Senior Accounting Manager: General Ledger Process Optimization

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The Role

Are you an experienced Accounting Manager with a good sense of humor, a rock-solid work ethic, deep understanding of Oracle and mind-blowing attention to detail? If so, we've got a home for you here on our world class Accounting and Finance team. We've built a truly exceptional team of Accounting professionals who take their jobs, but not themselves, very seriously. You will primarily be responsible for finance systems projects and business process optimization on the General Ledger (GL) team, with special projects as assigned.

You enjoy process optimization and system improvement projects, are a CPA, and have 12-15 years experience in accounting roles in multinational public companies and/or public accounting firms and have extensive knowledge of Oracle Fusion. You have prior experience in the more complex areas of Oracle that the general ledger teams work in such as intercompany, remeasurement, and fixed assets, and you are looking for a role where you can build refined processes in these areas. We'd love for you to have experience in business process optimization, including business process automation, robotic process automation (RPA), and machine learning. Finally, you enjoy interacting with other teammates to educate them on Oracle and ensure projects are delivered timely.

This role will be a member of the General Ledger accounting team at Atlassian which is responsible for running the month end close process including typical general ledger work such as cash, prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, intercompany, revaluation, and translation. In this role you will work with various members of the accounting and financial systems teams to prioritize, scope, test and ship optimization projects.

Atlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

  • Collaborate closely with the Finance Systems and GL teams to enhance business process automation, supporting the scalability of accounting operations.
  • Gather and document requirements from the GL Team, comprehensively understand process impacts across projects, and formulate testing requirements.
  • Conduct and review rigorous testing of new items to guarantee optimal project outcomes.
  • Effectively manage projects, ensuring meticulous organization, timely delivery, and requirements are met.
  • Provide clear, concise updates to the General Ledger team, maintaining open and transparent communication on a timely basis.
  • Proactively address issues and advocate for team needs, ensuring all project goals are achieved.
  • Serve as the Oracle Fusion Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the General Ledger and broader Accounting team, providing guidance on system functionality and assisting in troubleshooting issues.
  • Manage a small team, overseeing their work, providing constructive feedback, and directing their efforts to ensure high-quality outcomes.
  • Other projects as assigned.


  • CPA required, some public accounting experience preferred
  • 12+ years of work experience required, high growth public company preferred
  • Extensive experience with Oracle Fusion required
  • Knowledge of Intercompany, Eliminations, FX translation and remeasurement preferred
  • Knowledge of Blackline, Concur, Coupa, Jira, Confluence, Google & Microsoft products preferred
  • Experience working on business process optimization, automation, RPA and artificial intelligence preferred
  • Demonstrates exceptional people management skills, fostering a positive, collaborative, and productive work environment.
  • Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, articulating needs and requirements clearly, and holding teams accountable to delivering on those requirements.
  • Demonstrates strong aptitude for delving into details, comprehending our systems and processes, and adeptly organizing and preparing work while overseeing a team.
  • Exhibits proactive initiative, exceptional organizational skills, and a robust work ethic.
  • Capable to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment while consistently delivering high-quality results.
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced work environment, while maintaining high quality work
  • Ability to be available in evenings for meetings with APAC team.



At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $159,600 - $212,800
Zone B: $143,600 - $191,500
Zone C: $132,400 - $176,600
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit to learn more.

At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
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Year Founded: 2012

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Atlassian builds software that empowers everyone from small startups to government and education to the who’s who of tech. We build tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello, and Opsgenie to help teams across the world become more nimble, creative, and aligned — collaboration continues to drive the heart of every product we dream up.

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At Atlassian, we believe we can accomplish so much more together than apart — which is why everything from our tooling — to our distributed workforce — to how our teams are structured is rooted in collaboration. Come join us and help unleash the potential of every team.

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