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# Senior Manager, Technical Accounting at Blend

- **Company:** Blend
- **Location:** United States
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/blend/jobs/6219753004

## Job description

Blend is a diverse team of problem solvers who believe that the world’s financial resources should be more accessible. Our cloud banking platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and over 330 other financial services firms to acquire more customers, increase productivity, and deliver end-to-end digital experiences. Our software enables our customers to process an average of more than $5 billion in loans per day, making it possible for consumers to reach their financial goals faster and lead better lives. Come do work that matters.

Blend is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Accounting to lead our Technical Accounting function in our next phase of growth. This is a high-profile position that will play a critical role in addressing a wide variety of complex technical accounting matters. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders throughout the Company to ensure the successful execution of key initiatives within the Finance organization.

How You’ll Contribute:

- Lead technical accounting research and provide technical accounting guidance for complex and emerging accounting issues (e.g., consolidations, investments, internally developed software, revenue recognition, business combinations, leases, stock-based compensation, impairments, debt / equity instruments, earnings per share). Specific responsibilities will include:
- Research and conclude on technical accounting matters and document conclusions in formal accounting position papers.
- Serve as a liaison with the external auditors to ensure they concur with our accounting positions.
- Design, implementation, and operate SOX 404 controls over assigned technical accounting areas.
- Stay current with FASB and SEC initiatives, tracking proposed changes and new accounting standards and determining the financial impact.
- Be a trusted business partner and advisor to various stakeholders within Accounting, Finance, Legal, and other cross-functional teams.
- Build technical accounting capability across the finance organization through training and scalable frameworks so routine judgments are made correctly at source.
- Lead monthly, quarterly and year-end close process for technical accounting matters, including review of journal entries, reconciliations, and SEC disclosures and support, with delegation of routine items to team members.
- Take a leadership role in special projects and workflow process improvements, including the implementation of AI initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Active CPA
- 10+ years of progressive experience with concentration on technical accounting; strong technical expertise in multiple facets of US GAAP and capability to conduct independent research
- Prior public accounting experience required, Big 4 preferred
- Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
- A track record of process automation, with a passion for applying AI to accounting workflows.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders

At Blend, we are committed to offering a competitive compensation package.

To comply with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final base pay offer amounts will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience. Beyond base pay, Blends benefits and perks are described below.

Compensation:

- Base Salary Range: $117,000 to $137,000 (This applies to full time hires. Final offer determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience.)
- Bonus: Eligibility is contingent upon both company performance against established goals and achievement of individual performance objectives.
- Equity: Meaningful Restricted Stock Units in public company stock (NYSE: BLND) so you share in Blend’s long-term growth and success.

Our Benefits at a Glance

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your health and work-life balance.

Health & Wellbeing

- We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits, with a generous employer contribution that helps keep your medical insurance costs low.
- Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
- Generous PTO, holidays, and maternity/parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, legal, childcare & eldercare, financial planning, college search, and more
- Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft, and legal insurance
- Monthly wellness stipend for fitness, mental health, and well-being
- Additional perks: Milk Stork, pet insurance, and paid volunteer time off

Growth & Future

- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Pre-tax savings: healthcare & dependent care FSAs, Limited Purpose FSA, and HSA

## About Blend

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A digital origination platform that helps banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders simplify and accelerate lending and account opening.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: BLND)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available from provided sources
- **Founded**: Not publicly available from provided sources
- **Founders**: Nima Ghamsari (Co-founder and Head of Blend) – [blend.com/company/about](https://blend.com/company/about/)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Financial technology (fintech), digital lending, mortgage origination, consumer banking.
- Target customers: B2B – financial institutions including banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks (IMBs), and mortgage servicers.
- Mission or purpose statement: “Make financial services simpler, faster, and more accessible.” – [blend.com/company/about](https://blend.com/company/about/)

## Products & Services
- **Home Lending Suite**: End-to-end digital mortgage and home equity origination, from point-of-sale to closing. Includes application-less refinance solutions and automated workflows.
- **Consumer Banking Suite**: Digital account opening and deposit origination to help banks grow deposit balances.
- **Blend Autopilot**: Automated processing and underwriting tools that reduce manual work.
- **Partner Network**: Pre-built integrations with dozens of third-party services (e.g., title, valuation, income verification) for seamless deployment.

All offerings are SaaS, delivered via a unified platform. – [blend.com](https://blend.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available from provided sources (as of reporting date).
- **Key Metric**: $1.2 trillion in loan applications processed by Blend in 2024. – [blend.com/company/about](https://blend.com/company/about/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The company serves 39 of the top 100 U.S. Federal Reserve institutions and 7 of the top 10 U.S. credit unions. Major clients include CrossCountry Mortgage and BMO. – [blend.com/company/about](https://blend.com/company/about/)
- **Growth Signals**: Reported 53% reduction in post-closing signature errors, 105% time savings from digital home equity applications, and an average closing time reduction from 2 hours to 45 minutes. – [blend.com](https://blend.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- Pre-built partner integrations that reduce implementation to as fast as 4 weeks, lowering total cost of ownership.
- Co-creation model: Products are developed in direct partnership with customers, leading to high retention and ROI.
- Scalable platform used by the largest U.S. financial institutions, giving Blend deep domain expertise and trust.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding automated workflows (e.g., Autopilot) to save lenders 16+ hours per loan.
- Growing the consumer banking suite to capture deposit origination and boost cross-sell.
- Leveraging AI (evidenced by the open Engineering Manager – AI Platform role) to further automate underwriting and customer experiences.

## Why Work Here
- Culture highlighted by values: “Innovation”, “Measurable results”, “Collaboration”, and “True partnership”.
- Hybrid work model with flexibility; open vacation policy; comprehensive health, wellness, and family-forming benefits; meaningful equity; 401(k) with employer match; employee assistance program; legal plan; and digital coaching.
- Emphasis on diverse, high-performing teams and proactive decision-making.
- Open roles as of July 2025 include Engineering Manager – AI Platform, Client Sales Executive, Director of Client Sales, Sales Engineer, and VP of Client Sales (all US-based). – [blend.com/company/careers](https://blend.com/company/careers/) and [job-boards.greenhouse.io/blend](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/blend)

## Sources
1. [blend.com](https://blend.com/)
2. [blend.com/company/about](https://blend.com/company/about/)
3. [blend.com/company/careers](https://blend.com/company/careers/)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/blend](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/blend)

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