OpenAI
Accounting Manager
San Francisco · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- We are looking for an Accounting Manager with a strong general accounting foundation and hands-on intercompany experience to join our Accounting Operations team.
- This role is based in San Francisco, CA.
- We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
Responsibilities
- Own the close for assigned accounting areas, including accruals, prepaids, and other balance sheet and operating expense accounts, ensuring accurate results and timely completion.
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules; resolve accounting issues and maintain clear, audit-ready documentation.
- Manage intercompany accounting for assigned entities, including cross-charges, reconciliations, and coordination of settlements. Investigate differences and drive timely resolution with counterparties.
- Support consolidation activities, including intercompany eliminations, entity-level validations, and foreign currency accounting, in partnership with the consolidation lead.
- Analyze balance sheet and P&L movements, develop clear flux commentary, and partner with Strategic Finance to explain business drivers and variances.
- Coordinate and review work performed by outsourced accounting partners, setting expectations for quality, timeliness, and issue escalation.
- Own and improve internal controls within assigned processes, maintain process documentation, and support external audits.
- Drive process improvements and automation, partnering with Business Systems to improve Oracle workflows, strengthen data quality, and reduce manual work through tools and AI-enabled solutions.
- Support new entities, acquisitions, and business initiatives by establishing accounting workflows and integrating them into the close.
- 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated ownership of close processes and experience reviewing others' work or managing in outsourced support.
Requirements
- You might thrive in this role if you have:
- A strong general accounting foundation and practical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including accruals, reconciliations, and financial statement analysis.
Nice to have
- Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
- Oracle Fusion experience is preferred, and exposure to Oracle FCCS or another consolidation system is a plus.
Skills
- A track record of improving accounting processes, with curiosity about automation and AI tools.
Company info
- OpenAI's Controllership team provides accurate, timely, and decision-useful financial information while building the processes, systems, and controls needed to support a rapidly growing global business.
- Our Accounting Operations team owns core accounting and close activities and drives improvements that help our finance organization scale.
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