Sr. Manager, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

Sunbit • Jersey City, NJ

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 the company to file. The role serves as the technical authority on US GAAP for a consumer lending business, ensuring financial statements, disclosures, and documentation can withstand scrutiny from auditors, investors, and the SEC.

The position owns accounting policies and technical memos, leads external reporting and public-company readiness, manages external auditors, evaluates accounting standards and complex transactions, supports SOX readiness, and partners with Finance Applications on close, consolidation, and reporting systems. It also leads and develops the reporting and technical accounting team, coordinating with accounting colleagues on the West Coast and in Israel.

The role is based in Jersey City, New Jersey, with a hybrid schedule requiring three days per week onsite. The target salary is $165,000–$185,000 per year, and the role also includes company equity via stock options.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of accounting experience, including public accounting experience at a Big 4 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.
• Experience with SEC reporting.
• CPA required.
• Experience managing teams and external auditors.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with 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, including revenue recognition, loan and receivable accounting, allowance for credit losses (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 readiness work 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.

Benefits

• Company equity via stock options
• Unlimited PTO
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, EAP, parental leave, and HSA
• Pet insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Cell phone stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed