Accounting Manager

Chicago, IL / Plano, TX / San Francisco, CA
Accounting /
Full-time /
Hybrid
OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation's state and local government, we’re transforming communities so they can thrive! 

Imagine yourself being able to help small business owners open their doors faster, ensuring our tax dollars are accounted for, creating safer infrastructure, modernizing the permitting process, and assisting with disaster recovery. The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!

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Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!


The Accounting Manager will be responsible for driving monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, and supporting management reporting. This individual will be responsible for facilitation of the close process and owning the consolidation process. The Accounting Manager will own Stock Based Compensation and Internally Developed Software accounting processes, will support accounting integration of newly acquired entities, assist with Acquisition Accounting, and will own relevant accounting policies and procedures. This individual will have a solid background in accounting systems, will be a CPA or in the process of becoming a CPA. This role will also work cross functionally across the organization.

Responsibilities:

Drive monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and completion of financial reporting deliverables, including balance sheet reconciliations and income statement analysis and consolidation of the relevant data into a reporting package for CFO and parent company reporting
Own the consolidation process in NetSuite, including intercompany eliminations and cost allocations
Support acquisition due diligence and subsequent acquisition integrations, and also assist with acquisition accounting
Own Stock Based Compensation accounting and lead accounting implementation of a new equity management platform working cross functionally with technical accounting, legal, systems and HR teams
Drive and continue refining Internally Developed Software accounting process working cross functionally with engineering and finance teams
Develop, implement and maintain accounting policies, internal controls and procedures to support close requirements to efficiently support business scale
Collaborate cross-functionally with and support our business partners and FP&A by providing financial insights and relevant reporting 

Requirements and Preferred Experience:

BA degree in accounting required
CPA or working towards becoming a CPA required
6+ years of experience is required
Public accounting (Big 4 accounting firm) experience is preferred
Experience with Tech industry and/or high growth environment is required
Experience with NetSuite is preferred
Experience in accounting for Equity Awards, Internally Developed Software, Business Combinations is preferred
Strong communication and interpersonal skills required
Good understanding of financial statements and external reporting required

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What makes OpenGov unique

» Leadership: CEO Zac Bookman (MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale) is truly a mission-driven CEO. He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and SF and Silicon Valley Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018!

» Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click here to read more.

» Culture: Winner of 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, Awarded Top 25 Cloud Companies to Work For, Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers, 50 Best Workplaces award. Check out our Careers Video!

» Perks: 90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium for employees, fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance, Unlimited PTO, Parental Leave policy, annual wellness stipend, anniversary awards, and more!

» Product: Named to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.

» Mission Driven: We are a technology company with a passion for the mission. We're powering more effective and accountable government.

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OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.