Accounting Manager

Zillow

Accounting Manager focusing on financial transformation and close management at Zillow. Leading initiatives to enhance the efficiency and scalability of the accounting processes.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $99,700 - $159,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in accounting processes, including intercompany accounting, multi-entity consolidation, and SOX compliance, while driving process improvements and automation. Strong communication and facilitation skills are essential for leading cross-functional projects and ensuring alignment across various teams.

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8+ Years Accounting ExperienceUS GAAP ExpertiseIntercompany AccountingProcess Improvement OrientationAdvanced Excel Skills

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Hard Skills

Journal Entry PreparationReconciliationFinancial AnalysisOperational Policy DevelopmentInternal Control FrameworksClose ManagementExpense AccrualsMetrics DevelopmentFluctuation AnalysisMulti-Entity Consolidation

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationFacilitation SkillsOrganizational SkillsAttention to DetailAbility to Manage Competing Priorities

Tools & Technologies

Workday FinancialsLarge ERP SystemsData Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting or FinanceCPA Preferred

Industry Keywords

SOX ComplianceTransfer PricingShared ServicesM&A IntegrationsFinancial Reporting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Co-lead close optimization and efficiency initiatives, identify manual processes, build roadmaps, and drive improvements that reduce manual effort and strengthen scalability across the accounting organization
Own close communications, facilitation, and tracking, maintaining the operational rhythm of the close cycle
Overhaul and maintain the artifacts, templates, and frameworks used to coordinate close activity across the accounting org
Lead recurring cross-team accounting programs, such as close management and consolidation, driving standardization and coordination across teams
Provide oversight of the intercompany program; partner with Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Compliance to confirm that shared services and transfer pricing agreements are operating as intended, and flag issues that need to be addressed
Represent accounting in Zillow Group–wide strategic projects such as M&A integrations, new entity formation, and reorganizations, and project-manage the execution of related activities across the accounting organization
Develop and enhance operational policies and internal control frameworks to ensure SOX compliance
Deliver financial analysis and develop metrics that provide insight into close processes, supporting efforts to drive optimization, standardization, and scalability
Own the accounting for a focused set of close areas, including expense accruals, ensuring that related journal entries and reconciliations are accurate and well supported
Act as a reviewer of intercompany activity across a defined subset of entities operating under shared service and transfer pricing agreements, ensuring settlements are recorded accurately and in accordance with those agreements
Author or review monthly fluctuation analyses and month-end close documentation for owned areas.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a large public company environment
Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance required, CPA preferred
Strong US GAAP foundation, with experience in intercompany accounting, multi-entity consolidation, and exposure to international subsidiaries and transfer-pricing processes preferred
Skilled at preparing and reviewing journal entries and reconciliations with a critical, analytical approach
Demonstrated ability to lead or support cross-functional projects and programs, balancing execution with strategic priorities
Process improvement and automation orientation, not just executing, but questioning and improving how things are done, with a track record of scalable solutions
Strong communication and facilitation skills, comfortable presenting to leadership and driving cross-functional alignment across Finance, Tax, FP&A, Legal, and Technology teams without direct authority
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; thrives managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and building structure where none yet exists
Advanced Excel skills required; experience with Workday Financials or another large ERP and similar data tools preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location
Health insurance