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About the Role

We are seeking an Accounting Manager with over 10 years of accounting or audit experience to lead the Foundation’s nonprofit accounting, financial reporting, annual audit coordination, and Form 990 preparation. This role involves owning the close process, ensuring the quality of records, and supporting the transparent stewardship of charitable resources. It is a hands-on leadership position reporting to the Global Corporate Controller, combining preparation of complex accounting work with review of work from colleagues and external partners.

Responsibilities

Own an accurate and timely close, managing the close calendar and resolving outstanding issues.
Prepare complex entries and review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and schedules for various accounts.
Oversee contributions, donor restrictions, releases from restrictions, and net asset classifications.
Research accounting questions, document conclusions, and present significant judgments and proposed policy changes for review.
Partner with grant operations to review agreements, maintain grant expense and payable schedules, and reconcile grant records.
Review coding across program services, management and general, and fundraising expenses.
Develop, document, and apply appropriate expense allocation methodologies.
Manage the annual financial statement audit timetable and request tracker, preparing and reviewing schedules.
Coordinate responses with internal partners and external auditors, supporting testing and walkthroughs.
Resolve open audit issues and follow through on audit findings.
Manage annual Form 990 preparation with external tax advisers, coordinating inputs from various teams.
Prepare and review revenue, functional expense, grant, and disclosure schedules for Form 990.
Reconcile draft financial information to the books and audited statements.
Prepare and review nonprofit financial statements, program-level reports, and variance analyses.
Explain key movements, accounting judgments, and emerging issues clearly to the Controller and other finance leaders.
Establish documented procedures, review controls, and ensure reliable audit trails.
Lead practical automation and AI-enabled workflow improvements, validating outputs and protecting confidential information.
Guide contributors on accounting quality and consistent execution.

Requirements

10+ years of progressively responsible accounting or audit experience.
Substantial experience with nonprofit accounting, auditing nonprofit organizations, or a combination.
Demonstrated success owning a close and financial reporting process.
Proven ability to lead audit coordination and review accounting work.
Ability to set priorities, coach colleagues, and lead cross-functional work.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP for nonprofit organizations, including contributions, donor restrictions, net asset classifications, and functional expense reporting.
Ability to research and document complex accounting judgments.
Hands-on experience preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and close schedules.
Ability to investigate discrepancies, assess accounting risks, and translate detailed financial information into clear conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to manage competing close, audit, and reporting deadlines reliably.
Effective coordination with colleagues, external auditors, and tax advisers.
Sound judgment and discretion with confidential financial, donor, grantee, and employee information.
Motivation by the Foundation’s mission and comfort with building processes in an evolving organization.

Skills

Nonprofit accounting
Financial reporting
Audit coordination
Form 990 preparation
U.S. GAAP for nonprofit organizations
Journal entries
Account reconciliations
Financial statements
Close schedules
Automation
AI-enabled workflow improvements

Experience Level

10+ years

Salary/Compensations

$175,000 to $205,000 USD

About the Company

AI is already changing how people work, learn, and access care, with the potential to unlock extraordinary benefits across various sectors.
The OpenAI Foundation aims to enable the use of AI to find solutions to humanity’s hardest problems, transform human capabilities, and deliver real benefits.
The Foundation is committed to addressing new challenges presented by advanced AI models and helping make society resilient.
The Foundation expects to invest at least $1 billion over the next year across life sciences, curing diseases, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community programs.
The Finance team supports the Foundation's mission through responsible stewardship of charitable resources, accurate financial reporting, and reliable financial operations.
The team is building the accounting systems and processes to support the Foundation's growth, requiring attention to detail, practical judgment, and cross-functional partnership.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.