Accounting Manager, Systems and Optimization

Zillow

94d • $105,900 - $169,100

About The Position

Zillow Group’s Close and Consolidations Accounting team plays a critical role in delivering accuracy, consistency, and operational excellence across the company’s financial close. In addition to executing core close responsibilities, the team is focused on building scalable, tech-enabled processes that improve efficiency and reduce manual effort. This role will be central to advancing that mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in/or supporting Accounting or Finance, including system implementation and month-end close responsibilities.
• Hands-on experience as a functional owner or power user of accounting systems (e.g., Workday Financials, FloQast), including involvement in configuration, testing, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of accounting processes including foreign currency translation, consolidation, internal controls (SOX), and intercompany relationships.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; able to translate between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently, collaborating across teams, and driving systems innovation and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Alteryx or other automation/workflow tools used in accounting operations.
• Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, or other issue/request tracking systems.
• Exposure to ERP implementations or upgrades, particularly within high-growth or matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Accounting’s primary functional representative to Finance Technology for Workday and other close-enablement tools.
• Contribute to roadmap planning by surfacing evolving business needs and helping prioritize system enhancements that align with Accounting’s goals.
• Design, implement, and deliver training, documentation, and change communications to empower Accounting team members and strengthen system proficiency and adoption.
• Own accounting-specific application configurations, process logic, data governance, and related change management activities such as ticketing, testing and review.
• Partner with Finance Technology on large-scale change management initiatives, such as Workday releases—assessing impact, performing testing, and coordinating deployment and communication across Accounting teams.
• Apply strong working knowledge of security roles, segregation of duties, and sensitive system access to inform approval of accounting-related security changes and execution of quarterly user access reviews.
• Partner with Accounting teams and analyze operating metrics to understand how tools are being used, identifying opportunities to improve workflows and drive efficiency.
• Identify and drive automation and AI-powered solutions that reduce effort, enhance accuracy, and support scalable workflows.
• Oversee and continuously optimize Workday’s consolidation and foreign currency processes, including org structure, entity configurations, and translation logic.
• Maintain expertise on Workday accounting data structures and how they support downstream financial reporting and analytics.
• Support light reporting and dashboarding in Workday; partner with the Finance Analytics team on broader data, reporting, AI or other automation initiatives.
• Ensure reliable, well-structured data by enforcing strong system controls and governance that support business insight and reporting accuracy.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages.
• Parental leave and family benefits.
• Retirement contributions.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees