Senior Manager, Accounting

1. Internal requisition details

Field

Draft value

Review notes

Position type

Regular

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Vacant

Yes

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Change reason

Reorganization / role repurposing

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Send to Recruiting

Yes, after approvals

This triggers the Greenhouse requisition workflow

Backfill

No - role repurposing / reorganization

Update if the role is replacing a prior incumbent

Budgeted

Yes

Confirm with FP&A whether the position was included in the approved budget

Budgeted start date

To confirm

Use the Finance-approved date

Legal entity

India

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Business unit

FinOps

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Division

Finance & Accounting

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Department

Controllership

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Team

Corporate Accounting

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External position title

Senior Manager, Accounting

Use the same title unless Recruiting recommends a market-facing variation

Employee class

Full-time employee

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Greenhouse job type

Standard

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Regular / temporary

Regular

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FTE

1.0

Full-time assumption

Standard weekly hours

Per Gurugram standard

Auto-populate based on location

Supervisor

Vipul Vermani

Recommended: Director, Corporate Accounting or equivalent

Supervisor position ID

To confirm

Auto-populate after supervisor selection

Compensation

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Do not enter until HR/Comp confirms the applicable range

Equity

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Comments

Reorganizes and strengthens corporate accounting capabilities in India, with emphasis on global close, balance-sheet integrity, reconciliations, controls, and scalable accounting processes.

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2.Position summary

MongoDB is seeking a Senior Manager, Accounting to join the Corporate Accounting team within Controllership in Gurugram. This role will lead core corporate accounting activities, global close execution, balance-sheet integrity, reconciliations, accounting operations, and process improvement across MongoDB’s multi-entity environment.

The Senior Manager will partner closely with General Ledger, SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Tax, Internal Audit, and external auditors. The role is designed for an accounting leader who can combine strong operational judgment with disciplined execution, clear communication, and a process-improvement mindset.

3. What you will do

Corporate accounting and global close

• Lead and review corporate accounting activities across the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles
• Own the quality and timeliness of balance-sheet reconciliations, journal entries, account analyses, flux explanations, and other close deliverables
• Coordinate with global accounting teams to resolve variances, strengthen close procedures, and maintain consistent accounting practices across entities
• Support consolidation activities, intercompany accounting, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, leases, and other corporate accounting areas as assigned
• Partner with SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting to provide accurate close data, schedules, and supporting documentation for external reporting and accounting conclusions

Controls, audit, and process improvement

• Maintain and strengthen accounting controls and support SOX activities, including control execution, evidence quality, process narratives, and remediation
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors during walkthroughs, quarterly reviews, annual audits, and requests related to corporate accounting processes
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reduce manual effort, and increase automation across close and reconciliation processes
• Help implement scalable accounting policies, procedures, and documentation as MongoDB continues to grow

Leadership and partnership

• Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals while setting clear expectations for quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Coordinate work across global accounting teams and help establish consistent processes across entities and reporting cycles
• Translate accounting issues into clear, practical guidance for Finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Build trusted relationships across the organization and represent Controllership with sound judgment and a service-oriented approach

4. What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant experience in corporate accounting, global close, or a related controllership function
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and corporate accounting processes in a public-company or similarly complex environment
• Experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidations, intercompany activity, balance-sheet reconciliations, and close management
• Experience working in a SOX-controlled environment and partnering with internal and external auditors
• Experience leading, mentoring, or managing accounting professionals in a global organization
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, operate effectively during close and reporting cycles, and make sound decisions with incomplete information
• Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, Workiva, or similar accounting and reporting systems is preferred

5. Success in this role

Within the first year, the successful candidate will

• Establish strong working relationships across Corporate Accounting, GL, SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Tax, Internal Audit, and external audit
• Improve the consistency, timeliness, and review quality of corporate accounting, close, reconciliation, and consolidation deliverables
• Strengthen documentation, control execution, and audit readiness for assigned corporate accounting processes
• Identify and implement process improvements that reduce manual effort and improve close visibility
• Develop team capability and help create a scalable operating model for corporate accounting activities based in India and across the global Controllership organization

6. Suggested interview focus

Interview area

Core assessment

Hiring manager

Corporate accounting leadership, judgment, prioritization, and stakeholder management

Corporate accounting partner

Close management, consolidations, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and process improvement

Controllership partner

Controls, audit readiness, and operational rigor

Cross-functional partner

Communication, influence, collaboration, and ability to translate accounting into business guidance

Team leadership

Coaching, delegation, feedback, and building a high-performing global team

Values and culture

Ownership, curiosity, customer focus, inclusive leadership, and continuous improvement

7. Approval checklist before submission

• Confirm the final supervisor and supervisor position ID
• Confirm whether the position is vacant and whether the role-repurposing classification requires a backfill indicator
• Confirm the India legal entity, department, team, job code, job grade, comp tier, pay range, and equity region
• Confirm budgeted status and Finance-approved start date
• Confirm the final Greenhouse job type and recruiting ownership
• Confirm the public-facing title and final job description with Recruiting and HRBP
• After SuccessFactors approvals, mark the position to send to Recruiting and confirm that the Greenhouse Job ID is created

Sources and template references

• MongoDB Position Management: Defining Position Attributes
• MongoDB Position Management: How to Initiate Recruiting
• MongoDB Finance, Legal, and Operations careers page
• Controllership headcount planning reference

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

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MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID - 3273588968