The Role
The Product Accounting Manager will research accounting issues, improve processes, collaborate with product teams, and educate customers on software features.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Product Accounting Manager, you will help us execute on our vision to make accountants and financial executives’ lives easier by researching complex accounting problems, driving our delivery and execution with a process improvement focus, and helping the product team develop softwares with sound technical accounting.
Reports to Senior Director of Product Accounting & Operations
What you will be doing:
- Serve as an Accounting point person within the Product team to deploy new functionality and fix identified issues
- Research relevant accounting guidance in order to participate in internal discussions on existing and planned software solutions
- Convey understanding of accounting guidance across jurisdictions to individuals in the company without an accounting background
- Work closely with product managers, product analysts, software developers and QA personnel
- Utilize accounting knowledge to help draft requirements for software solution, including the creation of example scenarios for development and test purposes
- Assist with research for questions within the company regardingcalculations/functionality of the software
- Assist with research for accounting questions escalated from Implementation, Customer Success, Marketing and Sales
- Participate in prospective and current customer calls
- Educate customers on the implementation of new features and enhancements within the system through the preparation of customer bulletins to be posted to the external Knowledge Base
- Review publications and webinars hosted by regulatory authorities and accounting firms on accounting trends and summarize relevant discussion points and decisions for leadership
- Assist with the testing of any new accounting related features, ensuring the system is working as designed and follow any bugs or errors to resolution
- Conduct all business in accordance with FinQuery policies and procedures
- All other duties as assigned.
What experience and skills we need you to have:
- At least 4 years of experience working in an audit or assurance capacity at a Big 4 and/or corporate accounting experience preferably at manager level
- Experience with technical research and documentation
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP - both understand technical requirements and relevant application for financial reporting within organizations. Experience with IFRS and GASB is a plus but not required
- Competence in researching and interpreting relevant accounting guidance
- Ability to communicate complex accounting concepts to a varied audience
Benefits:
- Flexible PTO (including 11 holidays and your birthday off)
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Great health benefits with multiple plan option
- Sabbatical program (4 weeks after 5 years of service)
- Casual dress environment (when in office)
- Catered lunches every Thursday
- Signing stipend for a work-from-home setup
- Free gym membership at our office
- Annual employee development program stipend of $2,000 for each employee
- Parental Leave Benefits
- Fertility/Adoption Assistance
- Annual tutoring stipend for your children
- Mentorship program available immediately
- Regular team outings
- Advancement opportunities based on results, not politics
- Culture that emphasizes inclusiveness driven by our REDI Committee
About Us
FinQuery is revolutionizing accounting automation and contract management. As the only provider offering a single platform for complete visibility into lease and vendor contracts, we empower organizations with unprecedented control over their top spending categories. Our award-winning AI-driven software helps over 8,000 organizations worldwide minimize risk, boost efficiency, and reduce costs. Join us as we redefine how businesses manage their finances.
FinQuery is an equal opportunity employer to all persons, free from restrictions and prejudice based upon race, color, creed, religion, sex, domestic relationship status, parental status, family status, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, and disability status. FinQuery maintains a drug-free workplace.
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The Company
What We Do
We're FinQuery, and we're here to help you manage your finances in a whole new way.
More than 36,000 professionals rely on FinQuery to make better business and financial decisions for their largest areas of spend - leases, software subscriptions, and financial contracts - something no other provider offers in the market. Our award-winning AI-powered software helps businesses minimize risk, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.
And what makes it truly intelligent? We let you do it all on one platform.
FinQuery gives you the power of total visibility, so that Finance and Accounting can simplify accounting, forecast accurately, and budget confidently. And the IT department can clearly see and manage the company’s software stack with actionable insights, smart automation, and helpful tools.
You’ll see the most where you’re spending the most.
