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Salary: USD 113,000 - 140,000 / annual
Grafana Labs, the company behind Grafana Cloud, is seeking a Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Manager to join its Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening the financial framework, shaping accounting operations, and supporting key strategic initiatives as the company scales globally.
Grafana Cloud is a fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations, including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce. The company is 100% remote with team members across 40+ countries and is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and others.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and/or review financial statements, supporting work papers, and disclosure checklists to ensure GAAP-compliant, accurate financial reporting; serve as a key point of contact for external audit.
- Own key quarterly and annual financial reporting controls, ensuring they operate effectively and evidence is complete to maintain the integrity of Grafana's financial statements.
- Own the review of complex, judgment-heavy areas including commissions as part of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring transactions are properly accounted for and well-supported.
- Own technical accounting research on complex and non-recurring transactions, applying GAAP and authoritative literature to reach well-supported conclusions; draft clear, well-documented memos.
- Own the evaluation and adoption of new accounting standards and the ongoing development and maintenance of Grafana's accounting policies as the business evolves.
- Proactively identify emerging areas of complexity in the close process and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely, accurate resolution.
- Partner cross-functionally to understand business transactions and clearly communicate accounting and equity-related issues to stakeholders.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting, thrives when tackling complex, high-judgment accounting areas, and possesses a proven track record of driving process improvements. You will excel at cross-functional collaboration and navigating fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Requirements:
- Big 4 experience (or similar technical accounting advisory background) and CPA certification (or equivalent) required.
- Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, including ASC 230, ASC 260, ASC 350, ASC 606, ASC 718, and ASC 805.
- Experience researching FASB Accounting Standards Codification and Big 4 interpretive guidance.
- Experience supporting financial reporting controls and external audits.
- Strong technical, analytical, and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to lead projects collaboratively in a changing environment, work independently, and manage multiple priorities.
- Attention to detail and sound judgment in a complex, fast-moving environment.
Bonus Points For:
- Experience with Workiva, NetSuite, and Xactly (or similar commissions tool).
- Proven track record of applying process automation or data analytics in technical accounting or financial reporting.
