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Snorkel AI is seeking an Accounting Manager for Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting to build and scale the company's accounting organization. This hybrid role (based in Redwood City or San Francisco, with remote flexibility) combines technical accounting expertise with operational excellence, reporting to the Controller.
You will own key areas of the monthly close, prepare technical accounting analyses, support financial statement audits, and establish scalable accounting processes and internal controls. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex accounting issues while remaining hands-on in day-to-day operations, thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, and embraces ambiguity.
Key responsibilities include:
**Month-End Close & General Accounting:** Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes; prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals; perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations; prepare flux analyses; ensure general ledger integrity and U.S. GAAP compliance; improve close timelines.
**Technical Accounting:** Research and implement technical accounting guidance under U.S. GAAP; prepare technical accounting memos for complex conclusions; partner with business leaders on accounting implications of new transactions; maintain accounting policies. Areas of ownership include ASC 606 (revenue recognition), ASC 842 (lease accounting), ASC 718 (stock-based compensation), equity transactions, debt and warrant accounting, business combinations, significant estimates, capitalized software, and new accounting standard implementations.
**Financial Reporting:** Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules; support quarterly and annual reporting; prepare audit-ready workpapers; assist with disclosures; develop standardized reporting packages.
**Audit & Internal Controls:** Serve as primary accounting contact for external auditors; coordinate audit requests; prepare accounting position papers; support internal control walkthroughs and testing; develop accounting policies and process documentation.
**Cross-Functional Partnership:** Partner with Finance, Legal, Revenue, People, and Operations; review customer contracts for accounting implications; support equity issuances and financing activities; assist with compensation accounting; participate in special projects and system implementations.
Snorkel AI helps enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. Founded as a Stanford AI Lab research project in 2015, the company works with world-class organizations to empower teams to build custom AI with their data faster than ever.
