General Ledger Accounting Manager

THE ROLE

Join the Snowflake Finance team and help scale our global finance and accounting operations as we continue to grow. We are seeking a strong GL Accounting Manager to support our global corporate accounting team.

This is a highly visible, hands-on individual contributor role for an experienced accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will combine strong technical accounting expertise, sound judgment, and a continuous-improvement mindset to own critical areas of accounting operations, while supporting Snowflake’s global intercompany framework.

You will take end-to-end ownership of key close workstreams, evaluate and operationalize complex and non-routine transactions, and partner cross-functionally to solve accounting and operational challenges. You will also help improve existing processes and use automation and AI-driven products to reduce repetitive and manual work to improve efficiency, accuracy, and controls.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own month-end and quarter-end close procedures for assigned accounting areas, ensuring high-integrity financial reporting through journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, and insightful variance analysis.

• Evaluate and operationalize complex, non-routine, and bespoke transactions, applying sound judgment to develop well-supported accounting conclusions and translate them into scalable accounting processes.

• Partner closely with Strategic Finance, Engineering, Product, GTM, Revenue Accounting and Technical Accounting on new product offerings, financial analysis and close activities, proactively identifying and resolving accounting implications

• Manage intercompany activities across legal entities in accordance with Snowflake’s intercompany agreements

• Partner with Legal, Tax, Treasury, and Statutory Reporting to ensure new intercompany initiatives and projects are executed in full compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations.

• Leverage AI-powered financial tools to implement automated workflows for accounting operations and intercompany activities

• Maintain accounting policies, process documentation, and SOX-compliant internal controls, ensuring adherence to US GAAP and audit readiness.

• Support additional assignments and ad hoc projects as needed.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; an active CPA license is highly preferred.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in intercompany accounting, cost accounting, and/or public accounting.

• Deep technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SOX internal control requirements.

• Experience using ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, or Oracle Fusion.

• Advanced Excel skills are required; experience with using SQL for data analysis is a plus.

• Experience adopting AI-driven products to automate or optimize manual accounting processes.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex accounting concepts for both financial and non-financial audiences.

• A high level of ownership, attention to detail, initiative, and adaptability, with a solution-oriented mindset and a passion for building scalable processes in a fast-paced environment.