Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting - Payroll & Automation Lead

110 Yahoo Holdings Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented Sr Manager, Corporate Accounting to own Personnel accounting including Payroll, Benefits, Restructuring, Long Term Incentive Comp, and Bonus accruals, while leading a team of 2 accounting professionals responsible for the monthly and quarterly close. This is a managerial role reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Accounting.

You'll partner with Finance, HR, FP&A, Legal, Procurement, and Finance Systems to strengthen controls and enable scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA or progress toward certification preferred.
• 8+ years accounting experience in a large, complex organization.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SOX controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee accounting and close activities for payroll, benefits, long term incentive, and restructuring accounting.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for non-personnel accounting.
• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Maintain and strengthen SOX controls with documentation and walkthroughs.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, HR, FP&A, Legal, Procurement, and Finance Systems.
• Serve as primary contact for internal and external auditors.
• Drive automation/AI adoption using Oracle Financials with Gemini and Claude, validating outputs.
• Document and improve accounting policies, procedures, and workflows.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Automation

AI tools

Communication

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or progress toward certification

Tools

Oracle Financials

Gemini

Claude

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented Sr Manager, Corporate Accounting to own Personnel accounting including Payroll, Benefits, Restructuring, Long Term Incentive Comp, and Bonus accruals, while leading a team of 2 accounting professionals responsible for the monthly and quarterly close. This is a managerial role reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Accounting.

You'll partner with Finance, HR, FP&A, Legal, Procurement, and Finance Systems to strengthen controls and enable scalable