Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Superhuman is an AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Accounting Operations to own the monthly close, lead a high-performing team, and modernize core accounting processes, focusing on automation and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Accounting Operations team — directly manage a Senior Accountant and a Staff Accountant; provide coaching, prioritize work, drive accountability, and create growth opportunities
- Own the monthly close end-to-end — own the close calendar in Numeric, manage close dependencies across the team and cross-functional partners, coordinate stakeholders across Finance and Accounting, and escalate timeline risks and blockers that could impact close quality or timing
- Serve as the primary operational reviewer across recurring close reconciliations, journal entries, allocations, intercompany work, and other deliverables prepared by the Accounting Operations team — setting clear standards for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
- Drive automation and process improvement — lead and prioritize automation initiatives across cash matching, reconciliation efficiencies, journal entry automation, and process simplification. Leverage the full tooling stack — NetSuite, Numeric, Superhuman-built internal tools, and other AI tools — to reduce manual effort and improve scalability
- Support audit efforts — contribute to audit planning and readiness, coordinate auditor requests, gather and review supporting documentation, resolve open items, and serve as one of the key auditor-facing partners for the external audit
- Mature and scale the close process — enhance existing process documentation, strengthen operational resiliency, and further reduce key-person dependencies across the team
- Build cross-functional partnerships across Finance and Accounting — partner with Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Tax, AP, Payroll, and Revenue & AR to keep close, audit, and improvement workstreams aligned
Skills
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time at the Senior Manager level, with direct ownership of monthly close in an international operating environment
- Experience in a high-growth, multi-entity company at $200M+ revenue scale required
- Direct people-management experience — coaching, prioritization, accountability, and development of Senior- and Staff-level accountants
- Deep, practical US GAAP foundation, including working knowledge of ASC 842 lease accounting and standard cost-allocation methodologies
- Hands-on NetSuite experience and proficiency with a modern close management platform (Numeric, FloQast, BlackLine, or similar); familiarity with Coupa or a comparable procure-to-pay system
- Track record of leading automation and process-improvement initiatives across an accounting function — practical use of AI tools focused on operational scalability rather than experimentation
- Strong audit support experience — comfortable serving as one of the key auditor-facing partners for an external audit
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work under time constraints in fast-moving environments
- Strong written and verbal communication — capable of producing close summaries, audit responses, and process documentation that an executive audience can act on with minimal editing
- Has a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manages tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyzes and executes work efficiently, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrives in fast-paced, results-driven environments
- Technology company experience
- Big 4 or national public accounting experience
- Active or inactive CPA
Benefits
- Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
- Disability and life insurance options
- 401(k) and RRSP matching
- Paid parental leave
- 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time
- Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)
- Annual professional development budget and opportunities
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