Responsibilities

We are looking for a Corporate Accounting Manager to take full ownership of employee-compensation accounting at Benchling, including payroll, commissions and bonuses, stock-based compensation and equity, and employee benefits. This leader will be accountable end to end for these areas: an accurate and timely close, strong controls and documentation, and the operational improvements that make these processes scalable as the Company grows.
The Manager will lead and develop the team members who prepare payroll and compensation entries, review their work, and partner closely with Payroll, HR, Legal, Strategic Finance, and external auditors. We expect this person to act as the owner of the area, escalating by exception rather than by default.
An ideal candidate has hands-on experience in payroll, commission and bonus, and stock-based compensation accounting at a high-growth SaaS company, a strong command of US GAAP, and a passion for improving how work gets done, including through automation and AI tools.
Employee Compensation Accounting
Own payroll accounting and the payroll close process end to end in partnership with Payroll and HR, and drive operational efficiencies in the related processes.
Review commission, bonus, sign-on, and retention accounting, including accruals, prepaid and deferred balances, and rollforwards; apply commission capitalization guidance (ASC 340-40) where applicable.
Own stock-based compensation and equity accounting under ASC 718: review SBC entries and equity rollforwards, and draft and maintain the equity footnote disclosures and supporting accounting memos.
Review benefits and other employee-related accounting, including worker’s compensation, health benefits, leaves, PTO, and 401(k) liabilities.
Own the 409A valuation process and international pension coordination.
Lead equity administration and compensation-system projects, such as the commission ASC 340 waterfall system adoption.
Financial Close, Controls, and Audit
Review payroll and compensation journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and GL account and financial statement flux analyses, communicating the activity and drivers behind each compensation-related account.

Qualification

5+ years of related work experienceHands-on experience with payrollStrong MS Office Suite skillsAnalyticalHighly organized and self-directedReliability with a strong work ethicAI fluency

Required

5+ years of related work experience. Big 4 or large regional public accounting firm experience is required, and at least 1 year of hands-on experience in a people manager or team lead role.
Strong working knowledge of US GAAP as it applies to compensation, including stock-based compensation (ASC 718), commissions and bonuses, and payroll-related accruals.
Hands-on experience with payroll, commission, and bonus accounting, with the ability to own the process end to end.
Strong MS Office Suite skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, IF functions, pivot tables, etc.).
Analytical, skeptical, and curious; able to identify and report relevant risks and issues to management for timely and appropriate resolution.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; proactively prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines and manages multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Highly organized and self-directed; drives issues and projects to resolution, follows through until they are closed, and clearly communicates and documents outcomes for leadership.
Concise and effective communicator with teammates, various levels of leadership, and external contacts; able to explain accounting topics clearly and logically.
Reliability with a strong work ethic, maturity, and professionalism to handle confidential data.

Preferred

Prior experience at a SaaS and/or public company.
Experience with equity administration platforms (e.g., Carta), 409A valuations, and international pension or benefits accounting.
Experience with commission management tools and ASC 340-40 capitalization.
Proficiency using NetSuite with multi-entity and multi-currency, and experience with close management tools (e.g., Numeric or FloQast).
AI fluency: comfort using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini) to improve productivity, analyze data, and streamline accounting workflows.

Corporate Accountant at Benchling · LumiJobs

Corporate Accountant

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Benchling

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