Accounting Manager

Kodiak is seeking an Accounting Manager to join our growing accounting team. This is a critical hire that will strengthen our internal capabilities as we scale. The role will help accelerate our month-end close, enhance reconciliation processes, and improve audit readiness.  The ideal candidate has deep operational accounting experience, strong leadership skills, and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with the broader Finance team to optimize close timelines and implement scalable processes
• Partner in leading and managing the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting under U.S. GAAP
• Perform account fluctuation analyses and investigate variances
• Support financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Oversee and enhance balance sheet reconciliations using FloQast or similar tools
• Ensure assigned accounts are fully reconciled, supported, and documented
• Drive consistency and standardization across reconciliation processes
• Coordinate Prepared-By-Client (PBC) requests in support of external audits
• Track, organize, and follow up on audit deliverables across stakeholders
• Partner with auditors and internal teams to address inquiries efficiently
• Manage and mentor a growing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
• 6+ years of relevant accounting experience, including both public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and corporate experience
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and experience managing a variety of general ledger areas
• Experience supporting audits and coordinating PBC requests
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud strongly preferred, including system design or implementation involvement
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive deadlines in a high-growth environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and cross-functional collaboration experience
• Experience overseeing the accounting for manufacturing operations and cost accounting, including labor and materials tracking, inventory capitalization, and BOM accounting

Nice to haves:

• Experience using FloQast, Blackline, or similar accounting close software
• Familiarity with the transportation, automotive, robotics, or hardware sectors

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
• Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
• Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation) 
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)