Senior Manager of Technical Accounting, Strategic Transactions
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...