Sr. Technical Accounting Manager

Fortinet is a global leader and innovator in cybersecurity and continues to be a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Securing people, devices, and data everywhere is our mission. To that end, our portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products is the largest integrated offering available, delivering proven cybersecurity everywhere customers need it. More than 890,000 customers trust Fortinet solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry.

Within our unified platform, three solutions – Secure Networking, Security Operations, and Unified SASE – redefine cybersecurity, helping you to respond to an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape to meet constantly accelerating business needs. The solution to simplifying complex networks, distributed users, and hybrid applications is the convergence and consolidation of security, all with flexible consumption models to make buying easy.

The Fortinet Security Fabric enables automated protection, detection, and response along with consolidated visibility across both Fortinet solutions and a broad ecosystem of over 500 third-party solutions. Fortinet holds 1,067 U.S. patents—nearly three times more than comparable network security vendors—a testament to our dedication to organic innovation that delivers industry-leading cybersecurity and networking solutions. The vast majority of Fortinet’s R&D is based in North America and the company has support and centers of excellence across the globe.

Our market position and solution effectiveness have been widely validated by industry analysts, independent testing labs, business organizations, and media outlets worldwide. We are proud to count the majority of Fortune 500 companies among our satisfied customers.

For 2025, we project over $7 billion of billings and we are supported by a world-wide employee group of 15,000+ in more than 100 countries.

The Senior Manager Technical Accounting reports to the Director of Technical Accounting and will play a significant role in ensuring the integrity, consistency and application of GAAP world wide, including supporting the finance team with complex accounting matters, application of new guidances, implementation of accounting policies, practices, and systems. He/she will be a key member of the finance team at Fortinet, and will take on a wide range of responsibilities and work in a number of areas, including Cost Accounting, Technical Accounting and research, GL Accounting, Treasury, SEC Reporting, internal reporting, M&A support, equity investments, as well as a variety of ad hoc projects. The successful applicant will engage in problem solving of most complex accounting matters, research on technical guidance and also prepare internal management presentations for members of the Audit Committee and executive team. In addition to Cost Accounting, GL and Technical accounting, this position offers the opportunity to leverage a background of SEC reporting and SOX with the intensity, dynamics and rapid change of a high-growth technology company. This individual will have the capacity to drive reporting and technical excellence, while supporting the development of practical business processes and solutions. The Senior Manager Technical Accounting will have a background in researching and teaching others about new GAAP as well as existing GAAP requirements, be detail oriented and have strong organizational and relationship building skills. This position requires strong communication capabilities to work with finance and non-finance personnel.

Major Responsibilities 

• Technical Accounting, Accounting and Compliance
• Lead and improve complex cost accounting projects quarterly – inventory reserves calculations, manage journal entries, communication with the operations team, and support related forecasting tasks.
• Be responsible for researching and updating internal documentation on technical accounting issues and new accounting guidance and their application to internal and external reporting. Summarize the resulting analysis and conclusion for both executive review and to record in the general ledger.
• Support M&A activities, including contract review, detailed business understanding and identification and resolving of complex accounting issues, communication with accounting and tax teams, testing of various account balances for completeness and accuracy, booking journal entries, and providing SEC reporting team with relevant disclosure support.
• Support treasury function related process development and improvements.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting close for areas of functional responsibility.
• Assist with month-end close including, but not limited to, journal entries, accruals, and reconciling general ledger accounts