Senior Manager, Accounting & Finance

Remote · USD 165,000-190,000 · 5+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 20, 2026

At a glance

The Senior Manager, Accounting & Finance serves as the most senior finance professional at Thunderbird, leading financial planning, analysis, and operations.
This hands-on leadership role involves managing the finance team, overseeing accounting systems, and providing strategic decision support to leadership as the organization scales.
The role requires a balance of technical accounting expertise and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.

Lead the finance function, including accounting, FP&A, tax, treasury, and finance operations.
Manage and develop the finance team, establishing priorities and review practices.
Oversee monthly and annual close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
Manage revenue recognition across donations, subscriptions, enterprise arrangements, and partnerships.
Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning.
Develop management reporting and visualizations to highlight trends, risks, and tradeoffs.
Oversee tax, audit, indirect tax, VAT/GST, and corporate filings.
Evaluate financial and operational implications of entering new jurisdictions.
Oversee payroll financial reporting in partnership with the People team.
Strengthen finance systems, workflows, documentation, and automation.

15+ years of relevant professional experience spanning accounting, FP&A, and finance operations.
Significant experience with U.S. GAAP financial reporting, close processes, and internal controls.
5+ years of people management experience in a finance or accounting environment.
Substantive experience with subscription, SaaS, or digital-product revenue models.
Experience supporting partner-led commercial arrangements like licensing or revenue-sharing.
Working knowledge of merchant-of-record arrangements, payment platforms, and international VAT/GST.
Experience supporting an internationally distributed organization.
Proven ability to manage tax, audit, and external advisers.
Permanent work authorization for the United States.
Ability to maintain regular working-hour overlap with North American time zones.

Experience working within a subsidiary, portfolio, or federated organizational structure.
Prior work supporting the establishment of a new legal entity or expansion into a new jurisdiction.
Familiarity with Intacct, Ramp, or comparable finance and expense-management systems.
Experience in a mission-driven, open-source, or nonprofit-affiliated organization.

Fully remote position.
Requires regular working-hour overlap with North American time zones (Eastern or Central preferred).
May involve periodic domestic or international travel for company gatherings.