Sr. Manager, Accounting

About this role

Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps. Trusted by industry leaders including Shopify, Paramount+, GM, Kroger, Fiserv, and NPCI, YugabyteDB has been deployed in over 100 countries and powers more than 5 million clusters worldwide.

Together, our hard-working team of experts and our industry-leading technology are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of modern workloads: geo-distributed, ultra-resilient, and built to scale without limits.

Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week in office)

Reports To: Corporate Controller

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on, detail-driven accounting leader to own the core accounting close and reporting engine as we scale. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will lead the month-end and quarter-end close, drive US GAAP compliance and consolidations across our international entities, and be a central force in preparing the organization for its first external audit. This role blends day-to-day ownership of the numbers with the leadership to build repeatable processes, mentor a growing team, and serve as the face of Corporate Accounting to the broader company.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants total visibility into our financial operations and the opportunity to shape the accounting function as the business grows.

What You’ll Do

• Team & Company Leadership: Manage, mentor and scale a high-performing team across GL Accounting and Operations. Establish yourself as the face of Corporate Accounting and a first point of contact for cross-functional requests.

• Financial Close & Reporting: Own the month-end and quarter-end close process, including the schedule, check-ins, and flux analysis. Be a driving force toward a full monthly close, completing the first review of flux and maintaining a thorough understanding of account balances and activity.

• General Ledger & Reconciliations: Prepare and review general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and fluctuation analyses across areas including prepaid, accruals, and fixed assets.

• Consolidations & GAAP Reporting: Own consolidations and the review of the international reporting package, ensure US GAAP compliance, and prepare reporting packages for executive leadership.

• Intercompany & Foreign Currency: Ensure intercompany transactions are properly recorded and eliminated in consolidation and aligned with transfer pricing policies. Manage functional-currency determination and translation of financial statements, including foreign currency impact under ASC 830. Familiarity with India and UK markets preferred.

• Accounts Payable: Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring vendor payments, expense processing, and related controls are accurate, timely, and compliant.

• Treasury & Cash Management: Manage end-to-end cash processes including cash forecasting, payment initiation and approval, and overall treasury management. Own banking relationships and support the consolidation of the company’s banking footprint.

• Tax & Statutory Compliance: Own and manage tax and statutory compliance requirements across jurisdictions.

• Audit & Audit Readiness: Serve as a key driver in establishing audit-readiness for our first audit. Own the day-to-day interface with auditors, ensure deliverables are produced and reviewed on time, keep fieldwork on track, and maintain and manage the PBC list.

• Policy & Process Documentation: Ensure accounting process and policy documentation is complete, accurate, and consistently applied. Where needed, partner with the Controller and technical accounting resources to document and operationalize technical accounting positions.

• Process Improvement & Automation: Lead accounting projects aimed at process improvement, system implementation, and workflow automation. Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable, automated solutions as the business grows.

What You Bring

• Experience: 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in a management role. A blend of public accounting and industry experience is preferred, ideally within a high-growth technology or SaaS company.

• Technical Expertise: Strong command of US GAAP, financial close, c