Technical Accounting Lead

About us At Sierra, we’re building a platform to enable every company in the world to build better, more human customer experiences with AI. We partner with industry leaders such as SoftBank, Uber, Rivian, CLEAR, and Sutter Health. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and Family. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do. Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor . Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace.  What you’ll do Own technical accounting Lead the documentation of all technical accounting policies (cost of revenue, allocations, leases, revenue, stock based compensation, fixed assets, etc.) Serve as an advisor on strategic investments, acquisitions, and partnerships Review monthly financials for adherence to accounting policies Lead preparation of audit and IPO preparedness Coordinate with external audit firm on quarterly and annual audit requirements Lead the evaluation of presentation of balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statements Ensure compliance with current financial statement disclosures requirements Proactive involvement in Finance Transformation initiatives to leverage AI and tooling to scale Enhance or upgrade our our tech stack to enable the latest in AI technology Challenge our processes and