Technical Accounting Manager

At Serve Robotics, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future. It’s designed to take deliveries away from congested streets, make deliveries available to more people, and benefit local businesses.

The Serve fleet has been delighting merchants, customers, and pedestrians along the way in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago while doing commercial deliveries. We’re looking for talented individuals who will grow robotic deliveries from surprising novelty to efficient ubiquity.

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.

Serve is seeking a Technical Accounting Manager to take ownership of researching, analyzing, and formally documenting complex accounting matters, driving consistent and practical application of U.S. GAAP across the global organization.

In this role, you will evaluate and document significant and non-routine transactions, including revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), debt arrangements (ASC 470), and equity and stock-based compensation. You will also oversee recurring technical assessments such as impairment analyses, segment reporting, and going concern evaluations, and play a key role in developing and maintaining formal accounting policies to drive consistency and alignment. Additionally, you will contribute to SEC reporting and SOX compliance efforts, supporting regulatory adherence and a strong internal control environment.

This is a highly visible role offering broad exposure across the organization and the opportunity to influence critical accounting and reporting decisions.

JOB DUTIES

• Research, analyze, and formally document complex technical accounting matters under U.S. GAAP through comprehensive position memoranda and cross-functional collaboration. Areas of focus include revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), debt arrangements (ASC 470), and other significant or non-routine transactions.

• Lead the end-to-end accounting for equity and stock-based compensation, including technical analysis, documentation, and financial reporting. Partner closely with the Equity Manager and Finance leadership to ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting records to support periodic reporting of equity activity in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

• Support the preparation of recurring technical accounting analyses for the global organization, including goodwill and long-lived asset impairment assessments, segment reporting evaluations, and going concern analyses.

• Assist the Finance team in developing and maintaining formal accounting policy documentation to promote consistent application of U.S. GAAP and clear alignment on key accounting conclusions across the organization.

• Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual SEC filings (Form 10-Q and Form 10-K), including the consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

• Support coordination with the external audit team during quarterly reviews and annual audits, and assist management in maintaining SOX compliance, including documentation supporting internal controls over technical accounting matters.

• Serve as a strategic cross-functional partner to FP&A, Legal, Operations, and Executive Leadership, clearly translating complex accounting matters and providing proactive technical guidance to support informed business decisions.

• Manage multiple concurrent reporting and technical accounting workstreams, demonstrating strong project management, organization, attention to detail, and process improvement capabilities.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, & SKILLS

Required Experience, Qualifications, and Skills

• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 5-8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a mix of Big 4/public accounting and industry preferred

• Hands-on experience working at or supporting a public company

• Advanced accounting research and interpretive skills, with the ability to draft comprehensive, defensible technical accounting memoranda

• Experience with the application of ASC 718 equity accounting, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and ASC 842 lease accounting

• Ability to operate in a SOX-compliant environment, including documentation and control testing support

Preferred Experience, Qualifications, and Skills

• SEC reporting experience is a plus

• Experience at a high-growth or startup company is a plus

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work with various levels of an organization

• Advanced financial technology skills; experience with modern ERP systems (e.g., Workiva, NetSuite)

Additional Information

• Location: Remote - San Francisco or Denver areas preferred

• A small amount of travel will be expected (<2 weeks per quarter) for reporting and project collaboration