Senior Manager, Accounting

Job Application for Senior Manager, Accounting at Motive Back to jobs New Senior Manager, Accounting United States - Remote Apply Who we are: Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. Visit gomotive.com to learn more. About the Role: The Senior Manager, Accounting is a key leader on the Corporate Accounting team responsible for driving an accurate and timely global month-end and quarter-end close, overseeing key areas such as treasury / cash, leases, software capitalization, inter-company transactions, and core GL operations, and maintaining a strong SOX-compliant control environment. This role partners closely with Finance, Tax, Engineering, Legal, and cross-functional teams to support a rapidly scaling, multi-entity global organization. This position reports to the Director, Accounting. What You'll Do: Own the monthly and quarterly close across multiple entities, ensuring all close tasks are completed on time and in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Manage and maintain the FloQast close checklist, including assignment of tasks, daily status meetings, and final sign-off. Review journal entries (recurring, accruals, reclasses, manual entries) and ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper documentation in NetSuite. Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and flux analysis; investigate and resolve variances across key accounts. Oversee bank account reconciliations for all operating, collection, sweep, and investment accounts; ensure timely resolution of reconciling items. Partner with Tax and Treasury on internal cash transfers, funding of international entities, and monitoring global cash balances. Lead software and development cost capitalization (internal-use software and prepaid software), including review of capitalization workbooks and related journal entries. Lead lease accounting under ASC 842, including review of new and modified lease arrangements, maintenance of lease schedules, and validation of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Own key SOX controls across period-end close, treasury, lease, and software capitalization, ensuring documentation, evidence, and testing support are complete and accurate. Partner with the SOX / Internal Audit team on design and operation of controls, remediation of deficiencies, and process enhancements. Identify and drive process improvements and automation within NetSuite, FloQast, and related tools to support scalability and efficiency. Manage, mentor, and develop a team of accounting managers, senior accountants, and analysts, including goal-setting, coaching, and performance feedback. Collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Supply Chain, Procurement, AP, Payroll, and Revenue Accounting to ensure alignment on accounting treatment and close deliverables. Support external auditors with PBCs, walkthroughs, and audit testing for areas under your ownership. What We're Looking For: 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2+ years in a manager or senior manager role; mix of public accounting and industry strongly preferred. CPA license preferred. Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP. Extensive project management experience across multiple teams. Experience in SaaS, hardware, or technology companies strongly preferred Hands-on experience with a modern ERP, ideally NetSuite, and close management tools such as FloQast. Strong knowledge of SEC and SOX reporting requirements Demonstrated experience operating in a SOX environment, including ownership of key controls and support for internal/external audits. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a bias toward process improvement and automation. Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively across finance and non-finance stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Familiarity with tools such as Coupa, Navan, AuditBoard, and Jira strongly preferred. Flexible working hours (if outside the Pacific Time Zone) Pay Transparency Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits . The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is: United States $129,000 - $177,000 USD Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. 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