Top Accounting Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Ensures accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing through auditing, reconciliations, variance analysis, payroll tax administration, accounting support, and issue resolution. Partners with HR, Finance, Benefits, HRIS, employees, and vendors to resolve complex payroll inquiries, support audits, maintain controls, and improve payroll systems and processes. The role also supports payroll tax compliance, year-end activities, testing, data validation, and employee deductions.

Owns day-to-day accounting and treasury operations, including multi-entity month-end close, consolidations, reconciliations, GAAP compliance, audit coordination, internal controls, and tax and treasury partnerships. The role leads process improvements, introduces AI-enabled accounting workflows, supports IPO readiness, and develops a small accounting team as a player-coach.

The Accounting Manager leads monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities; financial reporting; general ledger, reconciliations, multi-entity accounting, and ASC 606 revenue recognition. The role manages audits, internal controls, compliance support, accounting documentation, workflow automation, and team development. It also partners with Finance, Operations, Payments, auditors, tax advisors, and bookkeepers to maintain accurate, scalable, audit-ready accounting processes.

Supports revenue accounting and valuation analysis, including accounts receivable, cash and transaction analysis, account reconciliations, financial reporting, metric development, process improvements, special projects, and audit support. The role prepares reports for corporate and field management, joint venture partners, and internal and external auditors.

Oversee accounting, audit, and financial review functions for a portfolio of startup clients. Responsibilities include reviewing financial reports, managing payroll and accounts, supervising accounting staff, supporting audits, analyzing financial data, improving processes, tracking billable hours, and ensuring compliance with accounting and regulatory standards.

Own the accounting function end to end, including monthly close, revenue recognition, billing, payroll, contractor payments, accounts payable, equity administration, financial reporting, audits, tax filings, and compliance. Partner with business leaders, auditors, and advisors while building scalable accounting processes and systems for a fast-growing AI services company.

Manages month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities, general ledger operations, reconciliations, financial reporting, audits, SOX controls, and US GAAP compliance. Supervises accounting staff, resolves accounting issues, supports reporting and budget variance analysis, improves processes, maintains policies and documentation, and partners with finance and business teams across assigned markets.

Owns end-to-end capital expenditure, PP&E, lease, and fixed-asset accounting for a multi-billion-dollar fiber network. Responsibilities include ASC 360 and ASC 842 accounting, SAP Asset Accounting, Project System and Materials Management ownership, month-end close, reconciliations, audits, reporting automation, capitalization controls, and cross-functional partnership. The role also manages and develops an accounting team.

Lead the end-to-end revenue accounting close cycle, including ASC 606 analysis, reconciliations, journal entries, revenue estimates, reporting, SOX controls, audits, and complex contract reviews. Investigate data across billing, revenue, and ERP systems; lead UAT and system improvements; automate manual processes using SQL, scripts, and AI tools; and partner cross-functionally to resolve issues and improve scalable revenue operations.

Own technical revenue accounting for strategic commercial deals from initial structuring through launch and ongoing governance. Build ASC 606-compliant revenue models, advise on pricing and contract terms, evaluate complex accounting matters, and translate conclusions into billing, settlement, reporting, systems, controls, and operational processes. Lead cross-functional launch readiness, resolve post-launch issues, and improve scalable deal execution playbooks.

Lead technical revenue accounting and revenue recognition deal advisory for B2B transactions. Partner with Deal Desk, Legal, GTM, Product, and Finance to assess complex commercial terms under ASC 606, establish contract guardrails, triage and escalate novel arrangements, and deliver audit-ready accounting conclusions and handoffs. Build scalable review processes, service levels, decision frameworks, and training while balancing deal velocity, accounting integrity, and audit readiness.

Manage accounting operations including financial reporting, statement analysis, bank reconciliations, tax documentation, AR/AP, payroll, budgeting, and forecasting. The role also involves preparing ad hoc business reports and coordinating with external accounting partners while supporting high transaction and invoice volumes.

Accounting Manager supporting monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, banking operations, multi-entity consolidations, financial reporting, audit requests, and accounting process improvements. The role requires strong US GAAP knowledge, hands-on NetSuite and online banking experience, advanced Excel skills, and effective collaboration with auditors and global teams. This is a remote USA position with occasional travel.

