
  • Stock-based compensation
  • Business combinations
• Working knowledge of lease and revenue accounting sufficient to review material transactions
• Public company experience, including SEC reporting and SOX 404 internal controls
• Prior Big 4 audit or transaction advisory experience, or an equivalent in-house technical accounting role at a high-growth technology company; 4+ years at a Big 4 audit firm strongly preferred
• Experience leading accounting for financing and M&A transactions of meaningful size and complexity
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to critically evaluate valuation methodologies and assess complex security structures
• Proven ability to build financial processes and internal controls from scratch in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Excellent communication and writing skills, including drafting clear, well-supported technical memos and explaining complex accounting topics to executives, external auditors, and non-accounting partners
• Exceptional attention to detail with developed self-review processes to produce error-free work products
• Proficiency in financial modeling and comfort working across Excel, ERP systems (Oracle Fusion), Workiva, and collaboration tools such as Google Suite
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects to completion with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud, data center, or AI infrastructure accounting

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range: $140,800 - $176,000
• This is a remote role
• Bonus eligibility may exist in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance
• Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and option to participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Benefits may include items such as an Employee Assistance Program, flexible time off, and reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education (specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences)

Location

Remote

Additional Information

• Application limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period.