Remote Close & Accounting Transformation Lead

Zillow Group; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Zillow Group is seeking a senior accounting professional to join the Close and Consolidations team. You will drive close optimization, lead projects, and partner with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Compliance to ensure accurate financial reporting and scalable processes.

In this remote role, you will own close communications, develop artifacts and frameworks, and deliver analyses that support SOX controls and performance metrics across the accounting organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a large public company environment.
• Strong US GAAP foundation, with experience in intercompany accounting, multi-entity consolidation, and transfer‑pricing exposure.

Responsibilities

• Co‑lead close optimization and efficiency initiatives, identify manual processes, build roadmaps, and drive improvements that strengthen scalability across the accounting organization.
• Own close communications, facilitation, and tracking, maintaining the operational rhythm of the close cycle.
• Overhaul and maintain artifacts, templates, and frameworks used to coordinate close activity across the accounting org.
• Lead recurring cross‑team accounting programs, such as close management and consolidation, driving standardization and coordination across teams.
• Provide oversight of the intercompany program; partner with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Compliance to confirm shared services and transfer pricing agreements are operating as intended.
• Represent accounting in Zillow Group–wide strategic projects such as M&A integrations, new entity formation, and reorganizations, and project‑manage related activities across the accounting organization.
• Develop and enhance operational policies and internal control frameworks to ensure SOX compliance.
• Deliver financial analysis and develop metrics that provide insight into close processes, supporting efforts to drive optimization, standardization, and scalability.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Intercompany accounting

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Workday Financials

Job description

Zillow Group is seeking a senior accounting professional to join the Close and Consolidations team. You will drive close optimization, lead projects, and partner with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Compliance to ensure accurate financial reporting and scalable processes.

In this remote role, you will own close communications, develop artifacts and frameworks, and deliver analyses that support SOX controls and performance metrics across the accounting organization.