Technical Accounting Lead

Runway Search, LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Runway Search, LLC seeks a Technical Accounting Lead to own technical accounting and support month-end close, driving a rigorous technical accounting discipline across the organization. You will work with business partners to operationalize conclusions and assess systems for AI opportunities.

The role covers complex areas including lease accounting, ASC 350-40 software capitalization, SBC calculations, and consolidation across entities, with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience in tech/SaaS/AI preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
• Knowledge across ASC 606/842/718/350-40/805/810.
• Experience supporting or leading an external audit.
• AI and automation mindset; using or building AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Own technical accounting agenda across the organization to establish a rigorous discipline.
• Advise on revenue accounting for customer contracts, including SSP & Principal/Agent analysis.
• Document technical positions and write memos to stand up to auditor review.
• Manage lease accounting across real estate, colocation, GPUs, and equipment.
• Manage internal-use software capitalization (ASC 350-40; ASU 2025-06) with Eng.
• Recommend capitalization and useful-life policies.
• Support ASC 718 SBC calculations and disclosure reports.
• Consolidate US and foreign entities; intercompany and FX.

Skills

Technical accounting

ASC accounting standards

Audit support

AI & automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Our client is hiring a Technical Accounting Lead to own technical accounting and support month-end close, composed of technical and operational entries.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute our technical accounting agenda by working cross functionally and vertically throughout the organization to establish a rigorous technical accounting discipline
• Work with business partners to articulate business requirements to operationalize technical conclusions
• Assess the adequacy of current business systems and identify opportunities to leverage AI in your day to day work
• Advise on revenue accounting for customer contracts, including SSP & Principal/Agent analysis
• Document technical positions: lease vs. service contract, embedded leases, capitalization thresholds, impairment, and cost classification (COGS vs. opex vs. capex); write memos that stand up to auditor review
• Manage lease accounting across real estate, colocation space, GPU rental agreements, and equipment
• Calculate lease liability, ROU asset, and expense amounts and prepare lease disclosures
• Manage internal-use software capitalization (ASC 350-40, including ASU 2025-06) — partnering with Engineering to assess which development activities qualify
• Recommend and document capitalization and useful-life policies
• Partner with Infrastructure on capex tracking, asset tagging, and periodic physical verification, and reconcile the fixed asset subledger to the GL
• Support ASC 718 expense: award data reconciled to board minutes, 409A interpolation, award modifications, and secondary sales and tender offers, among other matters
• Prepare and validate SBC calculations and disclosure reports
• Manage consolidation across our US entity, foreign subsidiaries, acquired entities — including intercompany and FX

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience (tech, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or AI strongly preferred), either direct from Big 4 with a technical focus on ASC 606, or a mix of Big 4 public accounting and in-house industry experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
• Range of technical knowledge across ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 718, ASC 350-40, ASC 805, ASC 810, ASC 606
• Experience supporting or leading an external audit
• AI and automation first. You use the latest AI tools or build your own