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Lead, Technical Accounting (Compute Infrastructure)

OpenAI · San Francisco

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Frontier labremotelead$216k–$240k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead U.S. GAAP analysis for cloud, data center and colocation deals.
  • Shape accounting for power agreements and strategic investments.
  • Translate complex conclusions into scalable reporting and controls.

What they offer

  • Relocation assistance
  • Equity

Ideal candidate

A CPA with 10+ years tackling ambiguous accounting questions who thrives bridging technical research and business execution with infrastructure and finance partners.

Requirements

  • CPA or equivalent accounting qualification
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Prior public accounting experience at manager or senior manager level
  • Strong technical accounting foundation under U.S. GAAP
  • Experience preparing technical accounting memoranda and supporting external audits
  • Experience with ASC 842 lease accounting
  • Experience with complex, non-routine transactions across multiple standards
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Legal, Tax, Procurement and Infrastructure teams
remote policy
Hybrid - 3 days in office per week

Lab profile

About OpenAI

Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.

What they build

  • ChatGPT
  • OpenAI API
  • Frontier AI models

Known for

  • Frontier-scale distributed ML training
  • Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
  • Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
  • AI alignment and safety research

Key facts

  • Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
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