Manager, Corporate Development Accounting

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About the Role

The Corporate Development Accounting team supports finance and accounting functions for CoreWeaves inorganic growth opportunities primarily owning the accounting and reporting of M&A transactions and strategic investments. The team partners closely with Corporate Development Legal Strategic Financing Operations Accounting and the broader CAO organization to ensure accurate timely and well-documented outcomes.

As a Manager Corporate Development Accounting you will own the valuation workstream for the teamdriving purchase price allocations fair value measurements intangible asset and goodwill impairment analyses and the valuation of privately held strategic investments. You will manage relationships with third-party valuation specialists lead the compilation of significant inputs from internal stakeholders critically review delivered reports and ensure valuation conclusions are well-supported defensible and audit-ready.

In addition you will serve as a resource and champion for AI-powered productivity toolssuch as Claude for Excel and other emerging AI applicationsacross the CAO organization. Youll help colleagues adopt these tools troubleshoot issues develop best practices and identify opportunities to streamline accounting and finance workflows using AI.

This role reports to the Senior Director Corporate Development Accounting and is ideal for a professional with a foundation in Big 4 valuation or transaction advisory who has complemented that experience with relevant in-house roles and is looking to take ownership of the valuation function at one of the fastest-growing companies in tech.

What Youll Do

Valuation Fair Value & Impairment

• Lead the execution of purchase price allocations under ASC 805 by managing third-party valuation specialists compiling significant inputs from internal stakeholders (e.g. revenue forecasts customer data technology roadmaps) and critically reviewing delivered reports for accuracy completeness and methodological soundness.
• Own fair value measurements for intangible assets contingent consideration and other acquired assets and liabilities ensuring alignment with the ASC 820 fair value framework and internal documentation standards.
• Drive the quarterly and annual intangible asset and goodwill impairment analyses under ASC 350 and ASC 360 including qualitative assessments identification of triggering events selection of reporting units and preparation of quantitative models where required.
• Lead valuation exercises for CoreWeaves portfolio of privately held strategic investments including option pricing models scenario-based analyses and market approach benchmarking under ASC 321 and ASC 323.
• Build maintain and enhance financial models (e.g. discounted cash flow multi-period excess earnings relief-from-royalty with-and-without) used in connection with acquisition accounting impairment testing and investment valuations.
• Prepare and organize valuation work papers and supporting schedules that meet SOX documentation requirements and facilitate external audit review.
• Monitor the financial performance of strategic investments and lead quarterly impairment analyses including identification of observable price changes and preparation of quantitative assessments under ASC 321.
• Analyze complex security structures including preferred equity instruments and embedded derivatives and assess the appropriateness of valuation methodologies applied.

Accounting Operations & Reporting Support

• Reconcile goodwill intangible asset and investment balances to NetSuite on a quarterly basis investigating and resolving variances between valuation deliverables journal entries and the general ledger.
• Coordinate with the Financial Reporting team to prepare and review related disclosures for 10-Q and 10-K filings including goodwill and intangible asset rollforwards fair value measurement disclosures and investment schedules.
• Prepare monthly internal presentations with clear concise materials and slide decks summarizing transaction activity investment performance and impairment monitoring results.
• Execute and document review controls over valuation-related balances providing clear evidence of managements review and ensuring significant inputs agree to supporting documentation.

AI Tools & Workflow Innovation

• Serve as the go-to resource within the CAO organization for AI-powered productivity tools including Claude for Excel and other emerging applications providing hands-on support troubleshooting and training to team members.
• Develop and share best practices templates and use cases for leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency in accounting and finance workflows (e.g. data extraction memo drafting reconciliation model review).
• Stay current on developments in AI tools relevant to accounting and finance evaluate new capabilities and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Collaborate with IT and other stakeholders to address technical issues provide feedback to tool providers and help shape the organizations AI adoption roadmap.
• Support ad hoc AI-related projects and requests from across the broader CAO organization as they arise.

Who You Are

• 47 years of combined experience across Big 4 valuation or transaction advisory (e.g. Deals / Transaction Services / Valuation & Business Modeling) and/or in-house corporate development M&A accounting or FP&A roles with significant exposure to purchase price allocations intangible asset valuations goodwill and intangible asset impairment testing and fair value measurements.
• Strong financial modeling skills with deep proficiency in Excel including experience building DCF MPEEM relief-from-royalty with-and-without and option pricing models from scratch.
• Solid working knowledge of ASC 805 ASC 820 ASC 350 ASC 360 and related fair value and impairment guidance; familiarity with ASC 810 ASC 323 and ASC 321 is a strong plus.
• CPA and/or ASA (Accredited Senior Appraiser) or candidate working toward accreditation preferred; CFA or ABV also valued.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for and proficiency with AI-powered tools (e.g. Claude ChatGPT Copilot) with the ability to help non-technical users adopt and troubleshoot these applications.
• Exceptional attention to detail with developed self-review processes to produce error-free audit-ready work products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience drafting technical accounting memos valuation reports and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams drive projects to completion and operate independently in a fast-paced evolving environment.
• Bachelors degree in finance accounting economics or a related field required.

Wondering if youre a good fit

We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams even if you arent a 100% skill or experience match. If some of this describes you wed love to talk.

• You love connecting teams and ensuring every campaign runs smoothly from start to finish.
• Youre curious about how strategy brand creative and execution all interlock to drive real business impact.
• Youre an expert at managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and keeping everyone aligned without missing a detail.

For this specific role you might be a great fit if:

• Youre passionate about valuation and enjoy the intellectual challenge of determining what things are worth whether in a deal context or through ongoing impairment monitoring.
• Youre excited about the intersection of AI and accounting and youre the person your colleagues come to when they need help with a new tool.
• Youre curious about M&A deals and strategies within a rapidly scaling cloud infrastructure provider.
• You want to grow into a senior leadership role in corporate development accounting and see this as a platform to expand your skillset beyond pure valuation.

Why CoreWeave

At CoreWeave we work hard have fun and move fast! Were in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. Were not afraid of a little chaos and were constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together which is represented through our core values:

• Be Curious at Your Core
• Act Like an Owner
• Empower Employees
• Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
• Achieve More Together

We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for take off the growth opportunities within the organization are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry who will want to learn from you too. Come join us!