Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Technical Accounting

Tipalti•Foster City, CA

4d•$154,000 - $192,500

About The Position

We are seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and hands-on Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Technical Accounting to lead, automate, and scale critical accounting functions across our global organization. In this role, you will gain broad exposure across various financial domains, collaborating closely with executive leadership to streamline processes, enhance internal controls, and drive IPO readiness. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves leveraging data to solve complex business problems, and possesses a strong background in public accounting or internal audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a highly analytical field.
Extensive accounting experience, with a preference for candidates coming from Public Accounting (Big 4 preferred) and/or Internal Audit backgrounds.
Exceptional, advanced Microsoft Excel skills; comfort working with massive, high-volume datasets to solve complex business problems.
Strong foundational knowledge of US GAAP, equity accounting (SBC), and multi-entity regulatory frameworks.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Sales, People Ops).
Ability to thrive and remain agile in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling corporate environment.
Intense focus on accuracy, compliance, and meticulous organizational design.

Nice To Haves

CPA or equivalent certification is highly preferred.
Experience with equity management platforms (e.g., Shareworks) and data visualization and AI tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, Claude, Gemini, etc.) is a major plus.

Responsibilities

Lead initiatives to automate and streamline accounting processes across various global functions.
Partner closely with executive leadership as well as Legal, Compliance, Engineering, Sales and People Ops.
Provide high-level oversight and strategy for all customer funds activity and regulatory/compliance reporting.
Investigate and resolve anomalies in customer funds reporting, collaborating with internal data and product teams to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy.
Act as the core liaison between finance, legal, compliance, and data analytics teams to ensure total accuracy of regulatory reports.
Take the finance lead at meetings with the Regulators and responding to inquiries, monitoring compliance for state requirements and providing strategic input.
Lead technical accounting analysis as needed, including quarterly evaluations of new accounting pronouncements affecting the organization.
Drive interactions with external auditors, supporting both regulatory and financial audits, and ensuring audits are completed timely.
Own and advance internal initiatives to prepare the corporate accounting functions for a potential IPO.

Benefits

Our mission is to elevate how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. We are the AI-powered platform that automates finance.
Tipalti is fueled by a commitment to our customers and a desire to build lasting connections.
Our client portfolio includes high-velocity businesses such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter.
We work hard for our 99% customer retention rate which is built on trust, reliability and innovation.
Tipalti means we handled it" - a mission to which we are constantly committed.
Tipalti champions inclusive teams, in which every voice counts. We are committed to recruiting diverse candidates with varied personal experiences and abilities.
We welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically underrepresented or disadvantaged groups, and maintain an equitable Talent Acquisition process that is free from discrimination.
As an equal opportunities employer, Tipalti complies with employment and human rights laws across the various jurisdictions in which we operate.
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