Senior Manager of Accounting

Fivetran; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fivetran, based in Denver, seeks a Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting to lead the corporate accounting function and help shape the next generation of our Finance organization.

You will own GL, close processes, internal controls, and partner with cross-functional teams to drive automation and AI adoption while building a scalable, data-driven accounting team, capable of supporting a fast-growing SaaS business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of corporate or GL accounting functions within a public company or similarly complex environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial close processes, internal controls, and accounting operations.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience; experience managing managers preferred.
• Strong systems orientation with experience improving ERP, close management, reconciliation, workflow, or other Finance technology platforms.
• Excellent project management, change leadership, and executive communication skills.
• Experience within a SaaS, software, technology, or data business strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own corporate accounting operations, including GL, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close ensuring accurate, well-supported, and on-time results.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and scalable processes.
• Partner with Technical Accounting, Revenue, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Legal, IT and others on accounting matters.
• Support external audits and financial reporting requirements.
• Drive transformation with automation and AI adoption across accounting.
• Build AI capabilities through training and governance.

Skills

Financial close

GAAP knowledge

Leadership

Automation / AI in accounting

Project management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• We are seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting to lead our corporate accounting function and help shape the next generation of our Finance organization
• This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for the day-to-day General Ledger (GL) accounting function while also serving as a key transformation leader across Accounting and Finance.The ideal candidate combines strong accounting expertise with a builder’s mindset
• You will ensure an accurate, timely, and well-controlled close while rethinking how accounting work gets done—simplifying processes, improving systems and data, expanding automation, and driving practical adoption of AI across the accounting organization.This role requires a leader who can operate at both strategic and detailed levels, from defining the future-state accounting operating model to solving complex accounting, process, and systems challenges
• Own corporate accounting operations, including the General Ledger, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany, and related activities
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, ensuring financial results are accurate, well-supported, controlled, and delivered on time
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and build processes that scale with the growth and complexity of the business
• Partner closely with Technical Accounting, Revenue, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Legal, IT, and other teams on accounting and business matters
• Support external audits and financial reporting requirements
• Serve as a transformation leader for Accounting, developing and executing a roadmap for a more automated, scalable, and data-driven organization
• Identify opportunities to eliminate manual work, accelerate the close, improve data quality, strengthen controls, and standardize processes
• Lead cross-functional initiatives involving accounting systems, financial data, integrations, workflow automation, and process redesign
• Champion the responsible adoption of AI across Accounting, identifying and implementing high-value use cases that improve productivity, quality, and employee experience
• Build AI capabilities across the team through training, experimentation, and best-practice sharing while establishing appropriate governance and human oversight
• Establish metrics to measure improvements in close performance, automation, productivity, and quality
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing accounting team capable of operating effectively in a fast-growing SaaS/Data environment
• Develop future leaders by increasing ownership and building stronger accounting, technology, and business capabilities across the team
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement where the team challenges existing processes and embraces technology, automation, and new ways of working
• Balance operational excellence with transformation, ensuring the organization executes reliably while continuously improving how work gets done
• Success in this role goes beyond delivering an accurate close
• You will help build an accounting organization that is increasingly automated, intelligent, scalable, and forward-looking.You will create a more efficient and predictable close, reduce reliance on manual processes, embed AI and automation into how the team operates, and build a strong leadership bench
• Ultimately, this role will help define what a modern Accounting organization should look like in an AI-enabled SaaS/Data company

Experience within a SaaS, software, technology, or data business strongly preferredExcellent project management, change leadership, and executive communication skillsDemonstrated success leading meaningful Accounting or Finance transformation initiativesStrong understanding of AI and automation and an ability to translate emerging capabilities into practical accounting applicationsBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of corporate or GL accounting functions within a public company or similarly complex environmentDeep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial close processes, internal controls, and accounting operations4+ years of people leadership experience; experience managing managers preferredStrong systems orientation with experience improving ERP, close management, reconciliation, workflow, or other Finance technology platformsAbility to move seamlessly between strategy and execution and influence stakeholders across Finance and the broader organization