Technical Accounting Manager (AI)

Location: New York City, United States; onsite at the Union Square office.

Salary: $186K–$213.9K annually, plus equity.

Company

Legora provides an AI-native workspace for legal professionals, serving 2,100+ customers across 80+ countries with teams across Europe, North America, and APAC.

What you will do

• Research, document, and conclude on complex transactions under US GAAP through clear, audit-ready accounting memos.
• Own policies for revenue, leases, stock-based compensation, income taxes support, business combinations, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, foreign currency, and new entities.
• Support purchase price allocation, valuation coordination, and post-acquisition integration of acquired entities.
• Monitor emerging accounting standards and assess their impact.
• Lead external auditor discussions, prepare support, resolve findings, and manage external technical accounting and valuation advisors.
• Design and document controls for technical accounting areas and non-routine transactions with internal audit.

Requirements

• 7+ years of accounting experience, beginning in Big 4 and including several years in technical accounting or financial reporting in industry.
• CPA or equivalent qualification.
• Deep, current US GAAP knowledge, especially ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 718, and ASC 805, with experience writing memos accepted by auditors.
• Hands-on experience with PCAOB-standard audits and SOX or ICFR controls over technical accounting areas.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency group, including consolidation and intercompany accounting.
• Clear writing and the judgment to explain complex positions to auditors, executives, and non-finance partners.
• Comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-scaling company and building processes from scratch.

Nice to have

• Experience at a high-growth SaaS or AI company, or with a SaaS-heavy audit client portfolio.
• Public company, SEC reporting, or large-scale financing experience.
• M&A experience, including purchase price allocation and finance-team integration.
• Working knowledge of IFRS or local GAAP, such as Swedish K3, and statutory-to-US GAAP conversions.
• NetSuite experience, ideally through an implementation.
• Interest in using AI tools for research, documentation, and review.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person environment at the Union Square office with company-provided lunch.
• Collaboration with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSA or Healthcare FSA options.
• Parental leave, Maven Clinic access, dependent care FSA, and One Medical membership.
• 401(k) with company match, life insurance, disability coverage, commuter benefits, and unlimited PTO.
• Additional voluntary benefits including identity protection, legal coverage, and pet savings programs.