Manager, Accounting

Suno•San Francisco, CA

2d•$142,000 - $186,000•Onsite

About The Position

As one of the first hires on Suno's accounting team, you will be a true generalist, capable of handling any task related to month-end close, audits, or business operations. You will own significant parts of the monthly close process, assist in the company's first-year audit and preparation for an IPO, and apply a thoughtful and efficient approach to AI that aligns with the expectations of a best-in-class team. The ideal candidate is a proactive individual who wants to build processes from the ground up: setting them up, documenting them, operating them, and then automating them. This role offers broad exposure and the opportunity to shape the accounting practices of a rapidly growing AI company.

Requirements

5-7 years of accounting experience, including a mix of Big 4 public accounting and high-growth industry.
Strong US GAAP knowledge and a track record of owning core close responsibilities end to end.
Experience supporting external financial statement audits, first-year audit experience is ideal.
A generalist's range, comfortable moving between technical accounting, operational accounting, and systems work.
A demonstrated, measured use of AI and automation to make accounting faster and more accurate.
Builder's energy and the judgment to know when to apply rigor and when to stay flexible in a startup.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Willingness to travel (up to 10%) to collaborate with team members across Suno office locations.

Nice To Haves

CPA.
Consumer tech or other high-volume revenue experience.
Exposure to music royalties, equity, indirect tax, or payroll accounting.
IPO readiness or SOX experience.

Responsibilities

Own significant areas of the monthly close, reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries, and help shorten and tighten the cycle.
Build and document repeatable processes across the accounting function, balancing startup flexibility with the rigor the business needs.
Support the company's first-year financial statement audit and help build toward the rigor required for IPO readiness.
Research technical accounting questions and support audit and tax requests with well-organized workpapers and analysis.
Put AI and automation to work across the accounting function, thoughtfully and with the right guardrails, to unlock the efficiency expected of a best-in-class team.
Strengthen a growing accounting team's foundation across process and systems so we can keep making creative fulfillment a daily reality for everyone.