Senior Accounting Manager

Summary

Join Ethos as a Senior Accounting Manager and lead the optimization of corporate accounting operations. You will oversee month-end close processes, financial reporting, and external audits, ensuring compliance and accuracy. Manage complex technical areas, including journal entries and reconciliations. Maintain compliance with SOX 404 and government regulations. Optimize processes, automation, and reporting for scalable growth. Collaborate with cross-functional teams. Manage accounting for international subsidiaries and accounts payable. Mentor and develop the accounting team. Support ad-hoc projects and provide strategic guidance. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a corporate accounting role —ideally in a high-growth or public company
• Strong problem solving skills, and ability to diagnose problems independently
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop teams
• Excellent communication skills and effective cross-functional collaborator
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for identifying operational efficiencies and process improvements
• Strong Excel skills required
• Experience with NetSuite, Navan, or similar financial platforms
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Lead core accounting functions, including overseeing month-end close processes, financial reporting, and execution of annual external audits to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Manage complex technical and operational areas, including journal entries, account reconciliations, disclosure schedules, and fluctuation analyses to support key management decisions
• Ensure compliance with SOX 404 and oversee the accuracy of quarterly and annual financial filings
• Own the accounting function for our Enterprise Agent Business, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency
• Optimize process improvements, automation initiatives, and financial reporting enhancements to support scalable growth
• Collaborate closely with HR, Operations, Finance, and Legal, ensuring financial accuracy and alignment with company-wide initiatives
• Manage accounting functions for international subsidiaries, including financial consolidation across multi-entity and multi-currency businesses
• Oversee and validate the Accounts Payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate payments while serving as the primary point of contact for employee expense reimbursement and corporate credit card inquiries
• Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Mentor and develop the accounting team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
• Support ad-hoc projects (system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and process improvements), providing strategic guidance and expertise across financial operations