Lead, Corporate Technical Accounting and Strategic Transactions

OpenAI Finance ensures the organization is set up for success. The Technical Accounting, Accounting Policy, and Financial Reporting organization partners across Finance to assess complex corporate matters and develop well-supported U.S. GAAP conclusions.

You will serve as a senior technical accounting leader and strategic advisor, overseeing complex accounting matters and strategic transactions including M&A, commercial arrangements, financing, investments, leases, intercompany transactions, consolidation, impairment, and more. You will advise stakeholders across Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Legal, Tax, Strategic Finance, FP&A, Equity, Internal Controls, valuation specialists, and external auditors.

• Lead resolution of complex technical corporate accounting matters across monthly and quarterly close.
• Own technical accounting for financing, investment, and equity-related arrangements.
• Lead assessment of corporate accounting matters including leases, commitments, contingencies, and more.
• Serve as senior advisor on strategic investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships.
• Lead impairment assessments and asset recoverability.
• Lead evaluation of stock-based compensation and equity awards.
• Lead accounting assessment of treasury and operating matters.
• Develop technical accounting memoranda and position papers.
• Own translation of accounting conclusions into journal entries, disclosures, and controls.
• Anticipate emerging accounting standards and shape policy.
• Provide senior review of financial metrics.
• Partner with Financial Reporting and Internal Controls on SOX/ICFR readiness.
• Lead cross-functional strategic transactions.
• Design and institutionalize accounting policies and automation.

• CPA, CA, or equivalent accounting qualification.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, advisory, public accounting, or corporate controllership.
• Broad U.S. GAAP expertise across corporate accounting, leases, financial instruments, capitalized costs, share-based compensation, consolidation, impairment, and financial statement presentation.
• Experience with ASC 205, 230, 250, 260, 320, 321, 323, 326, 350, 360, 450, 460, 470, 480, 718, 805, 810, 815, 820, 830, 842, 850.
• Led and defended significant accounting positions, developed audit-ready memoranda.
• Led significant aspects of corporate close, reporting, acquisitions, investments, consolidation, impairment.
• Influence and advise leaders across Legal, Treasury, Tax, etc.
• Communicate complex accounting judgments clearly.
• Set priorities, mentor colleagues.

Salary range: $216,000 - $240,000 USD per year, plus equity.

Hybrid - San Francisco, 3 days/week.

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