Senior Manager, Strategic Finance – Deal Advisory & Accounting

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Strategic Finance – Deal Advisory & Accounting reports to the Director of Strategic Finance and serves as a key member of the AI Group (AIG) Finance team. This high-visibility, business-facing role supports AMD’s AI business through complex commercial transactions, strategic partnerships, and the development of scalable accounting and financial processes. The role brings accounting expertise and financial decision support to deal structuring, negotiations, and execution. It works closely with Business Development, Technical Accounting, Corporate Development, Legal, Treasury, and Corporate Accounting to evaluate complex arrangements, resolve financial and accounting considerations, and help drive transactions to closure. In addition to transaction support, the position helps establish and scale accounting-related processes, controls, and reporting capabilities for AIG’s evolving business models. It calls for commercial judgment, technical accounting expertise, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to influence outcomes across organizations.

Requirements

Demonstrated progressive experience in technical accounting, accounting advisory, revenue accounting, strategic finance, or related finance and accounting roles.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP, particularly ASC 606 revenue recognition, and experience evaluating complex commercial arrangements and nonstandard contractual structures.
Experience assessing complex accounting topics, including leases (ASC 842), financial instruments, derivatives, guarantees, equity-linked arrangements, and financing transactions.
Experience supporting complex commercial transactions, including contract review, deal structuring, negotiation support, and cross-functional execution.
Experience partnering with Business Development, Legal, Treasury, Corporate Finance, and Accounting teams to evaluate and execute strategic transactions.
Strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow implications of complex accounting conclusions and commercial arrangements.
Experience developing or implementing accounting processes, financial controls, SOX frameworks, and reporting mechanisms for new business activities.
Experience preparing technical accounting analyses, supporting accounting position assessments, and coordinating with external auditors.
Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, commercially oriented recommendations for senior leadership.
Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive complex initiatives to closure in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated and intellectually curious, with comfort developing solutions and processes where established frameworks may not exist.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the semiconductor, cloud computing, technology, or infrastructure industries.
Prior Big Four public accounting, transaction advisory, or in-house technical accounting experience.
CPA.
MBA or another advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Serve as an embedded accounting and finance advisor to AIG for complex AI infrastructure, Cloud, Hyperscaler, and strategic commercial transactions throughout deal structuring, negotiation, and execution.
Partner with Business Development, Corporate Development, Legal, Treasury, and Accounting to evaluate commercial terms, identify financial and accounting considerations, develop alternative structures, and resolve issues to support timely deal closure.
Lead business-side technical accounting analysis of complex arrangements, including revenue recognition, customer incentives, equity-linked instruments, derivatives, financial guarantees, leases, financing structures, and other nonstandard transactions.
Evaluate proposed transactions’ P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow implications, including revenue recognition, contra-revenue, gross margin, valuation, and other financial statement impacts.
Work with Corporate Business and Technical Accounting teams to develop accounting positions, support technical analyses, and align on transaction structures and financial reporting requirements.
Review complex commercial agreements, identify provisions that may create accounting or financial risks, and recommend practical alternatives that balance business objectives with financial and compliance requirements.
Establish and improve accounting-related processes for new AI business models, strategic arrangements, and financial commitments, supporting operational readiness as transactions move from negotiation to execution.
Partner with Corporate Accounting and SOX teams to develop and implement financial controls, documentation, and governance processes for new transactions and business activities.
Coordinate technical accounting analyses, transaction documentation, and supporting materials for financial reporting, management reviews, external audits, and other compliance requirements.
Prepare and communicate financial and accounting assessments to AIG leadership, CFO staff, and senior cross-functional stakeholders, translating complex issues into clear business implications and actionable recommendations.
Develop scalable processes, templates, and operating mechanisms to improve the speed, consistency, and rigor of deal assessments, accounting coordination, and financial reporting.