Senior Manager, Accounting

About the role

The Senior Manager of Accounting at Wunderkind is responsible for owning the most complex corporate accounting areas including internal-use-software capitalization, hosting arrangements, leases, intercompany activities, and intangible assets. This role partners closely with Legal, Finance leadership, and the business to ensure accurate treatment of key revenue streams such as core-subscription, text messaging, and advertising revenue. You will research and apply accounting guidance under standards like ASC 350-40, ASC 606, and ASC 842, translating technical conclusions into clear technical memos. The position involves performing detailed month-end activities such as account reconciliations, rollforwards, and fluctuation analyses to explain business drivers behind the numbers. You will actively search for and implement AI tools and automation to remove manual steps while preserving strong internal controls and data accuracy. In addition, you will redesign spreadsheet-heavy workflows to improve speed and scalability, creating documentation robust enough to satisfy audit and SOX-equivalent review standards. You will support both interim and year-end close processes, maintaining audit-ready files for all owned accounting areas at all times. The role includes mentoring 1-2 accounting professionals by reviewing their work, delivering technical coaching, and supporting their ongoing development. This is an opportunity for a technically minded builder who enjoys solving intricate accounting problems in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Prepare and manage complex corporate accounting areas encompassing internal-use-software capitalization, hosting, leases, intercompany, and intangible assets.
• Support accounting for revenue streams including core-subscription, text messaging, and advertising revenue.
• Perform and review key account reconciliations, rollforwards, and accounting analyses for high-impact accounts.
• Research accounting guidance such as ASC 350-40, ASC 606, and ASC 842, and update technical memos to reflect new facts and circumstances.
• Perform monthly variance and fluctuation analyses, translating accounting activity into clear explanations of underlying business drivers.
• Actively seek out and implement AI tools and automation to eliminate manual effort without compromising internal controls or accuracy.
• Redesign spreadsheet-based workflows for speed and scalability, building and maintaining process documentation suitable for audit and SOX-equivalent review.
• Support interim and year-end audit processes and maintain audit-ready documentation across all owned areas at all times.
• Assist in managing 1-2 accounting professionals, reviewing their work and providing technical coaching and ongoing development feedback.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate accounting outcomes.
• Contribute to process improvements that enhance reliability, efficiency, and scalability of accounting operations.
• Use data and system insights to drive decisions and resolve complex accounting issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards and emerging technologies that could impact accounting processes.
• Ensure all deliverables meet high standards of accuracy, completeness, and clarity for both internal and external audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, including experience with public or venture-stage company accounting preferred.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and demonstrated experience with areas such as revenue recognition, lease accounting, and intangible assets.
• Proficiency with ASC 350-40, ASC 606, and ASC 842 is required.
• Experience with internal-use-software capitalization, hosting, and lease accounting is required.
• Strong technical accounting skills and the ability to analyze complex accounting issues and propose solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining technical concepts to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across distributed teams.
• Familiarity with AI tools and automation platforms is a strong advantage in the context of this role.

Nice to have

• Experience with CRM and billing systems relevant to subscription and advertising revenue.
• Background in performance marketing or ad-tech environments.
• Experience supporting SOX or external audit processes.
• Familiarity with workflow automation and data visualization tools.

Practical notes

• Full-time position; remote work is available.
• New York location preferred.
• No visa sponsorship is mentioned in the source.
• No explicit working hours or travel requirements are stated in the source.