Vercel

Senior Manager, Accounting

Vercel$180K — $210K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of accounting experience, with 3 years at a Big 4 firm and 2+ years in industry.
  • 3+ years of people management or supervisory experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
  • Experience with capitalized commissions accounting.
  • Exposure to M&A transactions, foreign subsidiaries, and post-acquisition integrations.
  • Advanced knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance.
  • Hands-on leader adept at managing competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and own the monthly and quarterly close for assigned areas, ensuring high standards.
  • Coach and mentor team members for professional growth.
  • Oversee offshore team subsidiary accounting work and resolve issues.
  • Collaborate with FP&A and partners to align forecasts and flag issues early.
  • Implement accounting policies and GAAP compliance for financial transactions.
  • Lead accounting activities for acquisitions and align policies.
  • Drive close process improvements and strengthen internal controls.
  • Design SOX-aligned controls that scale with business growth.
  • Utilize AI and automation to streamline workflows and eliminate manual tasks.
  • Manage the audit relationship for assigned areas, ensuring a smooth process.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity.
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package.
  • Learning and Development opportunities, including mentorship and events.
  • Flexible Time Off policy.
  • Provision of necessary work gear and a WFH budget for space outfitting.
Full Job Description
About Vercel:

Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.

Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.

About the Role:

The Senior Accounting Manager will play a key leadership role in scaling Vercel's accounting operations as the company continues to grow and mature, to operate with standards expected for a public company. Reporting to the Controller, this role will own core operational accounting areas, and will work in close partnership with another Senior Accounting Manager who leads the accounting close process, ensuring timely, accurate financial information that supports FP&A, leadership, and business decision-making.

This role will lead and own several key accounting areas, including capitalized commissions, payroll accounting, and subsidiary accounting related to M&A activity, including post-acquisition integration. The role will manage, mentor and coach 1 accountant and will provide oversight and review the work of an offshore team.
What You Will Do:
  • Own and lead the monthly and quarterly close for assigned areas, setting clear standards for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, while reviewing team work, and providing guidance.
  • Coach, mentor, and support the professional development of team members, providing regular feedback, career guidance, and growth opportunities.
  • Oversee subsidiary accounting work performed by an offshore team, managing timelines, reviewing deliverables, and resolving issues.
  • Work closely with FP&A and business partners to keep actuals, forecasts, and business assumptions aligned, and to flag issues early.
  • Assist in implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure all financial transactions are carried out in accordance with GAAP principles.
  • Lead accounting work for acquisitions, including onboarding new entities and aligning policies and systems.
  • Lead close and process improvements, simplifying workflows, strengthening controls, and scaling the function as the business grows.
  • Design, implement, and evolve SOX-aligned controls that scale with the business, strengthen audit readiness, and support execution.
  • Build and use AI agents and automation to eliminate manual work and free the team up for higher-value analysis.
  • Own the audit relationship for your areas-preparing materials, answering questions, and keeping audits moving smoothly.
  • Take the lead on cross-functional projects, while coaching and developing team members along the way.
About You:
  • 7+ years of accounting experience, including at least 3 years at a Big 4 firm and 2+ years in industry.
  • 3+ years of people management or supervisory experience, with a track record of leading and developing teams.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA required.
  • Experience owning accounting for capitalized commissions.
  • Exposure to M&A transactions, foreign subsidiaries, and post-acquisition integrations.
  • Advanced knowledge of US GAAP and SOX, with the ability to apply guidance practically in a growing organization.
  • Hands-on accounting leader with a strong sense of ownership, able to manage competing priorities while setting clear expectations and driving results across the team.
  • Process-minded and curious, with experience leveraging AI, automation, and systems to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
  • Experienced cross-functional partner, aligning accounting processes with how the business operates and how leadership needs to see the results.
  • Clear, confident communicator who collaborates effectively across teams and translates accounting concepts into plain language for non-accountants.
  • Thrives in fast-moving, evolving environments, balancing speed with sound judgment as the company grows.
Benefits:
  • Competitive compensation package, including equity.
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package.
  • Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
  • Flexible Time Off.
  • We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $180,000.00 - $210,000.00. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.

About Vercel

Vercel Inc., formerly Zeit, is an American cloud platform as a service company. The company maintains the Next.js web development framework. Vercel's architecture is built around Jamstack, and deployments are handled through Git repositories.
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