Manager, Accounting

Fastly•San Francisco, CA

3d•$133,200 - $159,840•Hybrid

About The Position

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. We are looking for a proactive, highly motivated, and technically savvy Accounting Manager to join our Finance organization! The Manager, Accounting will own critical elements of our Cost of Revenue (COR) portfolio, including but not limited to Accruals, Fixed Assets (ASC 360) and Internal-Use Software (ASC 350-40). You will regularly work cross-functionally with other Fastly finance and business teams, such as FP&A, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Product, and Engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting
7+ years progressive accounting experience, including experience in a manager-level role at a publicly traded company
Experience with Fixed Asset and Internal-use Software accounting
Experience with NetSuite
Ability to think strategically, build cross-functional relationships, and take initiative to drive results
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to lead projects and processes to closure
Ability to evaluate and apply AI tools responsibly to accelerate close processes while maintaining accuracy and controls

Nice To Haves

Audit experience and CPA license
Experience with FloQast, Coupa, AuditBoard and G-Suite
Finance transformation and/or system implementation experience
Cross-team project management experience

Responsibilities

Lead and improve the processes for the Cost of Revenue Corporate Accounting team
Oversee monthly closing activities for assigned areas by reviewing, verifying, and approving accurate journal entries for assigned areas. Review reconciliations ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP accounting standards, SOX guidelines, and internal accounting policies
Review and verify accuracy of account balances and classifications. Analyze changes in balance sheet and income statement accounts and make recommendations to correct errors. Review flux explanations for accuracy and ensure proper presentation to leadership
Identify potential SOX impacts from proposed process and systems changes in assigned areas, partnering with Internal Audit to update documentation including process flowcharts and associated risk & control matrix
Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting by working cross functionally with other Fastly teams
Maintain day-to-day management of the COR Accounting task assignments, chart of accounts, financial report maintenance, and issue escalation/resolution
Assist SEC Reporting team with 10-Q/K footnote preparation and review, annual accounting policy review, and convention analysis for assigned areas
Identify, propose and drive process and efficiency improvements to month-end close process and other accounting processes
Other ad hoc projects as needed