Infrastructure Accounting Lead

Vaco by Highspring; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks an Infrastructure Accounting Lead in San Francisco, CA. This hands-on role owns accounting for technology infrastructure costs, fixed assets, and related reporting, with a focus on scalable, automated processes in a high-growth environment.

The position collaborates with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Finance to improve cost visibility, manage complex usage data, and ensure GAAP compliance. Hybrid work requires four days in office weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance required or equivalent.
• CPA preferred and US GAAP knowledge essential.
• Experience with fixed assets, capital expenditures, and complex cost environments.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting for technology infrastructure costs, including usage-based services and hosting.
• Manage fixed asset accounting for infrastructure equipment and depreciation.
• Classify costs across cost of revenue, Opex, and capex.
• Streamline month-end close with journal entries and variance analysis.
• Build automated workflows to improve scalability and reporting visibility.
• Support ERP implementations affecting infrastructure costs and data flows.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Fixed asset accounting

Automation & data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Job description

Infrastructure Accounting Lead

Our client, a high-growth technology company, is seeking an Infrastructure Accounting Lead to own accounting for a rapidly expanding technology infrastructure cost base.

Location

San Francisco, CA. This role is hybrid, with in-office expectations of four days per week.

Job Description

This hands-on role will combine operational accounting, fixed assets, technical accounting, financial close, and process automation while partnering closely with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Legal. The ideal candidate is systems-oriented, comfortable working with complex usage and vendor data, and excited to build scalable accounting processes in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting for technology infrastructure costs, including usage-based services, hosting arrangements, capacity commitments, and related vendor spend
• Review contracts, invoices, usage data, prepayments, deposits, and other supporting information to ensure accurate accounting and reporting
• Manage fixed asset accounting for infrastructure equipment, including capitalization, useful lives, depreciation, disposals, and impairment considerations
• Determine appropriate classification of infrastructure costs across cost of revenue, operating expenses, and capital expenditures
• Streamline month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting documentation
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Finance to improve the accuracy of infrastructure spending and operational data
• Review complex infrastructure and hosting agreements for lease and other technical accounting considerations
• Build automated, systems-driven workflows to reduce manual accounting work and improve scalability, accuracy, and reporting visibility
• Maintain audit-ready accounting policies and documentation and support external audit requests
• Support ERP implementation and finance systems initiatives involving infrastructure costs, data flows, and account structures

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally combining public accounting and operational accounting experience
• Experience accounting for technology infrastructure, cloud services, fixed assets, capital expenditures, or another complex and capital-intensive cost environment
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including cost classification, capitalization, fixed assets, and lease accounting considerations
• Strong systems, data-analysis, communication, and automation capabilities with the ability to independently build scalable accounting processes in a high-growth environment

Compensation

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:

• The individual's skill sets, experience, and training;
• Licensure and certifications;
• Office location and other geographic considerations;
• Other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).