Senior Manager, Accounting

Innovate With Purpose

At BILL, we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don’t stop there: we’re creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters.

Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that’s ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity—and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or working remotely, BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks.

BILL builds high performing teams and we seek to hire the best talent for every role. We're committed to building a workplace that fosters inclusion and diverse perspectives, valuing each person’s unique skills and experiences. We’d love to hear from you—you might be just what we’re looking for, whether in this role or another.

✨ Let’s give businesses more time for what matters.

As a key member of the General Ledger Accounting team, this role plays a critical part in overseeing day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring the integrity of financial reporting. The position is highly collaborative, requiring close partnership with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate, timely, and compliant results.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in accounting operations, with demonstrated success in designing and implementing efficient processes. A solid understanding of technical accounting principles and the ability to apply them in practice. This leader will also be skilled in building, coaching, and inspiring a high-performing team to achieve excellence.

In addition, the candidate should have experience leveraging automation and AI tools to streamline accounting processes, and a strong interest in learning and applying new technologies to drive efficiency and innovation.

This role reports directly to the Director of Accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of three.
• Review journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Safeguard the integrity of key processes by evaluating systems, transaction flows, and internal controls, and recommending improvements.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP requirements and adherence to SOX controls.
• Serve as a primary liaison with internal and external auditors, providing documentation and support for quarterly reviews and year-end audits.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with Technical Accounting & Reporting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Champion the adoption of automation and AI technologies to streamline accounting processes, leading initiatives that enhance scalability, efficiency, and accuracy across the close and reporting cycle.

We’d love to chat if you have:

(Qualifications, Experience, Competencies bullet points)

• 8+ years of experience in auditing at public accounting firms and/or in accounting roles within public companies (tech industry experience preferred).
• 3+ years of people management experience, with a proven ability to lead and develop teams.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, manage multiple tasks, and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience leveraging automation and AI tools to optimize accounting processes
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• CPA is required
• Experience with NetSuite or Oracle is preferred
• Experience with Coupa and Blackline is a plus

What’s in it for you? 

Redefining how businesses automate their work is a fast-paced, exciting, and fun environment. But we also have benefits and perks to ensure the magic isn’t only experienced by our customers, but by our employees as well. 

Here is a preview of some of the amazing benefits here at BILL:

• 100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans (choose HMO, PPO, or HDHP)
• HSA & FSA accounts 
• Life Insurance, Long & Short-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 11+ Observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time off 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with employee discounts
• Wellness & Fitness initiatives
• Employee recognition and referral programs
• And much more

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BILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe our best ideas come from the unique stories, perspectives, and experiences of our team members. We welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to bring their authentic selves and contribute to our culture.

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