Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Technical Accounting

We are seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and hands-on Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting & Technical Accounting to lead, automate, and scale critical accounting functions across our global organization. In this role, you will gain broad exposure across various financial domains, collaborating closely with executive leadership to streamline processes, enhance internal controls, and drive IPO readiness. This role will report to the accounting organization and will collaborate across various departments including Legal, Compliance, and Engineering.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves leveraging data to solve complex business problems, and possesses a strong background in public accounting or internal audit and fintech or banking roles.

Why join Tipalti?

Tipalti is he AI-powered platform for finance automation, elevating how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. Our platform provides a comprehensive suite of finance automation solutions designed for mid-market businesses across accounts payable, global payouts, procurement, employee expenses, corporate cards, supplier management, tax compliance, and treasury. Tipalti partners with leading financial institutions such as Citi, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan, and Visa, enabling over 5,000 global companies to efficiently and securely pay millions of suppliers and payees across 200+ countries and territories, in 120 currencies.

At Tipalti, we pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, the quality of our product and the capabilities of our people. Tipaltians are passionate about the work they do, and keen to get the job done. Tipalti offers competitive benefits, a flexible workplace, and an environment where diverse individuals can thrive and make an impact. Our culture ensures everyone checks their egos at the door and stands ready to reach for success together. 

Founded in Israel in 2010, Tipalti is a global business headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv, Plano, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Amsterdam, Tbilisi and Medellin.

Job Responsibilities

• Champion the implementation of AI-driven tools to automate manual accounting flows
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and the Data Analytics team to ensure the accuracy of regulatory reports  
• Oversee the international team members, driving the strategic expansion of our regulatory and customer funds oversight. 
• Drive interactions with external auditors, supporting both regulatory and financial audits, and ensuring audits are completed timely. 
• Take the finance lead at meetings with the Regulators and responding to inquiries, monitoring compliance for state requirements and providing strategic input.
• Lead and support Ad-hoc projects and initiatives around Tipalti’s regulatory reporting 
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual analyses (Examples: Fluctuation, Trends, etc.)  
• Review month-end-close activities including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Gain an understanding of business transactions and accounting flow, whilst identifying and implementing improvement initiatives.
• Review documentation of the regulatory process and testing (Memos, Presentations, etc.)
• Lead monthly validation checks to ensure compliance with regulatory financial requirements.
• Lead technical accounting analysis as needed, including quarterly evaluation of new accounting pronouncements affecting the Company.
• Provide high-level oversight and strategy for all customer funds activity and regulatory/compliance reporting.
• Investigate and resolve anomalies in customer funds reporting, collaborating with internal data and product teams to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or in Finance, Accounting, or relevant analytical field 
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Fintech or experience in a regulated entity such as a bank or other financial institution.  
• Public Accounting and/or Internal Audit experience preferred
• Data & Spreadsheets: Exceptional, advanced Microsoft Excel skills; comfort working with massive, high-volume datasets to solve complex business problems.
• Systems Knowledge: Experience with data visualization and AI tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, Claude, Gemini, etc.) is a major plus.
• Technical Accounting: Strong foundational knowledge of US GAAP, and multi-entity regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working with large data sets and high volume of transactions 
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, People Ops).
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive and remain agile in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling corporate environment.
• Attention to Detail: Intense focus on accuracy, compliance, and meticulous organizational design.

Base Salary Range: 154,000 - 192,500 USD annually.