Accounting Manager

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 38 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

We are looking for an Accounting Manager that is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines. This person should have strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, experience with quarter-end and year-end close, and the ability to independently manage complex reconciliations, journal entries, reporting schedules, and audit requests. This role also requires a mindset for continuous improvement, including strengthening close processes, enhancing documentation, and improving the efficiency of key accounting workflows.

What you'll do:

• Lead key aspects of general ledger accounting by serving as a primary reviewer across various month-end and quarterly close activities.
• Own the preparation and review of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux analyses in areas that may include fixed assets, prepaid expenses, vendor accruals, payroll, cash and investments.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams including Finance, Payroll, Legal, and Operations to resolve accounting matters that support close, reporting, and audit needs.
• Support and operate within the company’s internal controls framework, with a focus on SOX compliance and control documentation.
• Identify opportunities to refine and streamline accounting processes, strengthen controls, and leverage AI, automation, and system enhancements to improve efficiency and scalability.

How you'll measure success:

• Close processes are executed accurately, timely, and with strong ownership across assigned areas.
• Journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting analyses are prepared with accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail.
• Controls and documentation are consistently maintained at a high standard and support a public-company SOX environment.
• Processes become more efficient, scalable, and better enabled through automation and AI-driven improvements.

What you're great at:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or related field.
• Hold an active CPA license (preferred).
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably a combination of public accounting and industry experience.
• Excellent working knowledge and practical understanding of US GAAP principles.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, drive resolution, and improve processes.
• Communicate clearly and directly, including with non-accounting partners.
• Curiosity about new technologies and a demonstrated interest in using AI and automation to enhance accounting processes.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• Ability to work through items that have no template.
• SOX knowledge, systems knowledge, technical accounting knowledge, general accounting knowledge.

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs.

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The total compensation range for this role is $150,000 - $185,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

This range represents the combined base salary, annual bonus incentive, and new hire equity package (in Restricted Stock Units) for this position at CLEAR. Additionally, this role will be eligible for refresh equity grants as part of our ongoing compensation program. Actual compensation will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience, and performance. All stock based compensation will be subject to the terms and conditions of applicable agreements.

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.

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