Manages enterprise revenue accounting within Controllership by preparing journal entries, performing reconciliations, supporting monthly close, responding to audits, and analyzing large datasets to investigate accounting activity.

Manages accounting advisory engagements involving complex transactions, divestitures, carve-out readiness, SEC filings, carve-out financials, and accounting policy evaluations. Leads multiple teams, advises clients, supervises and develops staff, resolves technical issues, identifies market trends, and supports recruiting and networking activities. The role requires an active CPA license, strong US GAAP and SEC reporting knowledge, excellent communication, and willingness to travel approximately 30%.

Leads accounting advisory engagements involving divestitures, carve-outs, SEC filings, complex accounting matters, and transaction advisory services. Oversees engagement teams, advises clients and audit teams, develops accounting policies, manages competing priorities, mentors colleagues, and supports recruiting. Requires an active CPA license, deep US GAAP and SEC reporting expertise, at least eight years of relevant experience, and 30% travel.

Leads global revenue accounting, commissions, quoting, accounts receivable, billing, collections, and cash application. Owns ASC 606 and ASC 340 compliance across SaaS, professional services, and usage-based models. Partners with Sales, Legal, RevOps, Finance, and executives on contract structure, controls, reporting, audits, and strategic initiatives. Develops accounting and quote analyst teams while improving revenue predictability, cash flow, DSO, and quote-to-cash processes.

Own revenue and direct-cost accounting for Function’s consumer health business, including monthly close, contribution-margin reporting, revenue recognition, audits, and SOX-ready controls. Standardize fragmented accounting processes, bring work in-house, automate close activities with AI, integrate new products and acquisitions, and build and lead the revenue accounting team.

Leads cost accounting policies, allocation methodologies, profitability analysis, intercompany reporting, financial modeling, monthly close activities, variance analysis, business cases, and ROI reviews. Partners cross-functionally to improve processes, controls, reporting tools, and cost performance. Supports audits and regulatory inquiries while educating operational teams on financial results. Requires substantial cost accounting and FP&A experience, advanced modeling skills, and familiarity with ERP, planning, or BI systems.

Oversee commercial accounting for product revenue, gross-to-net reserves, accounts receivable, inventory, and cost of goods sold. Manage month-end close, revenue recognition, reconciliations, 3PL and distributor accounting, order-to-cash activities, financial reporting, SOX controls, audits, and launch support. Drive process improvements, system enhancements, and automation while mentoring team members and partnering with commercial, market access, CMC, and external stakeholders.

Owns warranty and service parts accounting, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, roll-forwards, inventory adjustments, close deliverables, and financial disclosures. Supports audits, forecasting, internal controls, SOX readiness, and cross-functional accounting analysis. The role also improves SAP processes and helps establish scalable accounting controls in a high-growth automotive environment.

Supports portfolio accounting operations for alternative investments by processing investment documents, validating AI-extracted data, reconciling positions and valuations, maintaining fund and entity data, and resolving exceptions. Partners with advisors, investment operations, technology teams, fund administrators, and general partners to ensure accurate reporting and client records. Improves workflows, procedures, data integrity, and spreadsheet-based operating tools.

Lead and coordinate day-to-day nonprofit accounting operations, oversee monthly close, review external bookkeeping, manage grant and fund accounting, prepare financial reports and audit schedules, support budgeting and internal controls, and ensure compliance with GAAP and funder requirements.

Performs investment accounting reconciliations, close support, reporting, data analysis, internal control activities, audit support, and process improvements. Resolves complex reconciling items, investigates variances, prepares documentation, supports reporting enhancements, and collaborates with Finance, Investments, Treasury, Investment Operations, auditors, and banking partners.

Leads accounting operations and a high-performing team, overseeing monthly close, financial reporting, technical accounting, equity, leases, assets, intercompany transactions, tax deliverables, audits, and M&A integrations. Serves as the Workday accounting expert, supports IPO readiness, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, develops accounting policies and memos, and drives process improvements through AI and systems optimization.