Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Senior Manager, Financial Reporting Technical Accounting

Jeppesen Fore Flight is a high‑growth SaaS and On‑Premise software company operating with the urgency of a startup and the financial rigor expected by Thoma Bravo, one of the world’s most sophisticated technology‑focused private equity investors. Acquired in 2025, we are in active build mode establishing the accounting infrastructure, controls, and reporting capabilities required to support scale, audit readiness, and an eventual exit event.

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Financial Reporting to build the company’s consolidated external reporting function under US GAAP, drive financial reporting through IPO readiness, and serve as a subject matter expert on complex and judgmental accounting matters. This is not a role for someone who maintains what exists; it is a role for someone who identifies what is missing, builds it correctly, and holds the organization accountable to it.

Hybrid — 3 days in office per week working from Englewood, CO

• Financial Reporting: Lead the preparation of consolidated US GAAP financial statements, disclosures and footnotes for external reporting to shareholders and creditors; develop and own the quarterly reporting calendar; assist in the management and coordination of annual external and internal audits; lead the financial reporting workstream for IPO readiness, including preparation of Form S‑1 financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A; coordinate responses to SEC staff comment letters;
  
  build the public‑company reporting capability required post‑IPO, including timely preparation of Forms 10‑K, 10‑Q, 8‑K, XBRL tagging, and emerging disclosure areas.
• Technical Accounting Research: Serve as the company’s subject matter expert on complex and judgmental accounting matters (business combinations, leases, stock‑based compensation, debt and equity instruments, goodwill and impairment); research, conclude on, and document technical accounting positions in audit‑ready memos; partner with Legal and business stakeholders to assess accounting impact of new contracts; monitor and implement new accounting standards (ASU adoptions).
• SOX Controls:
  Design, Documentation & Execution: Design and document the financial reporting control environment (ICFR); execute and oversee operating effectiveness testing; establish review controls, segregation‑of‑duties standards, and evidence‑retention practices; partner with auditors to scope controls and drive SOX readiness.
• Systems:
  Oracle ERP: Serve as the financial reporting power user for Oracle ERP, ensuring the system supports accurate consolidation and reporting; identify and implement system enhancements, automations, and reporting improvements; partner with IT and FP&A on data integrity, chart‑of‑accounts governance, and reconciliation.
• Cross‑Functional Partnership & Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop reporting staff; partner across Finance, Legal, Sales, and senior leadership to translate business decisions into sound, well‑documented accounting outcomes; communicate complex technical matters clearly and credibly to non‑accounting stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• CPA required (active license strongly preferred).
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3‑5 years of direct experience auditing or preparing SEC (or similar rigor) financial statements.
• Working knowledge of SEC reporting requirements for IPO readiness and public companies, including Form S‑1, Forms 10‑K/10‑Q/8‑K, and SEC Regulation S‑X and Regulation S‑K disclosure standards.
• At least 2‑3 years in a Manager or supervisory role, managing people and owning deliverables end‑to‑end.
• Hands‑on experience designing and executing SOX financial reporting controls, control matrices, ICFR documentation, walkthroughs, and operating effectiveness testing.
• Track record of building or significantly improving accounting processes in a high‑growth, fast‑paced environment where infrastructure did not previously exist.
• Strong written communication skills — you can write a technical accounting memo that an auditor will accept without a…