Technical Accounting Manager

Who is Sonar?

Sonar helps prevent code quality and code security issues from reaching production, amplifies developers' productivity in concert with AI assistants, and improves the developer experience with streamlined workflows. Sonar analyzes all code, regardless of who writes it — your internal team, genAI, or third parties — resulting in more secure, reliable, and maintainable applications. Rooted in the open source community, Sonar’s solutions support over 30 programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure technologies. Today, Sonar is used by +7M developers and 400K organizations worldwide, including the DoD, Microsoft, NASA, MasterCard, Siemens, and T-Mobile.

We believe in developing great products that are supported by great internal teams and a strong culture.  We are highly committed to and obsessed with the company, users, each other, and our open source community. We have high standards and hold each other accountable for acting with positivity, dedication, thoughtfulness, empathy, and passion daily. 

We are deliberate with our decisions with high clarity of intention. At the same time, we feel extreme urgency and move forward quickly. 

And lastly, we are highly effective and operationally efficient. We operate collectively as One Team to accomplish our goals.

At Sonar, CODE is more than just an acronym – it's a mindset that defines daily operations. 

Why You Should Apply: 

At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help supercharge developers to build better, faster. Sonar helps to continuously improve code quality and code security while reducing developer toil. This means that developers can focus on doing more of what they love and less of what they don’t. Our solutions don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we help fix issues at the source – for all code, whether it's developer-written, AI-generated, or from third parties.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. Team members should be able to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: supercharge developers to build better, faster.

The Impact You Will Have:

A technical accounting expert for all things non-revenue contracts. You'll tackle the most complex issues, from high-stakes asset acquisitions and business combinations to strategic investments and everything in between. As the Technical Accounting Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate and timely external financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and effective communication of financial information to stakeholders. You will be responsible for managing a process and overseeing technical accounting research projects, maintaining the accounting policy binder and delivering external financial reporting.

• Lead the Charge
• Conduct deep-dive research to draft bulletproof technical accounting memos and policies.
• Be the authority on non-revenue contracts, guiding the team on how to handle non-routine deals.
• Provide a leading voice in developing and maintaining internal controls for external reporting.

• Partner with FP&A and accounting to prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements, ensuring flawless execution.
• Prepare and review financial statements and disclosures in accordance with US GAAP.
• Manage the preparation of supporting documentation for all external reporting, tying out numbers with precision.

• Stay ahead of the curve by monitoring new accounting standards and regulatory changes, ensuring the company is always compliant.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate financial reporting processes, ditching manual work for good.
• Have a vocal presence, sharing your expertise on US GAAP and public company accounting to elevate the entire team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (CPA preferred)
• Excellent knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including ability to research accounting guidance, establish a position, and develop processes and procedures for implementation
• 5-7 years client-facing public accounting experience (Big 4 or regional accounting firm experience preferred)
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with multiple departments across the organization
• Experience mentoring and coaching other team members for technical accounting areas
• High level of initiative and drive with a natural sense of ownership for projects and duties.
• Ability to work well on a team with collaboration and clear communication
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for credibility at all levels of the organization.
• Solid accounting, analytical, and research skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders.
• Comfort working with multi-location companies. 
• Workiva wDesk experience is a plus

• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!). 
• Great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly while still being passionate leaders in our domains. 
• We have a flexible work policy that includes 3 days in-office and 2 days work-from-home each week for those located near our office locations; some locations such as Dubai, India, Japan and Australia operate fully remotely.
• We have a growth mindset. We love learning and believe continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are necessary, and we're happy to help our team acquire them.
• As the leader in our field, our products and services are as strong as our internal team members.
• We embrace transparency with regular meetings, cascading messages and updates on the growth and success of our organization.

• Flexible comprehensive employee benefit package.
• We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations. You will receive  23 days of PTO per calendar year (on a pro-rated basis depending on your employment start date), with additional time provided for sickness, life events and holidays.
• We offer an exciting 401(k) plan that has a 4% match, fully vested on day one of participation.
• Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus, paid annually.  
• Fully paid parking in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas.
• Global workforce with employees in 20+ countries representing 35+ unique nationalities.
• We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationships and goals for the company.
• Monthly catered events, and team events

We Value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the precise results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.

We do not currently support visa candidates in the US.

Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.