Accounting Lead, Zapier
$130.8-196.2k
Canadian annual salary: $130,800 – $196,200. + Offers Equity + Offers Bonus
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Workflow automation service
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Workflow automation service
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$130.8-196.2k
Canadian annual salary: $130,800 – $196,200. + Offers Equity + Offers Bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Zapier's mission is to Make Automation Work for Everyone!
Role
Who you are
- You’re a seasoned accounting professional. You have 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in audit (public or internal). You have deep experience navigating complex technical accounting areas, particularly equity and stock-based compensation under US GAAP
- You’re comfortable as a senior individual contributor. You don’t need direct reports to make an impact. You take ownership, operate independently, and lead through expertise and influence
- You have an automation mindset. You naturally look for ways to streamline, systematize, and eliminate manual processes. You’re energized by leveraging AI, system enhancements, and process redesign to build scalable accounting operations
- You’re technically strong and operationally grounded. You can draft clear, well-supported accounting memos, interpret new standards, and apply them in practice. At the same time, you’re comfortable jumping into the details of general ledger accounting when needed
- You collaborate effectively. You enjoy partnering across Strategic Finance, People, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to ensure transactions are structured and recorded appropriately
- You communicate clearly in writing. Whether drafting a technical memo, documenting a process flow, or collaborating in Slack, you’re thoughtful, concise, and clear
- You’re analytical and pragmatic. You care about precision and internal controls, but you also understand materiality and know which issues require deep investigation
- You’re adaptable and resourceful. You enjoy solving complex problems and navigating ambiguity in a growing organization
- You’ve got the credentials. You are an active CPA
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to serve as our end-to-end owner of equity accounting — ensuring accurate accounting for stock-based compensation, modifications, secondary transactions, and other complex equity events under US GAAP
- This role will also support our broader technical accounting needs by researching and implementing new accounting standards, supporting the annual audit, and rolling up your sleeves to assist with key areas of the monthly close, including fixed assets, intangible assets, and other general ledger areas
- In this role, you’ll partner closely with Julia Munoz, Controller, to ensure our Accounting team remains GAAP compliant, maintains a 5-day close, and continues building forward-thinking automation solutions to modernize our processes in the AI era
- This is a unique opportunity for a highly technical individual contributor who thrives without direct people management responsibilities and wants to drive meaningful change through automation, systems improvements, and strong technical accounting leadership
- Serve as the equity accounting subject matter expert, ensuring all equity transactions — including stock-based compensation, modifications, secondary transactions, and new grant structures — are accounted for in compliance with US GAAP
- Partner cross-functionally on equity-related matters to ensure accurate data flow from source systems through financial reporting
- Own month-end close responsibilities for fixed assets, intangible assets, and other assigned areas, ensuring timely and accurate reporting within a 5-business-day close
- Drive process improvement and automation initiatives, leveraging NetSuite functionality, system integrations, AI tools, and workflow redesign to reduce manual effort and increase scalability
- Enhance ERP and subledger capabilities by identifying and implementing system improvements within NetSuite and related tools
- Support the preparation of consolidated financial statements and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce close timelines
- Research and document technical accounting matters, including new accounting pronouncements, and assess their impact on the company
- Assist in the preparation and review of audit schedules and serve as a key point of contact for auditors on equity and other technical areas
- Monitor and strengthen internal controls, including segregation of duties, and help implement a version 1 controls matrix to formalize our control environment
- Support the Controller and VP of Accounting on strategic initiatives, special projects, and cross-functional company priorities
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: March 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM GMT
- All we ask is that you answer a few in-depth questions in our application that would typically be asked at the start of an interview process
- Education is not a requirement for our roles; however, if you receive an offer, you will need to include your most recent educational experience as part of our background check process
- After you apply, you are going to hear back from us—even if we don’t see an immediate fit with our team. In fact, throughout the process, we strive to never go more than seven days without letting you know the status of your application
Our take
Even before remote working became the "in thing", freelancers, small business owners, and large organisations have found themselves needing more and more software platforms to serve their operational needs. As people used more software services, Zapier founders saw the need to connect the actions between these software and save everyone some time.
Zapier is the largest integration and automation tool for businesses. Since its founding, Zapier has grown its suite of automation offerings across almost every mainstream software service. The company is one of the most successful to come out of Y Combinator and has also been a pioneer of remote working.
Zapier has so far been able to capitalise heavily on its advantage as one of the first entrants and has had very little actual competition. Software services aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and organisations are only going to need more of them. This puts Zapier in a strong position for growth, but also opens up room for bolder companies to get in on the action. Companies like Airtable and Integromat are already preying on more niche segments of Zapier's market share.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2012
$1.3m
SEED
Sep 2012
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $1.5m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere
- Bonus program
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Great healthcare + dental + vision coverage*
- Retirement plan with company match*
- Stock options for every Zapien**
- 2 annual company retreats to awesome places
- 14 weeks paid leave for new parents
- Home office setup stipend
- Professional development allowance
Additional info
- As a fully remote company with 800+ team members across 40+ states, 38 countries, and 18+ timezones, we’ve adopted a culture of asynchronous work. This work style allows teams to collaborate effectively across locations, time zones, skills, and each individual’s energy levels, and empowers employees to work in a setting that fits their needs. In practice, we live on Slack, with most conversations in public channels. It mimics the open-office feel and allows everyone to search the chat logs if they need to find something that happened when they weren’t around
Leadership
Wade Foster
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Zapier, wasEmail Marketing Manager with Veterans United Home Loans, and Customer Development Lead at The Idea Works.
Bryan Helmig
(Co-Founder & CTO)Was previously Product Dev/Manager at Veterans United Home Loans.
Mike Knoop
(Co-Founder)Was CPO and Head of Labs at Zapier before becoming President. Previously was a Graduate Research at the University of Missouri.
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