Senior Manager - Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting

GoDaddy; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote or hybrid work options

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Equity opportunities

Job summary

GoDaddy is seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting in the Bay Area to lead SEC reporting, disclosures, and technical accounting for complex transactions.

You will mentor staff, drive automation, and strengthen SOX controls while collaborating with Legal, Tax, FP&A, and auditors in a hybrid work model based in Santa Clara, CA.

Qualifications

• CPA with 8+ years of experience in SEC reporting, financial reporting, technical accounting, or external audit at a large public accounting firm.
• Ability to prepare, review, and communicate complex accounting analyses and financial reporting matters.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with financial data, reporting packages, reconciliations, tie-outs, and deadline-driven reporting.
• Experience mentoring and developing staff, with leadership and priorities setting.
• Collaborative communication style and risk-aware judgment across partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and review key components of the recurring SEC reporting process, including financial statement prep, disclosures, tie-outs, and coordination with internal partners and external auditors.
• Research, analyze, and document technical accounting positions for significant transactions and new business initiatives.
• Supervise, coach, and develop team members, promoting a high-accountability culture.
• Drive automation and process improvements across close-to-report activities to reduce manual work.
• Maintain and enhance SOX controls and documentation related to financial reporting.

Skills

SEC reporting

Technical accounting

Excel

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CPA with 8+ years SEC reporting experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location Details: Santa Clara, CA

At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time, others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days)and some work entirely remotely.

This is a hybrid position. You’ll divide your time between working remotely from your home and an office, so you should live within commuting distance. Hybrid teams may work in-office as much as a few times a week or as little as once a month or quarter, as decided by leadership. The hiring manager can share more about what hybrid work might look like for this team.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.

GoDaddy is not currently considering candidates for this role in Seattle or NYC.

Join our team

GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, seeks a Senior Manager, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting to join our Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting team. We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented accounting leader with strong SEC reporting experience, technical accounting judgment, and a passion for driving scalable process improvements through automation and new technologies!

This team ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of GoDaddy’s financial statements while partnering closely with Legal, Tax, FP&A, business units, external auditors, and other cross-functional partners on transactions, strategic initiatives, technical accounting matters, SOX controls, and SEC filings. The team combines technical rigor with a change-driven mindset, helping protect GoDaddy’s credibility with investors and regulators while modernizing the close-to-report process.

What you'll get to do...

• Lead and review key components of GoDaddy’s recurring SEC reporting process, including financial statement preparation, disclosures, tie-outs, and coordination with internal partners and external auditors.
• Research, analyze, and document technical accounting positions for significant transactions, new business initiatives, accounting standards, and other complex matters, providing practical accounting guidance to Legal, Tax, FP&A, Treasury, business units, and other team members to support timely and informed decision‑making.
• Supervise, coach, and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, open, and high-accountability team culture.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives across close-to-report activities, finding opportunities to reduce manual work, improve data flow, and build scalable reporting processes.
• Maintain and enhance SOX controls and documentation related to financial reporting and technical accounting processes.

Your experience should include...

• CPA with 8+ years of experience in SEC reporting, financial reporting, technical accounting, or external audit at a large public accounting firm, supported by a strong accounting foundation.
• Proven ability to prepare, review, and communicate complex accounting analyses and financial reporting matters through clear, concise, well‑supported technical writing.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial data, reporting packages, reconciliations, tie-outs, and deadline-driven reporting deliverables.
• Experience managing, mentoring, and reviewing the work of staff, with the ability to set priorities, provide constructive feedback, develop talent, and cultivate strong team performance.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and a collaborative communication style, with the ability to build trusted relationships across partners while successfully balancing recurring reporting cycles, ad hoc technical research, and strategic project work.

You might also have...

• Hands‑on technical accounting experience with complex transactions, new accounting standards, disclosure requirements, or strategic business initiatives.
• Experience with automation, AI-enabled workflows, reporting tools, or other process‑improvement initiatives that reduce manual work and improve close‑to‑report efficiency.
• Experience in a Big 4 or other large public accounting firm serving public-company clients.

About us... GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us.

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

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GoDaddy doesn’t accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

Compensation & Benefits:

What We Offer:

Working at GoDaddy offers many benefits, including competitive pay, generous time off,parental and wellness leave, healthcare,retirementsavings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.

Thisrole is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, which includesmedical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k)-retirementplan, paid sick time, paidflexibletime off, paid parental leave, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, AD&D insurance, mental healthor EAP programs, remote or hybrid work options,paidholidays, paid Wellness days, tuition assistance, adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits, dependent daycare and backup care benefits,Employeestock purchase plan, financial education and advice; and other benefits in accordance with GoDaddy’s benefit plans and applicable law.

Actual compensation andbenefitseligibility will bedeterminedbased on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

Compensation:

The estimated pay ranges for this role are listed below. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for other forms of compensation, which may include a corporate bonus and/or equity awards, subject to the terms of applicable plans and individual eligibility.

Bay Area (Santa Clara, San Francisco) and Los Angeles:

$151,000—$226,000 USD

Austin, D.C. Metro, CA (non-Bay Area), HI, IL, MA, NH, OR, VA, WA:

$130,000—$195,000 USD

New York City Metro, Kirkland/Seattle:

$138,000—$207,000 USD

All other US locations not previously listed:

$116,000—$174,000 USD