Accounting Manager

• Lead development and implementation of tax strategies that minimize effective tax rate and maximize cash flow
• Identify, evaluate, and secure tax incentives, grants, and credits related to manufacturing and project development
• Understand and document the Company’s tax positions as they relate to the IRA and new tax credits
• Lead the annual ASC 740 income tax reporting process
• Oversee preparation, review, and timely filing of all Federal, State, and non-US income tax returns
• Direct specialized manufacturing tax computations
• Manage SALT compliance across all non-income taxes
• Serve as primary point of contact for all federal, state, and local tax audits
• Establish and maintain effective internal controls over tax processes

Director, Tax Accounting

• Own inventory accounting and COGS globally, including month-end close, reconciliations, variance analysis, reporting, and audit support.
• Own judgment-based inventory estimates, including excess & obsolete (E&O) and warranty reserves, including methodology design, assumptions, governance, documentation, and final review/sign-off in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Serve as the final decision-maker for inventory accounting policy, methodologies, and judgment-based estimates, ensuring consistent application and governance across the organization.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Product, FP&A, and Finance Systems to align financial outcomes with operational realities and inform business decisions.
• Lead COGS and gross margin analysis, translating financial results into clear insights and actions for leadership and stakeholders.
• Act as a finance partner to non-finance teams, translating inventory and cost accounting concepts into clear, actionable insights.
• Own the finance transformation roadmap related to inventory accounting, including future-state process design, system architecture, and automation strategy; partner with Finance Systems and cross-functional stakeholders to scale inventory accounting through ERP optimization, data integrity, and workflow automation.
• Own inventory capitalization and COGS allocation frameworks, ensuring consistent application of accounting policy as the company scales.
• Actively participate in modifying and updating ŌURA’s ASC 705 Cost of Sales and Services policy to reflect the company's changing needs.
• Drive operational efficiency and scalability by simplifying, standardizing, and automating inventory accounting workflows.
• Strengthen inventory-related internal controls, physical inventory processes, and audit readiness, including SOX-aligned documentation and control design.
• Lead the relationship with external auditors for all inventory and COGS matters, serving as the primary subject matter expert for technical accounting positions and complex audit inquiries.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team, including goal setting, performance management, coaching, and succession planning.
• Act as a change leader and thought partner, designing and implementing future-state inventory accounting processes and operating models.
• Provide leadership support to the Accounting organization on ad-hoc initiatives, complex problem solving, and strategic priorities, bringing a holistic view across policy, systems, controls, and business impact.

Senior Accounting Manager

• Lead the preparation, review, and filing of all external financial statements (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), ensuring strict compliance with US GAAP, SEC regulations, and XBRL requirements.
• Establish, operationalize, and ruthlessly enforce a highly prescriptive, predictable, and transparent global financial reporting calendar. Coordinate cross-functionally with Legal, Investor Relations, and Operations to ensure flawless execution.
• Partner closely with Investor Relations and Corporate Communications to review earnings releases, investor scripts, and supporting financial schedules.
• Serve as the definitive internal expert on complex accounting issues. Proactively evaluate the accounting impact of strategic transactions, including M&A, complex revenue recognition (including hardware + SaaS models), inventory, debt/equity transactions, and share-based compensation.
• Author, update, and maintain ŌURA's Global Accounting Policy Manual, ensuring consistent application across all business units.
• Act as the primary liaison for external auditors on technical accounting matters and SEC disclosures, driving swift and alignment-focused resolutions.
• Oversee the end-to-end global stock administration function, ensuring flawless execution of equity grants, exercises, cancellations, and settlements across all global entities.
• Direct the complex technical accounting for share-based compensation (ASC 718), including valuation models, financial statement disclosures, and EPS calculations. Partner with Legal and HR to ensure robust equity plan governance and compliance with tax and regulatory requirements.
• Drive the vision, selection, implementation, and optimization of cutting-edge financial reporting technologies to automate and streamline the close-to-report lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional automation initiatives to eliminate manual workflows, institutionalize data integrity, and significantly compress the external reporting timeline while mitigating reporting risk.
• Oversee the continuous design, implementation, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), transitioning the organization from an early-stage framework to a mature, sustainable SOX compliance model.
• Identify operational and financial reporting risks, implementing automated controls and process efficiencies wherever possible.
• Oversee international reporting requirements and coordinate local statutory audits for ŌURA's global subsidiaries, ensuring seamless alignment with consolidated US GAAP reporting.
• Partner with the Tax and Treasury teams to ensure proper accounting for intercompany agreements, transfer pricing, and foreign currency matters.
• Recruit, retain, and actively mentor a high-performing team of technical accounting, reporting, and stock administration professionals. Foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment anchored in continuous learning, professional development, and high accountability.

Senior Director, SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting

• Own all aspects of accounting operations — monthly close, reconciliations, and monthly financial reporting across multiple portfolio companies.
• Manage the general ledger, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with GAAP and ASC 606.
• Oversee revenue recognition, contract setup, and billing integrations (Stripe and similar platforms).
• Operate at the corporate holding company level with the ability to get into the weeds with individual portfolio company general ledger systems and processes.
• Design and deploy AI agents for A/R, A/P, and General Ledger reconciliations — eliminating manual touchpoints and compressing close timelines.
• Evaluate and implement automation tools that improve close speed, accuracy, and financial visibility.
• Support tax compliance activities as needed.
• Support annual audits and the annual budget process as needed.
• Backfill portfolio-company accounting positions as needed, providing hands-on coverage where the business requires it.

Director of Accounting, AI Operations

• Manage all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual close process to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Oversee the accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax and payroll processing functions, stepping in to assist where needed
• Complete day-to-day treasury functions
• Partner with Revenue Operations and Customer Success to implement processes for accurate invoicing
• Assist with preparation of data reconciliation between CRM (Salesforce) and billing system (Maxio)
• Work closely with People Ops team to understand expected changes to headcount and related accounting impact
• Prepare consolidated financial statements and other financial reporting schedules required by executive leadership team
• Coordinate with subsidiary accounting personnel to maintain an accurate understanding of subsidiary activity and intercompany transactions
• Review monthly subsidiary financials to ensure intercompany transactions are accounted for correctly and eliminated upon consolidation
• Support budgeting and forecasting through collaboration with FP&A and department leads
• Coordinate with third-party tax service providers in preparation of annual tax returns to ensure deadlines are met
• Coordinate with auditors for completion of statutory audits where applicable
• Identify and implement changes to the close process to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintain and enhance internal accounting policies

• Leverage your expertise to analyze accounting, auditing, and independence rules and standards
• Assist Ankura Senior Managing Directors and clients with communications with the PCAOB, SEC, or other regulators on auditing, accounting, and independence matters
• Provide an independent perspective based upon your expertise in GAAP, IFRS, and PCAOB Standards to assist audit firms with the identification of enhancements to their audit methodology and system of quality control
• Assist external and internal counsel to perform investigations of corporations surrounding breaches in a corporation’s internal policies, procedures, and ethical behavior
• Work with colleagues, clients, fraud examiners, internal and external auditors, lawyers, and regulatory authorities on challenging, sensitive and adversarial situations
• Lead and conduct forensic investigations, technical accounting research, fraud risk assessments, compliance reviews, forensic accounting audits, background interviews and searches, asset searches, fund tracing, electronic data reviews
• Review and finalize engagement work plans, working papers, project documentation, progress and final reports to the highest level of quality
• Lead and manage work of engagement team comprised of internal and external experts in close, intermittent, and distant collaboration modes
• Plan, manage and control budgets on investigations engagements
• Monitor and manage risks throughout the engagement cycle
• Adhere to the strictest standards of client and engagement confidentiality and integrity
• Maintain active communication with counsel, clients, and internal team to manage expectations and ensure satisfaction
• Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Design, craft and deliver client proposals, presentations, and marketing materials
• Participate in business development activities such as public speaking events, conferences, seminars, marketing events and client meetings.

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