[Hiring] Senior Technical Accounting Manager @DigitalOcean

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Technical Accounting Manager who is passionate about navigating complex, non-routine transactions and implementing new accounting standards.

As a Senior Technical Accounting Manager at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. You’ll be part of a high-performing team that is responsible for all aspects of technical accounting, including:

• Researching complex transactions
• Providing strategic advice to partners
• Implementing accounting policies and process improvements
• Ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting standards

This position reports to the Senior Director, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting.

What You’ll Do:

• Draft high-quality accounting memos and analyses to support management’s conclusions and obtain concurrence from external auditors.
• Evaluate and operationalize the accounting for complex, non-routine transactions.
• Review the accounting for material lease transactions in partnership with the Accounting team.
• Review non-routine or unusual revenue arrangements in partnership with the Revenue Accounting team.
• Lead the accounting and valuation of M&A transactions and strategic investments.
• Perform goodwill, long-lived asset and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment analyses.
• Develop and maintain certain accounting policies, ensuring they reflect current standards and industry best practices.
• Monitor FASB and SEC rulemaking and lead the implementation of new standards and regulations.
• Serve as a primary technical accounting contact for external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Partner with Financial Reporting on technical accounting disclosures for quarterly and annual SEC filings.
• Review the statement of cash flows and the earnings per share calculations.
• Work with the Accounting team to ensure complex transactions are recorded accurately in the general ledger.
• Prepare clear, concise, executive-level materials, including technical accounting updates for senior leadership.
• Design, document and execute management review controls over technical accounting areas.
• Mentor, coach and develop junior accounting staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and an active CPA license
• 8+ years of progressive technical accounting experience under U.S. GAAP
• Public company experience, including SEC reporting and SOX 404 internal controls
• Prior Big 4 audit or transaction advisory experience
• Experience leading the accounting for financing and M&A transactions
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven ability to build financial processes and internal controls
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Proficiency in financial modeling and comfort working across Excel, ERP systems, and collaboration tools
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Requirements

• Preferred: experience with cloud, data center or AI infrastructure accounting

Benefits

• Competitive array of benefits to support employee well-being
• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
• Bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance
• Equity compensation to eligible employees

Compensation Range

$140,800 - $176,000

*This is a remote role