OpenAI

Accounting Manager

OpenAI$120K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2-3 years managing outsourced support.
  • Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
  • Proficiency with ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion, and advanced Excel skills.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Collaborative and proactive mindset to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • CPA license and/or Big 4 experience.

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end accounting close for assigned areas.
  • Prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.
  • Own balance sheet integrity and explain period-over-period movements.
  • Partner with FP&A to clarify actuals versus budget and forecast.
  • Collaborate with Business Systems on Oracle workflows and integrations.
  • Support acquisitions, system migrations, and new business launches.
  • Design and maintain SOX-ready controls and prepare audit schedules.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance for new employees.
  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for an Accounting Manager to help scale and operate our core financial close, reporting, and controls as we mature and grow as a company. This role will own critical areas of the balance sheet and P&L, partner closely with Business Systems and FP&A, and play a key role in building durable, SOX-ready accounting processes.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in complexity, cares deeply about accuracy, and wants to help build the next generation of finance infrastructure.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:
  • Manage end-to-end accounting close for assigned areas.
  • Prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.
  • Own balance sheet integrity and explain period-over-period movements.
  • Partner with FP&A to explain actuals vs budget and forecast.
  • Work closely with Business Systems on Oracle workflows and integrations.
  • Support acquisitions, system migrations, and new business launches.
  • Design and maintain SOX-ready controls.
  • Prepare audit schedules and support external auditors.


You might thrive in this role if you have:
  • 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, with 2-3 experience managing outsourced support.
  • Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
  • Proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle Fusion preferred) and advanced Excel skills.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
  • A collaborative, proactive mindset and ability to work effectively across teams in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
  • CPA license and/or Big 4 experience.


This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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100 employees
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Founded
2015

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