Accounting Manager

Founded in 2013, Plaid is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London, and Amsterdam. We empower the financial transformation by building tools and experiences used by thousands of developers.

About the Team

The GL Accounting team ensures accurate and timely financial reporting across Plaid’s global operations. Key responsibilities include general ledger accounting, accruals, fixed assets, prepaids, intercompany, consolidations, international statutory reporting, treasury operations, and AP and T&E. We partner cross-functionally with Procurement and Legal to drive cost allocation.

Role Description

As the Accounting Manager, you will lead a team of accountants across core GL functions. Responsibilities include overseeing AP and T&E operations, running a timely and efficient month-end close process, maintaining compliance with US GAAP and SOX, driving automation and efficiency with AI, and collaborating cross-functionally to support Plaid’s financial operations and scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead AP and T&E operations, ensuring expense accuracy and timely accruals
• Oversee a timely, accurate, and efficient month-end close process
• Maintain strong internal controls and accounting policies
• Streamline accounting processes; ensure compliance with GAAP, including complex areas such as accruals, leases, and investments
• Mentor, coach, and grow a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and accountability
• Recruit, onboard, and develop talent to meet evolving business needs
• Own Procure-to-Pay and T&E systems; evaluate, implement, and optimize systems to drive automation and efficiency
• Leverage AI to improve close accuracy—surfacing issues promptly, deepening flux and variance analysis, and building out checklists and controls documentation that raises the bar
• Partner closely with Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Legal, Engineering, and other teams to support strategic initiatives, operational scaling, and high-quality financial insights
• Provide accounting guidance to business partners to inform decision-making

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 6+ years of progressive experience in accounting/finance, including 2+ years at big 4
• Experience leading AP, T&E, and/or accounting operations
• Proficiency in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), plus experience with complementary finance tools such as Numeric, Zip, Brex, treasury platforms, and AI-driven process tools
• Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, including consolidations, leases (ASC 842), fair value investments, accruals, and foreign currency accounting
• Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with the ability to dive into details, operate with an IC mindset when needed, and maintain a strong can-do attitude
• Proven track record of driving change, improving processes, implementing systems, and scaling operations
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a growth mindset
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Our Mission

We believe in unlocking financial freedom for everyone. We strive to build a diverse team that cares deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable.

Benefits

• Covered medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• Compensation range: $151K - $190K