Senior Accounting Manager

Tensor is an agentic AI company dedicated to building agentic products that empower individual consumers. Our flagship product, the Tensor Robocar, is the world’s first personal Robocar and the first AI agentic vehicle — fully autonomous, automotive-grade, and built for private ownership at scale.

Founded in 2016 in Silicon Valley, Tensor is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices in Barcelona, Singapore, and Dubai. At Tensor, we champion personal AI autonomy and ownership. Our vision is to build a future where everyone owns their own Artificial General Intelligence — a personal AGI that enables more time, freedom, and autonomy.

We’re forging an alternative path where AGI serves only you, and is controlled solely by you.

Senior Accounting Director

Responsibilities

• As the Senior Accounting Director you will be responsible for account reconciliations, generalledger entries such as accruals, supervision of accounts payable, fixed assets, auditsupport, maintaining the lease accounting schedules, quarterly rollforwards, and month-end close.
• Core Operations: Lead general accounting functions, including the management of accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets; ensure all journal entries and reconciliations are accurate and GAAP-compliant.
• Financial Close: Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes by preparing complex reconciliations and analyzing financial statement variances.
• Audit & Compliance: Act as a primary point of contact for external auditors; prepare detailed audit schedules and documentation to ensure a seamless year- end audit and internal control review.
• Accounts Payable Oversight: Oversee the AP lifecycle, including PO matching and vendor management.
• Ensure the accuracy of check runs and adherence to internal payment controls.
• Process Improvement: Research and resolve complex AP inquiries; identify opportunities to automate or streamline existing accounting workflows.
• Expense Management: Manage and audit employee expense reports via Expensify, ensuring strict adherence to company travel and entertainment policies.

Qualifications

• Education: BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years with supervisory experience.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in NetSuite and the Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel XLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables).
• Analytical

Skills

• Strong understanding of US GAAP and the ability to perform technical accounting research as needed.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to translate financial data for non-accounting stakeholders.
• Soft

Skills

• A proactive, "self-starter" mentality; ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.