Accounting Manager

Kodiak Robotics Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous 2024 Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kodiak is seeking an Accounting Manager to join our growing accounting team. This is a critical hire that will strengthen our internal capabilities as we scale. The role will help accelerate our month-end close enhance reconciliation processes and improve audit readiness. The ideal candidate has deep operational accounting experience strong leadership skills and thrives in a fast-paced evolving environment.

In this role you will:

• Partner with the broader Finance team to optimize close timelines and implement scalable processes
• Partner in leading and managing the monthly quarterly and annual close processes ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting under U.S. GAAP
• Perform account fluctuation analyses and investigate variances
• Support financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Oversee and enhance balance sheet reconciliations using FloQast or similar tools
• Ensure assigned accounts are fully reconciled supported and documented
• Drive consistency and standardization across reconciliation processes
• Coordinate Prepared-By-Client (PBC) requests in support of external audits
• Track organize and follow up on audit deliverables across stakeholders
• Partner with auditors and internal teams to address inquiries efficiently
• Manage and mentor a growing accounting team fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement

What youll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
• 6 years of relevant accounting experience including both public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and corporate experience
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and experience managing a variety of general ledger areas
• Experience supporting audits and coordinating PBC requests
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud strongly preferred including system design or implementation involvement
• Strong organizational skills attention to detail and ability to drive deadlines in a high-growth environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and cross-functional collaboration experience
• Experience overseeing the accounting for manufacturing operations and cost accounting including labor and materials tracking inventory capitalization and BOM accounting

Nice to haves:

• Experience using FloQast Blackline or similar accounting close software
• Familiarity with the transportation automotive robotics or hardware sectors

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
• Excellent Medical Dental and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente Cigna and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• MetLife Legal Services Identity & Fraud Protection Hospital Indemnity Insurance Accident Insurance & Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible PTO 10 paid holidays and generous parental leave policies
• Our office is centrally located in Mountain View CA
• Office perks: dog-friendly free catered lunch a fully stocked kitchen and free EV charging
• Long Term Disability Short Term Disability Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna Calm through Kaiser One Medical Gympass Spring Health through Cigna Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter FSA Dependent Care FSA HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses patent bonuses etc.)