Senior Manager, Technical Accounting

About the Role:

Glean is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Accounting to lead complex accounting analysis, policy implementation, and controls across finance processes and systems. This role combines strong technical accounting judgment with hands-on execution: assessing new and complex transactions, documenting accounting conclusions, translating requirements into scalable processes, and implementing effective controls across the accounting environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with Accounting, Finance Systems, Revenue, FP&A, Tax, Legal, Sales Operations, Procurement, auditors, consultants, and business leaders. This role is well suited to a technically strong accounting leader who can move from accounting conclusion to operational implementation and sustainment.

You will:

Lead technical accounting assessments and prepare clear, well-supported accounting memos under US GAAP and, where relevant, IFRS.

Advise on revenue recognition, COGS, commissions, equity and stock-based compensation, investments, financial statements, leases, intercompany transactions, and other complex accounting matters.

Evaluate new products, contracts, commercial arrangements, investments, and business initiatives for accounting and reporting implications.

Maintain and improve accounting policies, position papers, documentation standards, and technical accounting playbooks.

Partner with external auditors and advisors to resolve technical accounting questions and align on conclusions.

Translate accounting conclusions into practical requirements for close procedures, reconciliations, reporting, systems configuration, and control activities.

Partner with external consultants to develop and implement process narratives, risk and control matrices (RACMs), control documentation, and testing procedures.

Lead India IFC readiness, including walkthroughs, risk assessment, control-owner alignment, testing support, deficiency evaluation, and remediation.

Strengthen business-process and system controls across key accounting areas, working with Finance Systems and IT to embed approvals, access controls, data validations, segregation of duties, and exception reporting.

Establish sustainable control ownership, monitoring, evidence retention, remediation tracking, and reporting to Finance leadership, using automation and AI where appropriate and auditable.

Define and execute a phased roadmap for building an in-house Internal Audit and Controls function while retaining consultants for specialist and independent support.

Serve as a trusted accounting advisor to senior Finance and cross-functional leaders, driving alignment when priorities or interpretations differ.

Establish clear governance, decision rights, operating rhythms, and accountability for technical accounting and controls initiatives.

Coach and develop team members, raising the quality of accounting analysis, documentation, control ownership, and execution.

Communicate risks, decisions, dependencies, and recommendations succinctly to Finance leadership.

About you:

Chartered Accountant, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.

Typically 8–12+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, controllership, financial reporting, internal controls, or audit, preferably in a high-growth technology or SaaS environment.

Strong working knowledge of US GAAP; practical exposure to IFRS and multi-entity accounting is preferred.

Big 4 experience is preferred.

Experience supporting SOX readiness, IFC, ICFR, or controls-based audits.

Experience implementing controls in a multi-entity, multi-system environment.

Experience with accounting policy implementation following new products, acquisitions, investments, or significant commercial changes.

Practical experience evaluating AI-enabled finance workflows and establishing human-in-the-loop controls.

Strong technical accounting judgment, written communication, stakeholder-management, prioritization, and execution skills.

Ability to translate accounting conclusions into scalable, practical, and auditable operational processes.

Location:

This role is hybrid (3 days a week in our Bangalore office)

Compensation & Benefits:

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.The final offer will depend on experience, internal equity, and applicable compensation approvals. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

We’re committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive workplace. We strive to attract and retain people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.

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