The opportunity
OpenAI’s Controllership team provides accurate, timely, and decision-useful financial information while building the processes, systems, and controls needed to support a rapidly growing global business. Our Accounting Operations team owns core accounting and close activities and…
What you'll do
Own the close for assigned accounting areas, including accruals, prepaids,: and other balance sheet and operating expense accounts, ensuring accurate results and timely completion.
Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting: schedules; resolve accounting issues and maintain clear, audit-ready documentation.
Manage intercompany accounting for assigned entities, including: cross-charges, reconciliations, and coordination of settlements. Investigate differences and drive timely resolution with counterparties.
Support consolidation activities, including intercompany eliminations,: entity-level validations, and foreign currency accounting, in partnership with the consolidation lead.
Analyze balance sheet and P&L movements, develop clear flux commentary, and: partner with Strategic Finance to explain business drivers and variances.
Coordinate and review work performed by outsourced accounting partners,: setting expectations for quality, timeliness, and issue escalation.
What they're looking for
- Own and improve internal controls within assigned processes, maintain process: documentation, and support external audits.
- Drive process improvements and automation, partnering with Business Systems: to improve Oracle workflows, strengthen data quality, and reduce manual work through tools and AI-enabled solutions.
- Support new entities, acquisitions, and business initiatives by establishing: accounting workflows and integrating them into the close.
- + years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated ownership of: close processes and experience reviewing others’ work or managing in outsourced support.
