Accounting Manager

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

About the team

The GL Accounting team is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across Plaid’s global operations. We manage general ledger accounting, accruals, fixed assets, prepaids, intercompany, consolidations, international statutory reporting, treasury operations, and AP and T&E, and we partner cross-functionally with Procurement and Legal to drive cost allocation across the business.

Team Mission: We drive operational excellence, enable financial transparency, and support Plaid’s growth through accurate reporting, strong controls, and scalable, AI-enabled processes.

Role description

As the Accounting Manager, you will lead a team of accountants across core GL functions. You will oversee the Accounts Payable & T&E processes, run month-end close, ensure compliance with US GAAP and SOX, drive automation and efficiency with AI and collaborate cross-functionally to support Plaid’s financial operations and scale.

Accounting Operations:

• Lead AP and T&E operations, ensuring expense accuracy and timely accruals

• Oversee a timely, accurate and efficient month-end close process.

Compliance, Audit & Risk Management:

• Maintain strong internal controls and accounting policies.

• Streamline accounting processes; ensure compliance with GAAP, including complex areas such as accruals, leases, and investments.