Legora

Accounting Manager

New York City. Posted 18 days ago

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.