Accounting Manager

The role

The Corporate Accounting Manager will run the global close and manage a team of senior accountants in New York and Stockholm. This person will own the close end to end and prepare for SOX and a move to NetSuite.

What you will do

• Run the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close across all entities
• Shorten the close by standardizing checklists, templates, and review processes
• Automate manual work using AI tools
• Manage the Corporate accounting team in New York and Stockholm
• Prepare key reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries
• Partner with AP, AR, and Payroll leads on close inputs
• Partner with Technical Accounting on leases and capitalized software
• Help integrate acquired entities into the close and control environment
• Own balance sheet reconciliation standards and design internal controls for SOX
• Serve as the main point of contact for external auditors and own the audit timeline

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of accounting experience, including time at a high-growth tech company
• Experience running a multi-entity close and consolidation under US GAAP
• Track record of shortening a close or rebuilding close processes at a growing company
• Strong US GAAP knowledge
• Experience managing accountants as direct reports
• Audit experience as the main point of contact
• Detail-oriented
• Clear communicator comfortable working across time zones

Nice to have

• CPA or other accounting certification
• Big 4 audit experience
• IFRS or K3 experience
• Experience implementing SOX controls at a pre-IPO or public company
• NetSuite experience, ideally including an ERP migration
• Experience using AI tools in accounting workflows

Benefits

• Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
• HSA or Healthcare FSA
• Dental plans via MetLife
• Vision plans via Vision Care
• Generous parental leave
• Free access to Maven Clinic
• Dependent Care FSA
• Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Life Insurance + STD/LTD

About the company

Legora is an AI-native workspace for legal professionals. The company has 2,100+ customers across 80+ countries and has scaled to $200M+ in ARR.