About this role
ABOUT US
At Sierra, we’re building a platform to enable every company in the world to build better, more human customer experiences with AI. We partner with industry leaders such as SoftBank, Uber, Rivian, CLEAR, and Sutter Health. 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 Family. 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
Own technical accounting
- Lead the documentation of all technical accounting policies (cost of revenue, allocations, leases, revenue, stock based compensation, fixed assets, etc.)
- Serve as an advisor on strategic investments, acquisitions, and partnerships
- Review monthly financials for adherence to accounting policies
Lead preparation of audit and IPO preparedness
- Coordinate with external audit firm on quarterly and annual audit requirements
- Lead the evaluation of presentation of balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statements
- Ensure compliance with current financial statement disclosures requirements
Proactive involvement in Finance Transformation initiatives to leverage AI and tooling to scale
- Enhance or upgrade our our tech stack to enable the latest in AI technology
- Challenge our processes and develop AI first approach
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- CPA license
- 2-5+ years at Big Four firm preferably servicing public companies
- 2-5+ years in house at high-growth enterprise software company
- Proficient in US GAAP
- 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 can design a process where none exists, run it, and improve it over time without being managed toward it. A bias for simplifying and automating processes and passion for building an AI-native finance function.
EVEN BETTER…
- Previous IPO experience with enterprise B2B software company
- Proficiency with our modern office of the CFO tech stack
OUR VALUES
- Trust: We build trust with our customers with our account