Senior Accountant, US Controller
About Glean:
Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has evolved into a full-scale Work AI ecosystem, powering intelligent Search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on one secure, open platform. With over 100 enterprise SaaS connectors, flexible LLM choice, and robust APIs, Glean gives organizations the infrastructure to govern, scale, and customize AI across their entire business - without vendor lock-in or costly implementation cycles.
At its core, Glean is redefining how enterprises find, use, and act on knowledge. Its Enterprise Graph and Personal Knowledge Graph map the relationships between people, content, and activity, delivering deeply personalized, context-aware responses for every employee. This foundation powers Glean’s agentic capabilities - AI agents that automate real work across teams by accessing the industry’s broadest range of data: enterprise and world, structured and unstructured, historical and real-time. The result: measurable business impact through faster onboarding, hours of productivity gained each week, and smarter, safer decisions at every level.
Recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Top 10, 2025), by CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Bloomberg’s AI Startups to Watch (2026), Forbes AI 50, and Gartner’s Tech Innovators in Agentic AI, Glean continues to accelerate its global impact. With customers across 50+ industries and 1,000+ employees in more than 25 countries, we’re helping the world’s largest organizations make every employee AI-fluent, and turning the superintelligent enterprise from concept into reality.
If you’re excited to shape how the world works, you’ll help build systems used daily across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ServiceNow, Zendesk, GitHub, and many more - deeply embedded where people get things done. You’ll ship agentic capabilities on an open, extensible stack, with the craft and care required for enterprise trust, as we bring Work AI to every employee, in every company.
About the Role:
Glean is seeking a Senior Accountant, US Controller who will own key components of the US entity general ledger and close process, ensuring accurate, timely, and US GAAP–compliant financial reporting. This role is a core member of the US Controller team, with primary responsibility over accounting of Equity, fixed assets, investments, deposits, and other core balance sheet and P&L areas for the US entity.
You will be part of the core team responsible for statutory audit and partner closely with FP&A, Tax, Payroll, and Business Operations to deliver timely book close, audit‑ready workpapers, insightful variance analysis, and strong internal controls in a high‑growth SaaS environment.
You will:
- Own end‑to‑end accounting for assigned US balance sheet and P&L captions, including (but not limited to) cash, fixed assets, investments, deposits, equity, intercompany balances, and revaluations.
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses in accordance with US GAAP and company policies.
- Support an accurate, timely month‑end and quarter‑end close for the US entity, adhering to close calendars, SLAs, and internal controls.
- Work with the Director of Accounting – US Controller & Consolidation to ensure US books tie to consolidated results, including eliminations and foreign currency impacts where relevant.
- Maintain the fixed asset register, including capitalization, disposals, transfers, and monthly depreciation runs; ensure accurate reconciliation between the fixed asset sub-ledger and the general ledger.
- Ensure appropriate accounting for Equity and SBC as applicable, in line with company policy and US GAAP.
- Manage accounting for investments (e.g., equity investments, short‑term and long‑term instruments), including recognition of interest, dividends, and fair value changes where relevant.
- Oversee the accounting and reconciliation of deposits and other long‑term assets, ensuring proper documentation and review of recoverability.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for US GAAP management reporting, including variance analysis vs. budget/forecast for assigned areas, with clear visibility into fixed assets, investments, deposits, and equity.
- Maintain audit‑ready workpapers and robust documentation for all assigned accounts and processes, including detailed schedules and support required for statutory audits.
- Lead and support internal, external, and statutory audits by preparing PBCs, coordinating with external auditors and technical accounting consultants, walking through processes, and resolving queries for US entity accounting areas.
- Contribute to the design, execution, and documentation of key controls over financial reporting, including reconciliation controls, review controls, and segregation of duties.
- Work closely with FP&A, Tax, Payroll, Legal, and Business Operations to ensure accurate accounting outcomes and smooth operational handoffs.
- Provide clear, business‑focused explanations of financial impacts, balance sheet movements, and P&L trends to non‑finance stakeholders.
- Support tax and treasury teams with schedules and analyses related to fixed assets, investments, deposits, and other US entity balances.
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to shorten close timelines and reduce manual work (e.g., standardized reconciliations, templates, and checklists).
- Leverage ERP and related finance systems (e.g., NetSuite) to improve data integrity, automate recurring entries, and enhance reporting.
- Contribute to SOPs and playbooks for US entity accounting activities, ensuring consistency, scalability, and strong controls.
About you:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Active US CPA qualification is mandatory (qualified CPA with current or eligible status).
- Typically 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience in core accounting/GL roles, including: Strong exposure to US GAAP and US entity accounting; and direct responsibility for core GL areas such as equity , fixed assets, investments, deposits, and other balance sheet accounts.
- Prior experience in a Big 4 / large public accounting firm or high‑growth technology/SaaS company is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated track record of owning GL areas, month‑end close, and supporting external and statutory audits, including preparation of audit-ready schedules and effective coordination with auditors.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP for core balance sheet and P&L areas, including fixed assets, long‑term assets, and equity.
- Solid experience with fixed asset accounting, including capitalization policies, componentization, depreciation methods, and impairment considerations.
- Experience with investments and deposits accounting, including reconciliations and related disclosures.
- Knowledge of equity accounting and disclosure requirements.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite strongly preferred) and advanced Excel (lookups, pivots, modeling, reconciliations).
- High attention to detail with a controls‑first mindset and strong documentation discipline.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain accounting topics in simple, business‑oriented language.
- Strong ownership, judgment, and prioritization skills in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.
- Collaborative team player who can work across time zones and support a US‑focused close and audit calendar.
- Experience in a SaaS or multinational environment with multi‑entity structures.
- Exposure to consolidation and intercompany accounting.
- Experience driving process automation and working with finance systems teams on tooling changes or implementations.
Location:
- This role is hybrid (3-4 days a week in our Bangalore office)
Compensation & Benefits:
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
We are a diverse bunch of people and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our organization. We're committed to an inclusive and diverse company. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.
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AI-First Mindset at Glean:
At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today — prior Glean experience isn't required.
