Technical Accounting Senior Manager

Job Title: Technical Accounting Senior Manager
Work location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $121,000 - $200,000
Work set up: Remote only
Experience level: Mid-Senior
Experience required: 8 Years
Education level: Bachelor’s degree
Job function: Accounting/Auditing
Industry: Financial Services
Base Salary - Salary ranges are determined by the candidate's geographic zone. (San Diego, California, could be zone one, and Riverside, California could be zone two. If you have a question on which zone your candidate is located in just send me the city and state of the location, and I can send you back the zone.)
Zone 1: Minimum: $150,000 – Maximum: $204,920
Zone 2: Minimum: $135,000 – Maximum: $184,646
Zone 3: Minimum: $128,200 – Maximum: $139,738
The Role:
• Make your impact within a leading fintech company. As the Technical Accounting Senior Manager, you will be the company’s subject-matter expert on complex, non-recurring, and emerging accounting matters.
• You will research and document accounting positions under U.S. GAAP, partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and the business, and help ensure our financial statements and disclosures are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
• This role reports into the Technical Accounting & External Reporting leadership team and works closely with the Corporate Controller organization.
What You’ll Do:
• Research and evaluate the accounting impact of new or non-recurring transactions that are significant and may have a material impact to the Company's financial statements, and document conclusions in well-supported technical accounting memos reviewed by the Head of Financial Reporting and SOX PMO.
• Monitor and assess new and emerging accounting pronouncements (ASUs) and SEC guidance, maintain the Company's accounting policies, and lead implementation of significant changes; subscribe to and leverage Big 4 accounting research tools and training.
• Prepare technical accounting analyses and memo across areas such as revenue, stock-based compensation, leases, EPS, debt, equity, investments and others.
• Serve as the technical accounting reviewer/approver in the Chart of Accounts creation and maintenance process, verifying that account mappings and financial statement alignments are accurate and adhere to internal standards.
• Support the preparation and review of workpapers underlying the Form 10-Q/10-K, including areas such as EPS, stock-based compensation, and other non-routine transactions.
• Own and operate key SOX controls within your areas, coordinate with external auditors on walkthroughs and requests, and maintain thorough, audit-ready documentation.
• Partner with the compensation team to forecast stock-based compensation expenses.
• Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and business teams to evaluate the accounting and reporting implications of new transactions, and strategic initiatives.
What We're Looking For:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; active CPA required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant Big 4 public accounting experience (technical accounting / national office experience a plus).
• Strong, current knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, with demonstrated ability to research technical issues and write clear, well-supported position papers/memos.
• Experience with technical accounting areas such as stock-based compensation (ASC 718), leases (ASC 842), revenue (ASC 606), debt, and business combinations.
• Public company experience and a working understanding of SOX internal controls and the external audit process.
• Fintech or SaaS industry experience is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite and/or Oracle and Workiva preferred; advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional partnering skills; comfortable operating in a fast-paced financial close environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.

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