Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

<div class="content-intro"><h2>About Vercel:</h2> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.<br></span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.</span></p></div><h2><strong>About the Role:</strong></h2> <p>Vercel is scaling fast, and the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting will be at the center of building the financial infrastructure that takes us to the public markets and beyond.</p> <p>You'll own a diverse portfolio of accounting areas, from accruals and commissions to M&amp;A integration and subsidiary accounting, while playing a key role in the monthly and quarterly close alongside a collaborative accounting leadership team. You'll work closely with FP&amp;A and business partners, manage a team you'll actively develop, and partner with an offshore team on subsidiary work. You'll also have a real runway to modernize how the function operates: designing SOX-aligned controls that scale, and building AI-powered workflows that eliminate manual work and free your team up for higher-value analysis.&nbsp;</p> <p>You will report to our Controller and will be based in San Francisco with a 3 day/week in-office requirement.</p> <p><strong>What You Will Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own and lead the monthly and quarterly close for assigned areas, setting clear standards for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, while reviewing team work,&nbsp; and providing guidance.</li> <li>Coach, mentor, and support the professional development of team members, providing regular feedback, career guidance, and growth opportunities.</li> <li>Oversee subsidiary accounting work performed by an offshore team, managing timelines, reviewing deliverables, and resolving issues.</li> <li>Work closely with FP&amp;A and business partners to keep actuals, forecasts, and business assumptions aligned, and to flag issues early.</li> <li>Assist in implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure all financial transactions are carried out in accordance with GAAP principles.</li> <li>Lead accounting work for acquisitions, including onboarding new entities and aligning policies and systems.</li> <li>Lead close and process improvements, simplifying workflows, strengthening controls, and scaling the function as the business grows.</li> <li>Design, implement, and evolve SOX-aligned controls that scale with the business, strengthen audit readiness, and support execution.&nbsp;</li> <li>Build and use AI agents and automation to eliminate manual work and free the team up for higher-value analysis.</li> <li>Own the audit relationship for your areas—preparing materials, answering questions, and keeping audits moving smoothly.</li> <li>Take the lead on cross-functional projects, while coaching and developing team members along the way.</li> </ul> <p><strong>About You:</strong></p> <ul> <li>7+ years of accounting experience, including at least 3 years at a Big 4 firm and 2+ years in industry.</li> <li>3+ years of people management or supervisory experience, with a track record of leading and developing teams.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA required.</li> <li>Experience owning accounting for capitalized commissions.&nbsp;</li> <li>Advanced knowledge of US GAAP and SOX, with the ability to apply guidance practically in a growing organization.</li> <li>Hands-on accounting leader with a strong sense of ownership, able to manage competing priorities while setting clear expectations and driving results across the team.</li> <li>Process-minded and curious, with experience leveraging AI, automation, and systems to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.</li> <li>Experienced cross-functional partner, aligning accounting processes with how the business operates and how leadership needs to see the results.</li> <li>Clear, confident communicator who collaborates effectively across teams and translates accounting concepts into plain language for non-accountants.</li> <li>Thrives in fast-moving, evolving environments, balan