Description
Compensation
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The salary range for this role is $162K - $240K per year, with additional compensation including generous equity, performance-related bonuses, and benefits.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave and paid medical and caregiver leave
- Flexible PTO and paid company holidays
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
- Relocation support for eligible employees
About the Team
The Compute & Infrastructure team shares financial insights and partners with internal and external business stakeholders to manage the accounting and financial reporting for OpenAI's rapidly evolving infrastructure investments.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and technically skilled accounting professional to manage the accounting and financial reporting for OpenAI's compute and infrastructure lease-related activities. In this role, you will own complex lease accounting matters, evaluate unique transactions, and develop scalable processes and systems.
Responsibilities include:
- Owning the end-to-end accounting for compute and infrastructure lease-related activities
- Evaluating new and evolving infrastructure arrangements to determine accounting treatment under US GAAP
- Partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to assess complex transactions and develop scalable processes
- Designing and implementing system solutions to support lease accounting and fixed asset tracking
- Managing month-end and quarter-end close activities for the lease portfolio
- Ensuring completeness and accuracy of lease-related accounting records
- Monitoring changes in contractual arrangements and operational facts to identify accounting impacts
- Building and maintaining strong internal controls over lease accounting
- Supporting internal and external audit requests
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, audit, advisory, or a related finance function
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, particularly lease accounting and consolidation
- Experience assessing complex lease arrangements and embedded leases
- Experience with consolidation accounting and special-purpose entities
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex contractual terms into scalable operational processes
- Experience working with large-scale lease accounting systems and ERP tools
- Strong systems-thinking capabilities and a track record of partnering with data, engineering, or IT teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- CPA or CA required