Who we are:
Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.
Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.
The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.
With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.
The Accounting Manager will own the monthly close process end to end, lead and develop the accounting team, and help support audit. Reporting to the Controller, this role is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the financial records across our U.S. and international entities, and for building the processes and controls the company needs as it scales.
This is a hands-on leadership role. The ideal candidate is comfortable reviewing and preparing work, thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, and has the technical depth to research and resolve complex accounting questions independently.
Responsibilities:Close Management & General Accounting- Own the monthly and quarterly close process, including the close calendar, task assignments, and timeline
- Prepare and Review journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the accounting team
- Investigate variances and prepare monthly flux analysis for management review
- Maintain supporting schedules and accounting documentation to audit-ready standards
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and maintain written accounting policies
- Manage, mentor, and develop staff and senior accountants
- Set priorities and workload allocation across the team through the close cycle
- Review team deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and documentation quality
- Participate in hiring and onboarding as the accounting function grows
- Own ASC 606 revenue recognition, including contract review and technical conclusions
- Oversee contract and project accounting schedules
- Manage percentage-of-completion and cost-to-cost analyses, including estimate-at-completion updates
- Review revenue reconciliations and draft supporting technical memos
- Own ASC 718 stock-based compensation accounting and related disclosures
- Maintain and review equity roll-forward schedules
- Manage the relationship with Carta and external valuation providers
- Coordinate 409A valuation documentation and related audit requests
- Oversee fixed asset additions, disposals, and depreciation
- Own lease accounting under ASC 842, including new lease assessments and schedules
- Review monthly reconciliations and roll-forwards
- Oversee accounting activities for international subsidiaries
- Manage foreign currency accounting, intercompany activity, and consolidation
- Coordinate with international payroll, accounting, and tax providers
- Help support audit and work with external auditors and own part of PBC process
- Own the preparation and review of audit schedules and supporting documentation
- Lead the annual financial statement audit alongside the Controller
- Support tax compliance and coordinate with external advisors
- Design, document, and maintain internal controls
- Support NetSuite implementation and drive ongoing system optimization
- Streamline close procedures and identify opportunities for workflow automation
- Build scalable accounting processes to support company growth and audit readiness
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Prior experience supervising, reviewing, or mentoring accounting staff
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and the ability to research technical issues independently
- Demonstrated ownership of a full monthly close cycle
- Advanced Excel skills
- Proficiency in NetSuite
- Startup or high-growth company experience
- NetSuite implementation or optimization experience
- ASC 606 revenue recognition experience
- ASC 718 stock compensation experience
- Audit background from a public accounting firm
- Experience working with international entities and multi-entity consolidation
- Experience supporting a first-time or pre-IPO audit
*This is a hybrid position based in Richmond, CA.
**The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California is expected in the range below,
$150,000-$170,000 USD plus stock options, commensurate with experience.
Glydways provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Experience supervising, reviewing, or mentoring accounting staff
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and ability to research technical issues independently
- Experience owning a full monthly close cycle
- Advanced Excel skills
- Proficiency in NetSuite
- Startup or high-growth company experience
- NetSuite implementation or optimization experience
- ASC 606 revenue recognition experience
- ASC 718 stock compensation experience
- Audit experience at a public accounting firm
- Experience with international entities and multi-entity consolidation
- Experience supporting a first-time or pre-IPO audit
What We Do
Glydways, Inc. is an American transportation technology and clean energy company based in South San Francisco, CA. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, installation and operation of affordable autonomous transportation for low, medium and extremely high capacity needs. Founded in 2016 by engineer and entrepreneur Mark Seeger, the company was started with the goal of providing affordable mobility for communities across the world. This goal is founded in the belief that access to affordable housing, employment, education and care lead to economic and social prosperity, and the key to this equity is mobility for as many people as possible. Lead by Gokul Hemmady who serves as CEO, the company’s core objectives are to provide a 24/7 mobility service solution that is environmentally net-negative in terms of greenhouse gas production (GHG), and, inherently profitable. GHG-negative is achieved through the invention and use of power-efficient technologies to reduce the watt-hours-per-person-per-unit-distance traveled, and, photovoltaics embedded into the infrastructure. Economic sustainability is achieved by designing for operational costs that are inherently lower than revenue collected when selling a ride. The key comes from decoupling the unit-costs from the utilization of the system, something that is not possible with existing public/mass transportation systems. By being financially sustainable, Glydways relieves municipalities of the vast annual subsidies required to operate existing solutions, which are inherently unprofitable and thereby a fiscal burden to public budgets. Further, the Glydways business model allows for private capitalization of entire systems. Glydways provides the highest capacity, at the lowest cost, with the best user experience, and the lowest greenhouse gas footprint of any mobility solution, providing a personal, on-demand, and point-to-point journey with no stops between origin and destination
