Technical Accounting Manager
Legora · New York City, New York
ABOUT US
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world’s best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We’ve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
- We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
- We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
- We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If you’re driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
THE ROLE
You will be the hands-on technical accounting expert who turns complex, fast-moving transactions into clear US GAAP conclusions that hold up under a PCAOB-standard audit. You will own accounting memos and policies, lead auditor discussions on the areas you own, and build the controls and documentation that let a young, global company report with confidence.
This is a builder role. Many of our policies are being written for the first time, our entity footprint is expanding across Europe, the Americas and APAC, and we are mid-ERP implementaion. You will shape how we account for all of it, not just maintain what exists.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Research, document and conclude on complex transactions under US GAAP, writing clear, audit-ready memos.
- Own accounting policies for key areas, including revenue (ASC 606: contract modifications, credits and concessions, multi-element SaaS arrangements), leases (ASC 842, including incremental borrowing rate), stock-based compensation (ASC 718) and income taxes support (ASC 740) with our tax team.
- Support business combination accounting (ASC 805): purchase price allocation, valuation coordination with third-party specialists, and post-acquisition integration of acquired entities.
- Advise on intercompany and transfer pricing mechanics, foreign currency (ASC 830) and the accounting for new entities as we enter new markets.
- Monitor new and emerging standards and assess their impact on Legora.
- Act as a primary point of contact for our external auditors on your areas: prepare support, answer technical questions and resolve findings.
- Manage and review the work of external technical accounting and valuation advisors, keeping deliverables on time and in scope.
- Design and document controls over technical accounting areas and non-routine transactions, in partnership with internal audit.
WHAT YOU BRING
- 7+ years of accounting experience, starting in Big 4, with a few years in a technical accounting or financial reporting role in industry.
- CPA or an equivalent qualification.
- Deep, current US GAAP knowledge, especially ASC 606, 842, 718 and 805, and a track record of writing memos that auditors accept.
- Hands-on experience with PCAOB-standard audits and SOX or ICFR controls over technical areas.
- Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency group, including consolidation and intercompany.
- Clear writing and the judgment to explain a complex position simply to auditors, executives and non-finance partners.
- Comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-scaling company, and the drive to build processes from scratch.
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience at a high-growth SaaS or AI company, or a SaaS-heavy audit client portfolio.
- Public company, SEC reporting or large-scale financing experience.
- M&A experience, including purchase price allocation and integrating acquired finance teams.
- Working knowledge of IFRS or local GAAP (for example Swedish K3) and statutory-to-US GAAP conversions.
- NetSuite experience, ideally through an implementation
- Enthusiasm for using AI tools to speed up research, documentation and review
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
- Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.
- Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
- Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
- In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders and company provided lunch daily.
- Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
Medical, Dental & Vision
- Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
- HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
- Dental plans via MetLife
- Vision plans via Vision Care
Family Support
- Generous parental leave
- Free access to Maven Clinic
- Dependent Care FSA
- Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
Additional Perks
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Life Insurance + STD/LTD
- 401(K) with generous company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.