About this role
ABOUT US
Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, Sutter Health, and SoftBank — to transform how they serve customers and grow their businesses. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.
We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and a commitment to balancing Family along the way. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do.
Our co-founders are Bret Taylor https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettaylor/ and Clay Bavor https://www.linkedin.com/in/claybavor/. Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Manage end-to-end accounting close
- Accountable for ensuring timely close across all global entities
- Maintain accurate supporting documentation and reconciliations
- Review the accuracy and completeness of expenses, including developing a robust accrual process
- Prepare intercompany journal entries in compliance with intercompany agreements
- Prepare consolidation entries (revaluation, translation, and eliminations)
- Assist with the preparation of the monthly reporting package including period-over-period analysis
Oversee daily accounting operations
- Manage the proper coding of vendor bills, corporate credit cards, and employee reimbursements
- Oversee timely application of global cash within the ERP
- Coordinate with payroll to review payroll journal entries and ensure all required payroll taxes are paid
Lead audit readiness efforts
- Coordinate with external auditors for timely submission of all required requests (Global Audit and Local Statutory Audits)
Drive Finance Transformation initiatives to leverage AI and tooling at scale
- Enhance or upgrade our tech stack to enable the latest in AI technology
- Challenge our processes and develop an AI-first approach
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- 5-10 years of experience with a mix of public (highly regulated) and private (hyper growth) companies
- Proficient in US GAAP (revenue recognition, lease accounting, stock-based compensation, etc.)
- Ability to identify areas for improvement and build solutions using AI
- Desire to drive operational efficiency to scale the accounting function
- A structured, self-directed, detail-oriented builder and problem solver who