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OpenAI · 23 hours ago

Senior Manager, CapEx Accounting

positionSan Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$216K/yr - $240K/yr
date8+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The CapEx Accounting Senior Manager will be responsible for developing and executing accounting policies for capital expenditures, maintaining fixed asset registers, and ensuring compliance with GAAP for capital projects.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Develop and execute accounting policy and procedures for capital expenditures, including initial recognition, capitalization vs. expense analysis, tagging, and depreciation/impairment
Maintain comprehensive fixed asset registers for R&D equipment, pre-production tooling, lab infrastructure, manufacturing equipment, etc
Partner with Procurement and Operations to support fixed asset tracking processes and reconciliations
Lead monthly close, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
Design and maintain strong internal controls around capex projects, asset tagging, periodic physical inventory, and financial reporting
Ensure compliance with GAAP (or IFRS as applicable) for capitalization policies, useful life assumptions, and disclosures
Support internal and external audit requests related to fixed assets and capex processes
Collaborate with IT and systems teams to refine asset management systems and reporting tools

Qualification

Fixed asset lifecycle managementCapital expenditure accountingGAAP complianceERP systemsAnalytical skillsContinuous improvement mindsetDetail-orientedCollaboration skills

Required

8+ years of relevant experience in fixed assets accounting, ideally within a technology or manufacturing environment
Strong GAAP knowledge related to PP&E, capitalization thresholds, depreciation methods, asset retirements, and impairments
Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion) and fixed asset modules
Excellent analytical skills, organization, and ability to manage complex, cross-functional processes
Detail-oriented and systems-minded with strong internal control instincts
A builder mindset that enjoys turning ambiguous workflows into streamlined, automated, and reliable processes
Experience with companies scaling hardware product lines or physical infrastructure
Experience supporting multi-location asset accounting
Continuous improvement mindset and ability to build scalable accounting processes

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder

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