Senior Technical Accounting Manager

Overview

This role focuses on navigating complex, non-routine transactions and implementing new accounting standards. The Senior Technical Accounting Manager leads technical accounting activities to support management conclusions and ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, partnering closely with 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 including:
  • 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
  • data center, GPU, power, and colocation agreements
  • Provide timely, strategic guidance to business partners on the accounting impact of proposed transactions.
• Review the accounting for material lease transactions (e.g., large data center and GPU arrangements) in partnership with the Accounting team that owns lease accounting.
• Review non-routine or unusual revenue arrangements as needed in partnership with the Revenue Accounting team that owns ASC 606 analyses.
• Lead accounting and valuation for 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, partnering 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 needed 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 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, including clear evidence of review and support for significant inputs; continuously strengthen controls and increase automation.
• Mentor, coach, and develop junior accounting staff; support ad hoc technical accounting requests and special projects as they arise.

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
• Remote role
• Bonus eligibility may exist in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance
• Equity compensation for eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire, and the option to participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Training and education reimbursement and access to online learning courses
• Benefits include an Employee Assistance Program and flexible time off; additional benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences

Location

Remote