Sr. Manager, Accounting

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Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In-Office
170K-210K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Software • Database
We're the company behind YugabyteDB, the 100% open source cloud native database for mission critical applications.
The Role
Lead month‑end and quarter‑end close, consolidations, and US GAAP compliance across international entities. Manage GL, reconciliations, intercompany/foreign currency, AP, treasury, tax/statutory duties, and audit readiness. Build and mentor a corporate accounting team, document policies, and drive process improvements and automation (NetSuite and Excel focused).
Summary Generated by Built In

Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps. Trusted by industry leaders including Shopify, Paramount+, GM, Kroger, Fiserv, and NPCI, YugabyteDB has been deployed in over 100 countries and powers more than 5 million clusters worldwide.

Together, our hard-working team of experts and our industry-leading technology are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of modern workloads: geo-distributed, ultra-resilient, and built to scale without limits.

Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week in office)

Reports To: Corporate Controller

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on, detail-driven accounting leader to own the core accounting close and reporting engine as we scale. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will lead the month-end and quarter-end close, drive US GAAP compliance and consolidations across our international entities, and be a central force in preparing the organization for its first external audit. This role blends day-to-day ownership of the numbers with the leadership to build repeatable processes, mentor a growing team, and serve as the face of Corporate Accounting to the broader company.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants total visibility into our financial operations and the opportunity to shape the accounting function as the business grows.

What You’ll Do
  • Team & Company Leadership: Manage, mentor and scale a high-performing team across GL Accounting and Operations. Establish yourself as the face of Corporate Accounting and a first point of contact for cross-functional requests.
  • Financial Close & Reporting: Own the month-end and quarter-end close process, including the schedule, check-ins, and flux analysis. Be a driving force toward a full monthly close, completing the first review of flux and maintaining a thorough understanding of account balances and activity.
  • General Ledger & Reconciliations: Prepare and review general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and fluctuation analyses across areas including prepaid, accruals, and fixed assets.
  • Consolidations & GAAP Reporting: Own consolidations and the review of the international reporting package, ensure US GAAP compliance, and prepare reporting packages for executive leadership.
  • Intercompany & Foreign Currency: Ensure intercompany transactions are properly recorded and eliminated in consolidation and aligned with transfer pricing policies. Manage functional-currency determination and translation of financial statements, including foreign currency impact under ASC 830. Familiarity with India and UK markets preferred.
  • Accounts Payable: Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring vendor payments, expense processing, and related controls are accurate, timely, and compliant.
  • Treasury & Cash Management: Manage end-to-end cash processes including cash forecasting, payment initiation and approval, and overall treasury management. Own banking relationships and support the consolidation of the company’s banking footprint.
  • Tax & Statutory Compliance: Own and manage tax and statutory compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
  • Audit & Audit Readiness: Serve as a key driver in establishing audit-readiness for our first audit. Own the day-to-day interface with auditors, ensure deliverables are produced and reviewed on time, keep fieldwork on track, and maintain and manage the PBC list.
  • Policy & Process Documentation: Ensure accounting process and policy documentation is complete, accurate, and consistently applied. Where needed, partner with the Controller and technical accounting resources to document and operationalize technical accounting positions.
  • Process Improvement & Automation: Lead accounting projects aimed at process improvement, system implementation, and workflow automation. Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable, automated solutions as the business grows.
What You Bring
  • Experience: 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in a management role. A blend of public accounting and industry experience is preferred, ideally within a high-growth technology or SaaS company.
  • Technical Expertise: Strong command of US GAAP, financial close, consolidations, and international/multi-entity reporting. Prior experience supporting or leading an external audit is strongly preferred.
  • Systems & Tools: Hands-on NetSuite system management experience, banking portal management and advanced Excel skills. Comfort improving and operationalizing accounting processes and systems.
  • Leadership & Initiative: Proven ability to build and mentor a high-performing team, take ownership of ambiguous problems, and drive projects to completion with limited supervision.
  • Communication: Strong analytical skills and the ability to distill complex accounting matters into clear, actionable information for leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA strongly preferred.
Why Join Us?
  • Impact: You will own the accounting close and reporting engine and directly shape audit-readiness for a fast-growing company.
  • Visibility: You will work closely with the Controller and executive leadership, with total visibility into financial operations.
  • Growth: A career-defining opportunity to build the processes, systems, and team that scale the accounting function.

We feel strongly about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one way to help achieve that. The cash compensation for this role is market-competitive, with abase salary of $170,000-210,000. Our packages also include equity and benefits including competitive health plans, retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The actual pay will vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, and skill level.

Due to the Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers”, which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hires. We are still able to consider candidates who require H-1B extensions, changes of employer, or other types of work authorization.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. 

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Skills Required

  • 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • 2-3 years in a management role
  • Blend of public accounting and industry experience
  • Strong command of US GAAP, financial close, and consolidations
  • International/multi-entity reporting and translation (ASC 830)
  • Experience supporting or leading an external audit
  • Hands-on NetSuite system management experience
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • CPA
  • Experience managing intercompany transactions and transfer pricing alignment
  • Familiarity with India and UK markets
  • Oversight of accounts payable and related controls
  • Treasury and cash management experience, including banking relationship management
  • Tax and statutory compliance management across jurisdictions
  • Proven ability to build, mentor, and scale accounting teams
  • Experience driving process improvement, system implementation, and automation

Yugabyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Yugabyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Yugabyte.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is positioned as competitive for U.S. engineering roles, with total compensation described as aligned with mid-stage startup norms. Base salary ranges for mid-level engineers are framed as strong relative to the Bay Area market.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision with high employer premium coverage in the U.S. Mental health support and low-deductible plan design are also highlighted as meaningful parts of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off offerings are described as broad, including unlimited PTO with typical usage levels cited and additional holiday coverage. Parental leave policies are called out as a notable component of the overall benefits mix.

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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
400 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

At Yugabyte, we're building a diverse, multi-generational company with the vision to make YugabyteDB the distributed SQL database of choice for mission-critical cloud native applications. After a decade spent modernizing their IT infrastructure and applications, we are seeing companies enter a new phase of database modernization initiatives. We aim to be their database partner on this journey.

Why Work With Us

It’s easy to claim that your company is a best place to work, but at Yugabyte we know that we are. Why? Because our Yugabeings tell us so. Being able to work with and learn from smart people all over the world, along with a sense of ownership, mentoring opportunities, and pride in a job well done. That's what being a Yugabeing is all about.

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