Senior Manager, Technical Accounting
Senior Manager, Technical Accounting
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USD 240000 - 240000
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Job Description
The Technical Accounting team plays a crucial role in driving the financial accuracy and success of the organization by ensuring compliance with current accounting standards and providing insightful accounting solutions.
About the Role
Were looking for a Senior Manager of Technical Accounting who will spearhead OpenAIs technical accounting operations and manage all balance sheet related technical accounting issues. You will diagnose and resolve the intricate technical accounting issues particularly those related to intangible assets. This high-impact role will report to the Director of Technical Accounting and collaborate closely with finance leadership cross-functional teams and key external partners.
This role is based in San Francisco CA using a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. Relocation assistance is offered to new employees.
In this role you will:
Lead the resolution of complex technical accounting issues: Rapidly diagnose and resolve intricate accounting challenges and document accounting positions in comprehensive memorandums covering all balance sheet topics including (but not limited to) intangibles fixed assets leases contingencies and other ad hoc transactions.
Oversee accounting for intangibles: Ensure appropriate accounting for all agreements related to data partnerships leveraging an in-depth understanding of contract terms and financial implications. Collaborate with strategic finance and legal teams to review and interpret contracts ensuring alignment with ASC 350 and other relevant standards.
Lead documentation of transactions: Utilize advanced knowledge of US GAAP to document the accounting for complex transactions. The candidate must be adept at navigating ambiguous situations and applying analogous models when specific GAAP guidance is not available.
Collaborate on accounting implications of business activities: Partner with teams such as FP&A tax legal research product and operations to provide strategic accounting guidance on contracts business initiatives and new transactions. Assess the accounting implications of various business decisions to ensure compliance with US GAAP and optimize financial outcomes.
Lead balance-sheet financial statement preparation and review: Take full ownership of the preparation and review of the balance sheet and related disclosures ensuring accurate/complete presentation and disclosure.
Develop accounting policies: Maintain up-to-date accounting policies for fixed assets long lived asset impairment prepaid assets intangible assets and treasury.
Drive process improvements: Lead efforts to enhance and streamline processes related to technical accounting areas including intangibles capitalized software and fixed assets.
Stay at the forefront of accounting standards: Keep abreast of new accounting pronouncements and spearhead the implementation of necessary changes in accounting policies and practices.
You might thrive in this role if you have:
A Bachelors degree with 9 years of progressive experience in technical accounting roles.
CPA or equivalent with a deep understanding of US GAAP particularly in complex accounting areas.
Proven experience in an accounting advisory practice or a national office accounting rotation.
Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex accounting issues effectively and efficiently.
Strong communication skills demonstrating the ability to explain complex accounting topics to non-accounting stakeholders.
Experience working with modern software and systems particularly NetSuite and Workiva are a plus.
Strong analytical skills and experience in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core and to achieve our mission we must encompass and value the many different perspectives voices and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation age veteran status disability genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information please see OpenAIs Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary confidential and non-public information. In addition job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
