OpenAI· Finance· San Francisco
Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, Strategic Transactions
Comp$216K – $240K
Classified Tasks (19)
Automate 0%Augment 68%Human-Only 32%
Augment (13)
AI assists, human decides
Lead the documentation of complex accounting conclusions for significant and non-routine transactions
leadership
Evaluate complex transactions and document accounting conclusions under U.S. GAAP
technical
Research and analyze complex and non-routine transactions to determine appropriate accounting treatment
analytical
Support the accounting close and reporting process for key judgments
operational
Help build a scalable technical accounting framework for a fast-evolving business
technical
Assess the accounting implications of new business activities and significant transactions
technical
Translate technical accounting conclusions into practical guidance for accounting operations, including journal entries, close support, disclosures, and control considerations
communication
Support the preparation and review of technical accounting memoranda, position papers, and other documentation for management and auditors
administrative
Maintain and enhance the company’s technical accounting framework, including policies, interpretive guidance, and documentation for recurring and non-recurring accounting matters
technical
Identify and implement scalable processes around new accounting requirements and evolving business activities
operational
Apply accounting guidance to new business activities to ensure appropriate financial reporting treatment
technical
Deliver accurate and timely financial information to stakeholders through controllership processes
operational
Evaluate accounting for revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, business combinations, investments, debt and equity transactions, consolidations, and other emerging or non-standard arrangements
technical
Human-Only (6)
Requires human judgment
Lead the assessment of complex accounting matters across a wide range of U.S. GAAP topics
leadership
Lead the operationalization of technical accounting conclusions into financial reporting processes and controls
operational
Partner with Controllership, Tax, Legal, FP&A, and other cross-functional teams to assess accounting implications of new products, commercial arrangements, strategic transactions, and other business initiatives
communication
Advise on financial reporting implications of complex accounting areas, including footnote disclosures and presentation in the financial statements
technical
Provide technical accounting guidance on novel, judgmental, and high-impact accounting issues across the organization
technical
Ensure accounting conclusions are appropriately reflected in financial statements, processes, and internal controls
operational
Job description
Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, Strategic Transactions | OpenAI Careers ## Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, Strategic Transactions Finance - San Francisco Apply now(opens in a new window) **About the Team** OpenAI Finance is responsible for ensuring the organization is set up for success in pursuit of its mission. Our Controllership team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial information to stakeholders. We aim to build best-in-class processes, controls, and systems that scale with the business as it grows. **About the Role** As a Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, you will lead the assessment, documentation, and operationalization of complex accounting matters across a wide range of GAAP topics. This role will focus not only on accounting policy, but also on the evaluation of significant transactions, application of accounting guidance to new business activities, and partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure conclusions are appropriately reflected in our financial statements, processes, and controls. You will research and analyze complex and non-routine transactions, support the accounting close and reporting process for key judgments, and help build a scalable technical accounting framework for a fast-evolving business. Examples of areas you may cover include revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, business combinations, investments, debt and equity transactions, consolidations, and other emerging or non-standard arrangements. This role is based in San Francisco, CA or remote with in-office approximately 1x per month. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. **In this role, you will:** * Evaluate complex transactions and document accounting conclusions under U.S. GAAP. * Partner with Controllership, Tax, Legal, FP&A, and other cross-functional teams to assess the accounting implications of new products, commercial arrangements, strategic transactions, and other business initiatives. * Translate technical accounting conclusions into practical guidance for accounting operations, including journal entries, close support, disclosures, and control considerations. * Support the preparation and review of technical accounting memoranda, position papers, and other documentation for management and auditors. * Maintain and enhance the company’s technical accounting framework, including policies, interpretive guidance, and documentation for recurring and non-recurring accounting matters. * Advise on financial reporting implications of complex accounting areas, including footnote disclosures and presentation in the financial statements. * Help identify and implement scalable processes around new accounting requirements and evolving business activities. * Serve as a key thought partner on novel, judgmental, and high-impact accounting issues across the organization. **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 OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified