Apptio - Accounting Manager

Introduction
A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into industry-leading solutions.

We are an infinitely curious team, always seeking new possibilities, and dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our network of IBMers. We are a team of deep product experts, ensuring exceptional client experiences, with a focus on delivery, excellence, and obsession over customer outcomes.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role and Responsibilities
You:
As a Senior Accounting Manager, you will work under the direction of the Director of Revenue Accounting and Reporting and perform accounting staff and managerial functions. This position will exercise a high level of independence, accountability, teamwork, good judgement and attention to detail. You are a strong communicator with exceptional technical strength that can provide proactive guidance. As you progress, opportunities to take on additional responsibilities exist.

Us:
Our culture is Smart, Experienced, Motivated, Direct, and Fun. Our commitments to you are simple; provide rewarding project opportunities and support your career development. As a key leader of our global Accounting Team, you will be given the opportunity to develop your skills in a variety of areas.
What we want you to do:

• Assist in the preparation of internal and external reporting.
• Support month-end close process including preparing monthly journal entries and account reconciliations accurately and in compliance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Support the sales commission calculation process, including assisting with the calculation and payout of sales commissions.
• Assist sales operations in determining contract structure to optimize key reporting metrics.
• Create and maintain documentation on processes and procedures related to assigned areas.
• Assist the Director of Revenue Accounting on technical accounting matters for significant transactions and compliance with new accounting standards, including summarizing and recommending appropriate accounting approach to management and preparing accounting memos.
• Manage compliance with our internal control process for related to assigned area, including identifying areas for improvement and assisting in the design and documentation of new controls or modification of existing controls.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience of technical GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• Minimum 3+ years’ work experience, preferably in the technology sector.
• Education in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Public accounting firm experience with a Big 4 accounting firm working with a mix of private and public company clients.
• A solid understanding of the concepts of internal control design and operational effectiveness.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Superior organizational, process management and communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Advanced time-management skills to handle multiple deliverables simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth and rapidly changing environment. We’re looking for an individual who can learn complex processes quickly and take on new tasks including leading projects, while also managing recurring functions.
• Great problem solving and analytical skill to analyze information, draw conclusions and develop actionable recommendations.
• Must demonstrate excellent leadership skills and maintain the highest level of ethical standards.

About Business UnitIBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

Your Life @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location StatementIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.