Sr. Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

Sunbit•New York, NY

1d•$165,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sunbit is seeking a Sr. Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting to own the technical accounting and external financial reporting required of a public company and prepare Sunbit to file. The role serves as the technical authority on US GAAP for a consumer lending business, ensuring accounting figures, disclosures, and documentation are robust for auditors, investors, and the SEC. Based in Jersey City, NJ, the position is hybrid, with three on-site days per week. It reports to the Head of Accounting. The role owns technical accounting policies and memos, leads external financial reporting and IPO-readiness work, and manages external audits. It evaluates new accounting standards and complex transactions, partners with Finance Applications on systems and automation, supports SOX readiness, and leads and develops the reporting and technical accounting team in coordination with colleagues on the West Coast and in Israel.

Requirements

At least 8 years of accounting experience, including public accounting experience at a Big Four firm or equivalent and experience at a public or pre-IPO company.
Deep US GAAP experience in consumer lending or fintech, including CECL, loan origination fees and costs, loan sales, securitization, and warehouse facilities.
CPA required.
Experience managing teams and external auditors.

Nice To Haves

SEC reporting experience, ideally including an IPO or S-1 process.
Experience with a buy-now-pay-later or point-of-sale lending model.
Experience with automated close and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Own technical accounting policies and memos covering revenue recognition, loan and receivable accounting, CECL, fair value, securitizations and variable interest entities, debt and equity, and stock-based compensation.
Lead the preparation of audited financial statements, quarterly reviews, and footnote disclosures, and build readiness for S-1 and subsequent 10-Q and 10-K filings.
Manage relationships with external auditors and the audit process.
Evaluate new accounting standards and complex transactions, and document accounting conclusions.
Partner with Finance Applications on systems and automation supporting close, consolidation, and reporting.
Support SOX readiness by helping design and test controls over financial reporting and owning documentation for accounting judgments and estimates.
Lead and develop the reporting and technical accounting team, coordinating with the accounting group on the West Coast and in Israel.