Infrastructure Accounting Manager, Energy, Cloud and Procurement

Socket.dev; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an accounting leader to own US GAAP accounting and financial reporting for its infrastructure portfolio, spanning energy, cloud, and procurement. You will drive scalable processes, lead a technical accounting team, and partner across Finance, Legal, Tax, and Engineering to ensure robust reporting and controls.

You will manage quarter-end close, interact with external auditors, and push automation and AI-assisted improvements to scaling challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related fields.
• 12+ years of accounting experience.
• Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP and complex arrangements.
• SOX risk assessment and internal controls.
• Strong business acumen and cross-functional partnership.
• Effective communication with leadership.
• Understanding end-to-end systems impacting accounting & financial reporting.
• Experience with financial statements and analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft & Google tools.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience resolving complex accounting issues in evolving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting for energy, cloud, and infrastructure procurement.
• Review accounting for energy portfolio and significant arrangements.
• Lead cloud computing and committed cloud capacity accounting.
• Evaluate non-standard procurement structures and document accounting treatments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve information flow.
• Design scalable processes and internal controls, including SOX.
• Prepare quarterly financial reporting packages for Finance leadership.
• Coordinate with external auditors on asset and capital expenditure accounting.
• Drive process improvements and automation, including AI tooling.
• Ensure timely month-, quarter-, and year-end close for infrastructure.

Skills

US GAAP

SOX

Leadership

Cross-functional

Communication

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Detail-oriented

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Docs

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced accounting leader to lead accounting for Meta's infrastructure portfolio, with accountability for US GAAP accounting and financial reporting across Meta's Compute, Storage, and Network infrastructure — spanning energy, cloud, and infrastructure procurement. The role supports one of Meta's most significant areas of capital investment. The individual must be a self-starter and work with limited direction while taking full ownership of their areas of responsibility. The individual will be expected to problem solve, manage projects, design innovative technologies that can scale our accounting processes, and exercise good business judgment while performing their functions. They are expected to have a demonstrated business acumen coupled with an accounting background and experience communicating and partnering with cross-functional business partners to facilitate information flow between teams and the Finance organization to effectively facilitate information flow between cross-functional business partners and the Finance organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team covering energy, cloud, and infrastructure procurement accounting, setting priorities across the portfolio and strengthening the technical bench strength required to support a rapidly growing infrastructure footprint
• Review and advise on accounting for Meta's energy portfolio, including power purchase agreements, determining leases, VIE, derivatives, and executory contract treatments, and documenting conclusions for significant arrangements
• Lead accounting for cloud computing arrangements and committed cloud capacity
• Serve as the accounting decision-maker on new and non-standard procurement structures, conducting comprehensive contract reviews and partnering with cross-functional partners to evaluate and document the accounting treatment and financial reporting
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal team members and cross-functional teams globally, including Supply Chain Operations, Technical Sourcing, Engineering, Product, Legal, Tax, Technical Accounting, SEC Reporting and Internal Audit, and facilitate effective communication and information flow between cross-functional business partners and the finance organization
• Design and scale processes, systems, and internal controls to support a rapidly growing and increasingly complex infrastructure portfolio, and own the design and operating effectiveness of critical Sarbanes-Oxley controls
• Prepare and present quarter-end financial reporting packages to Finance leadership, surfacing key insights, trends, and operational drivers, and key footnote disclosures including purchase commitments
• Serve as the primary point of contact with external auditors on fixed asset, energy, cloud, and capital expenditure accounting matters
• Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for the Infrastructure portfolio, and design scalable close processes that support growth without adding headcount at the same rate

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related fields
• 12+ years of accounting experience
• Deep technical and operational knowledge of US GAAP and experience applying accounting guidance to complex, non-standard commercial arrangements, including contract review and documentation of accounting conclusions
• Knowledge and experience with risk assessment and internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley
• A strong business acumen with partnership experience
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively with leadership
• Skilled in comprehending end-to-end systems that impact accounting & financial reporting processes
• Experience with financial statements and financial analysis
• Experience with Microsoft & Google tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs)
• Experience in executing and delivering high-quality work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environment
• Experience analyzing complex accounting issues, identifying root causes, and developing solutions in ambiguous or evolving business environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with energy, infrastructure, or cloud computing arrangements
• Combination of experience working in public accounting and a technology company
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated experience in optimizing or designing scalable accounting processes, and a track record of driving system implementations to support fast-growing, complex business environments
• CPA License

$170,000/year to $239,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits