Job Description
About the Job:
LaunchDarkly is building the runtime control layer for the AI era, helping engineering teams govern what ships in production and how software and AI agents behave after deployment.
As Senior Accounting Manager, you’ll play a key role in strengthening the financial operations behind that work: owning critical close and technical accounting activities, supporting international entities and audit readiness, and partnering across Finance, Technology, and the business. You’ll also lead and develop a global team while improving accounting workflows, systems, and controls, including through automation and AI. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on accounting expertise with meaningful leadership and operational impact at a company shaping how teams build and run software.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global accounting team with clear roles, decision rights, objectives, and development plans
- Manage and accelerate close activities for key corporate accounting functions, including general accounting, treasury, accounts payable, employee reimbursements, and corporate card program management, and identify opportunities for close timeline compression
- Prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analyses in compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies
- Execute technical accounting for stock-based compensation (ASC 718), leases (ASC 842), and foreign currency matters (ASC 830), including drafting analyses and memos for review
- Lead the implementation of a procure-to-pay (PTP) tool, with a focus on the PO-to-Pay workflow, partnering with Procurement, IT, and business stakeholders from requirements through rollout and adoption
- Support and partner with the International Accounting team to ensure intercompany transactions and subsidiaries’ financial reporting are accurate and timely
- Partner with Technology teams and business stakeholders on ERP enhancements/implementations, integrations, and reporting improvements
- Document and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and key controls
- Identify and implement opportunities for workflow improvement and systems optimization/AI automation across the close and accounting operations lifecycle
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
At least eight years of progressive accounting experience
At least three years of experience leading a team of accountants
Strong knowledge of US GAAP
Hands-on experience in NetSuite (or a similar ERP), including improving workflows and reports
Ability to operate independently with strong accountability and initiative
Demonstrated experience using automation and AI tools to improve efficiency and accuracy in accounting operations
Experience working in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
Ability to work across Finance and the business and explain complex accounting clearly to leaders, auditors, and colleagues outside Finance
Preferred, not required:
Big 4 experience
CPA certification
Experience in a high-growth technology company
Pay:
Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level M3:
- Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle - $136,500 - 187,660**
- Zone 2: Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - $122,800 - 168,850**
- Zone 3: All other US locations - $116,000 - 159,500**
- All Zones inclusive of a 15% Bonus Target
LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.
**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.
About LaunchDarkly:
Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare “big-bang” technology migrations.
The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:
- Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages
- Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
- Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
- Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types
- Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability
At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We’re building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affirmative Action Plan. To do so, contact People Ops at [email protected].
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