Accounting Manager

About Vanta

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.

Job Summary

We’re looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to join our Accounting team. In this role, you’ll own key areas of the general ledger, lead the close process, and help scale our accounting operations as Vanta grows.

As we continue to scale, we’re building an Accounting team that can support rapid growth with strong systems, controls, and operational excellence.

You’ll combine strong technical accounting skills with people leadership and a mindset for continuous improvement in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and quarter-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements
• Manage end-to-end accounting and compliance for international subsidiaries, including monthly close, statutory reporting, coordination with local advisors, and ensuring adherence to U.S. GAAP and local regulatory requirements
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation
• Prepare complex journal entries and provide technical accounting support
• Support the preparation of audited financial statements and disclosures
• Support preparation of accounting policies and technical accounting memos
• Design, maintain, and improve internal controls over financial reporting
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, regulatory requirements, and audit standards
• Partner with external auditors during annual audits
• Manage, mentor, and develop members of the accounting team
• Work cross-functionally with Accounting, People Ops, Operations, and IT to ensure accuracy and alignment across systems
• Drive improvements to accounting processes, workflows, and systems
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize accounting tools and automation to support scale