Sr. Accounting Manager

About AlphaSense: The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! About the Team: The AlphaSense Finance team is responsible for efficiently driving the creation of enterprise value by supporting capital allocation decisions across the business. We exist to help the company make intelligent, data-driven decisions through financial analysis, scenario modeling, tracking, interpreting and disseminating key performance indicators, and by serving as a critical thought partner to senior leadership. About the Role: We are seeking a Senior Accounting Manager to lead and develop the accounting team while owning the month-end close for operational expenses. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role partners closely with the broader accounting organization to ensure operating expenses are recorded accurately, on time, and in compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal policy. This is a hands-on leadership role for a technically strong accountant who brings deep expertise in accrual accounting, prepaid assets, and fixed asset capitalization; and who can lead an AP team with clarity and motivate them to operate at a high standard. You will be the go-to expert for operational expense accounting, driving the close process while managing a team of direct reports and overseeing AP operations across our tech stack (NetSuite, Ramp, and Navan). Who You Are: 7+ years of progressive accounting experience; 2-3+ years in a people manager role, with experience managing individual contributors and a team lead or manager. CPA required. Deep U.S. GAAP expertise: accrual accounting, prepaid assets, fixed asset capitalization (ASC 360), and lease accounting (ASC 842). Proficiency in NetSuite; experience with Ramp and/or Navan strongly preferred. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders. Public accounting and public company experience with SaaS or technology industry experience preferred. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy. Proven time management skills, demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines while leading a team. What You’ll Do: Support the month-end close process by managing detailed vendor expense analyses, accrual schedules, prepaids, fixed assets (ASC 360), and lease accounting under ASC 842, ensuring entries are prepared, reviewed, and posted timely. Review balance account reconciliations and flux analyses Partner with the Technical Accounting team to operationalize new accounting guidance and policies into the close process. Lead and mentor direct reports setting clear expectations and to support professional growth. Establish and maintain team workflows, desk procedures, and SLAs to drive consistency, accuracy, and timeliness. Manage the end-to-end AP process: invoice intake and coding, purchase order matching, vendor onboarding, payment runs, and vendor statement reconciliations. Oversee the corporate