Lead, Corporate Technical Accounting and Strategic Transactions

OpenAI; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Senior Technical Accounting leader in San Francisco. You will serve as a strategic advisor to Finance and business leadership, overseeing a broad portfolio of complex accounting matters and strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financing, and significant corporate arrangements.

You will drive timely resolutions, translate judgments into audit-ready memoranda, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a broad portfolio of complex accounting matters including mergers and acquisitions, major commercial arrangements, financing transactions, investments and financial instruments, leases, intercompany transactions and consolidation.

Job description

About the Team

OpenAI Finance is responsible for ensuring the organization is set up for success in pursuit of its mission. The Technical Accounting, Accounting Policy, and Financial Reporting organization partners across Finance to assess complex corporate matters and develop well-supported U.S. GAAP conclusions. The team supports non-routine business activities requiring thoughtful technical judgment, scalable accounting policies, financial statement disclosures, processes, and controls.

About the Role

You will serve as a senior technical accounting leader and strategic advisor to Finance and business leadership. You will oversee a broad portfolio of complex accounting matters and strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, major commercial arrangements, financing transactions, investments and financial instruments, leases, intercompany transactions and consolidation, impairment, and other matters requiring significant professional judgment and practical implementation. You will advise and influence stakeholders across Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Legal, Tax, Strategic Finance, FP&A, Equity, Internal Controls, valuation specialists, and external auditors. You will drive timely resolution of complex accounting questions, align leaders on material judgments and risks, and ensure conclusions are translated into audit-ready memoranda, close entries, financial statement disclosures, and durable controls. You will also help strengthen external-reporting processes, as applicable. This is a highly visible role for an experienced accounting leader who can independently set direction for complex workstreams, advise senior decision-makers, anticipate and escape material judgments, align cross-functional stakeholders, and carry issues from authoritative research through clear recommendations and disciplined implementation.

Location and work model

This role is based in San Francisco and follows a 3 day hybrid work model. In this role,