Senior Manager, Joint Ventures & Leasing

Core Weave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, Core Weave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, Core Weave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, Core Weave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025.

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The Accounting Operations team is responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and scalability of Core Weave’s global accounting processes. As part of this team, Lease Accounting oversees the technical and operational compliance of the company’s global data center lease portfolio, ensuring adherence to ASC 842, SOX, and U.S. GAAP while supporting timely and accurate financial reporting.

As Senior Manager, Joint Ventures & Leasing, you will own the technical and operational integrity of Core Weave’s global lease accounting and joint venture reporting. This role plays a critical part in public‑company readiness and ongoing compliance, ensuring lease accounting aligns with ASC 842, U.S. GAAP, SOX, and evolving regulatory expectations. You will serve as the technical authority on complex lease structures and joint venture arrangements while strengthening reporting processes, documentation standards, and audit readiness in a high‑growth environment.

• Own global lease accounting and joint venture reporting activities, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance.
• Lead month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close activities specific to lease and JV accounting.
• Prepare and review complex technical accounting analyses under ASC 842 and related guidance, documenting conclusions in formal memos.
• Partner closely with Technical Accounting on non‑routine or judgmental transactions, including modifications, reassessments, embedded leases, and JV structures.
• Maintain and enhance SOX controls, ensuring strong ICFR compliance and audit readiness.
• Serve as a primary liaison for external and internal auditors on lease and JV matters.
• Support Financial Reporting in preparing disclosures for external reporting and regulatory filings.
• Evaluate and strengthen close processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and scalability.
• Implement policy updates and process enhancements in response to new accounting standards and regulatory developments.
• Build strong cross‑functional relationships to ensure accurate and timely information flow across Controllership, FP&A, Legal, and Operations.

• 7+ years of relevant accounting experience, including at least 2 years in Big 4 public accounting.
• Strong technical knowledge of ASC 842 and lease accounting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience applying U.S. GAAP and maintaining SOX‑compliant processes.
• Experience managing period‑end close processes and preparing technical accounting documentation.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits.
• Demonstrated experience driving process improvements and performing root cause analysis.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Applicants must have work authorization that does not require sponsorship now or in the future.

• Experience operating in a public‑company reporting environment.
• Experience with complex financing structures, joint ventures, or large‑scale infrastructure or data center lease portfolios.
• Experience implementing or optimizing lease accounting systems and ERP platforms.

We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who bring diverse experiences—even if you don’t meet every requirement. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk.

• You love to apply technical accounting rigor to complex lease and joint venture structures.
• You’re curious about evolving lease accounting standards and operational optimization.
• You’re an expert in translating technical accounting guidance into accurate, audit‑ready reporting.

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