Description
MongoDB is seeking a Senior Manager, Accounting to join the Corporate Accounting team within Controllership in Gurugram.
This role will lead core corporate accounting activities, global close execution, balance-sheet integrity, reconciliations, accounting operations, and process improvement across MongoDB’s multi-entity environment.
The Senior Manager will partner closely with General Ledger, SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Tax, Internal Audit, and external auditors. The role is designed for an accounting leader who can combine strong operational judgment with disciplined execution, clear communication, and a process-improvement mindset.
Responsibilities
Corporate accounting and global close
- Lead and review corporate accounting activities across the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.
- Own the quality and timeliness of balance-sheet reconciliations, journal entries, account analyses, flux explanations, and other close deliverables.
- Coordinate with global accounting teams to resolve variances, strengthen close procedures, and maintain consistent accounting practices across entities.
- Support consolidation activities, intercompany accounting, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, leases, and other corporate accounting areas as assigned.
- Partner with SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting to provide accurate close data, schedules, and supporting documentation for external reporting and accounting conclusions.
Controls, audit, and process improvement
- Maintain and strengthen accounting controls and support SOX activities, including control execution, evidence quality, process narratives, and remediation.
- Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors during walkthroughs, quarterly reviews, annual audits, and requests related to corporate accounting processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reduce manual effort, and increase automation across close and reconciliation processes.
- Help implement scalable accounting policies, procedures, and documentation as MongoDB continues to grow.
Leadership and partnership
- Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals while setting clear expectations for quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate work across global accounting teams and help establish consistent processes across entities and reporting cycles.
- Translate accounting issues into clear, practical guidance for Finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Build trusted relationships across the organization and represent Controllership with sound judgment and a service-oriented approach.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant experience in corporate accounting, global close, or a related controllership function.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and corporate accounting processes in a public-company or similarly complex environment.
- Experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidations, intercompany activity, balance-sheet reconciliations, and close management.
- Experience working in a SOX-controlled environment and partnering with internal and external auditors.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or managing accounting professionals in a global organization.
- Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, operate effectively during close and reporting cycles, and make sound decisions with incomplete information.
- Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, Workiva, or similar accounting and reporting systems is preferred.