Senior Manager, Accounting

Key Responsibilities

Close Management & Consolidation

• Coordinate the month-end and quarter-end close end to end, ensuring the timelines and quality standards set by the Corporate Controller are met across all entities, including monthly and year-end close.
• Execute consolidation across domestic and international entities, including intercompany activity and cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) accounting.
• Drive global close coordination across entities and maintain the detailed close checklists and standardized close procedures established by the Corporate Controller.
• Oversee operational execution of monthly revenue and deferred revenue close procedures.
• Coordinate with the Technical Accounting team on non-routine transactions and the adoption of new accounting standards.

Corporate Reporting

• Prepare corporate reporting packages, and review and approve monthly Flash reporting and quarterly flux analysis compiled by the team.
• Coordinate quarterly US GAAP financial reporting with external auditors and internal finance teams, escalating complex or judgmental technical accounting matters to the Corporate Controller and the Technical Accounting & SEC Reporting team.

Accounting Review & Oversight

• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by team for accuracy, completeness, and GAAP compliance.
• Review accounting areas including payroll, cash, accruals, credit cards and expense reporting, leases, prepaids, fixed assets, construction in progress (CIP), inventory, revenue, and deferred revenue.
• Review fixed asset rollforwards, depreciation, disposals, and CIP balances, coordinating with Facilities and Operations as needed.
• Oversee international entity accounting, including foreign currency (FX) translation review, intercompany balance reconciliations, and the upload and reconciliation of international entity financials.
• Operate and monitor monthly control activities within the internal control framework established by the Corporate Controller, including reconciliation, flux analysis, and chart of accounts governance.
• Own and maintain SOX key controls for assigned processes, including documentation, testing support, and remediation of identified gaps.

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Manage and develop a team of accounting professionals, including people managers and/or individual contributors, supporting corporate close and general accounting, as part of the broader Accounting Operations organization led by the Corporate Controller, while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a day-to-day accounting contact for cross-functional teams and external auditors, escalating significant or judgmental matters to the Corporate Controller.
• Contribute to and execute accounting systems and process improvement initiatives led by the Corporate Controller, providing close and reporting requirements and reviewing changes proposed by the team's systems and process owners, to enhance efficiency, scalability, and control environment maturity.
• Lead or participate in ad hoc projects and other duties, as assigned, to support evolving business priorities.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; Active CPA required
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big Four firm preferred), close and consolidation (public company preferred)
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, financial close, and multi-entity consolidation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven project management, organizational and time management skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and hands-on experience with a major ERP; Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and/or a modern cloud ERP such as Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations strongly preferred
• Experience improving processes through technology and automation
• Demonstrated people management and team leadership experience, including prior experience managing both people managers and individual contributors
• Strong executive-level communication skills and confidence interacting with senior leadership and auditors along with the ability to communicate complex accounting concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work in SaaS or subscription/technology industries
• Experience in a SOX-compliant, publicly traded environment
• Experience with international/multi-currency consolidation

Core Competencies

• Analytical Thinking - Ability to interpret complex transactions and data to make sound accounting determinations.
• Attention to Detail - Precision and accuracy in reconciliations, multi-currency consolidation, and reporting.
• Business Acumen - Understanding of SaaS metrics and the operational drivers behind reported results.
• Leadership - Builds and develops high-performing close and reporting teams, and drives accountability across the global close.
• Collaboration - Works effectively across Finance, Accounting, and operations functions and communicates complex concepts clearly.
• Ownership Mentality - Proactively takes responsibility for deliverables and drives process improvements.
• System Savvy - Identify opportunities to streamline, automate and improve accounting processes and systems, including assisting with ERP enhancements, system implementations and reporting tool improvements through the use of AI.

Company Info

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere.

Our comprehensive suite of solutions-including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness-is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM.

Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

Company Benefits

• Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically-in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work.
• The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave.
• To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.