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# Technical Accounting and Special Projects Manager at Qualia

- **Company:** Qualia
- **Location:** Austin TX OR San Fransisco, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/qualia/jobs/8256867

## Job description

At Qualia, we've built the leading B2B real estate technology that transforms the home buying and selling experience into a simple, secure, and enjoyable process. Our SMB and Enterprise products bring together users from across the real estate ecosystem—homebuyers and sellers, lenders, title and escrow agents, and real estate agents—onto a single shared digital closing platform, providing greater clarity and transparency to real estate transactions. Today, through our business customers across the country, millions of consumers use Qualia to close on homes every year.

## WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

Qualia's accounting function sits at the center of a fast-growing SaaS business navigating complex revenue arrangements, evolving GAAP guidance, and M&A activity. This role owns the technical accounting, financial reporting, and provides deal support from due diligence through post-close integration. The role is also instrumental in supporting operational accounting.

You'll work closely with Business Development, Legal, Tax, FP&A, and the Controller to make sure technical conclusions are sound, documented, and reflected correctly in the financials.

This role reports to the Controller.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Accounting and Reporting

- Research and document complex accounting matters under U.S. GAAP
- Draft and maintain technical accounting memos and accounting policy documentation
- Own financial statements including footnote disclosures
- Serve as key contributor in annual financial statement audits
- Advise on complex accounting topics, including revenue recognition, equity transactions, debt modifications, business combinations, consolidation, and impairment analyses
- Monitor emerging accounting standards and assess applicability to the company
- Lead the resolution of complex technical corporate accounting matters across the monthly and quarterly close
- Assist the Accounting Team in implementing processes needed to support technical conclusions, e.g. proper journal entries, reconciliations, clear ownership, and effective controls
- Anticipate emerging accounting standards, shape accounting policy and change-management efforts, and translate new guidance into practical implementation strategies, financial statement disclosures, reporting calendars, and scalable reporting processes

Special Projects

- Lead purchase accounting activities under ASC 805, including valuation coordination, opening balance sheet review, and transaction accounting.  Prepare related technical accounting memoranda supporting transaction-related conclusions
- Explore/support accounting policy changes that may benefit the company
- Participate in process improvements across accounting operations
- Lead ad hoc projects as needed

Operational Accounting Support

- Support the monthly closes, eg financial reviews, variance analysis
- Assist with complex account reconciliations
- Assist revenue team in ensuring compliance with ASC 606
- Assist in reviewing non-standard, complex customer contracts and associated outcomes in automated systems

YOUR BACKGROUND THAT LIKELY MAKES YOU A MATCH

- 5+ years of relevant accounting experience and CPA are required
- Big 4  public accounting or equivalent national firm experience is required
- Previous consulting, audit, or industry experience with SaaS, fintech, or payments companies is required
- Technical knowledge and hands-on experience with ASC 606 is required
- Working knowledge of ASC 805 (purchase accounting) is required
- Proven track record of researching complex accounting matters, drafting technical accounting documentation, and advising leadership on accounting implications
- Comfort with ambiguity, adaptability to dynamic priorities, and ability to lead ad-hoc special projects outside standard accounting responsibilities
- AI-forward:  Actively uses AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini) to accelerate documentation, testing, and evidence workflows; both experimenting, and ultimately operationalizing

Based in San Francisco, CA or Austin, TX, with the ability to work in the office a minimum of two days per week is required.

This role has a base annual salary of $130,000–$185,000 plus a competitive equity and benefits package. (Salary to be determined by relevant experience, location, knowledge, and skills of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data).

## WHY QUALIA

Qualia is made up of incredibly bright, mission-driven coworkers who are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems—and we're growing quickly. In order to continue building an engaging and dynamic organization, we're committed to giving everyone the support they need to do great work.

Our benefits package is designed to allow our team members to be their best selves, both in and out of the workplace. In addition to comprehensive health plans, a 401k program, and commuter benefits, we prioritize family and personal well-being through professional development, parental leave, and a flexible time off policy. Qualia offers a robust online onboarding program to train new hires, biweekly all hands meetings, and a variety of internal virtual events to keep employees connected.

We believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds are critical to building great technology, and our goal is to cultivate an environment where people feel equally valued and respected. Qualia is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the collection, processing, and use of your personal information as described in our Employee Data Privacy Notice.

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## About Qualia

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A digital real estate closing platform and settlement software that streamlines home buying and selling for title, escrow, mortgage, and real estate professionals.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with major offices in Austin, TX and Concord, NH)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Real estate technology (title & escrow software, closing management)
- **Target customers**: B2B – title & escrow agents, lenders, real estate agents, title insurers, closing service providers, and consumers
- **Mission or purpose**: “Toward Healthy Home Ownership” – using technology to restore healthy homeownership and make home closings transparent and efficient.

## Products & Services
- **[Qualia Clear](https://www.qualia.com/)**: Automated title & escrow workflow platform that can handle 80% of work, shifting teams from manual tasks to expert review.
- **[Enterprise Closing System](https://www.qualia.com/)**: Operations management at scale for large title and escrow firms, including accounting, reporting, and vendor management.
- **[Closing Services Provider Platform](https://www.qualia.com/)**: Vendor operations and discovery for closing services providers.
- **[Title Insurer Platform](https://www.qualia.com/)**: Agency management and underwriter operations for title insurers.
- **[Title Production Software](https://www.qualia.com/)**: Custom on-premises solutions for title production.
- **[Integrations Ecosystem](https://www.qualia.com/)**: Wide range of product and service integrations that convert partners’ complex workflows into a single, simple experience.
- **Secure Closing Portal** and **Wire Fraud Detection**: Consumer-facing tools to enhance the closing experience and protect transaction details.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Over 1 million title, escrow, mortgage, and real estate professionals use Qualia (claimed by the company); users report a 75% reduction in workload.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly available (company is private)
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple departments (23 open positions as of the search date); expansion of product capabilities (Qualia Clear 2.0); multi-office presence (Austin, San Francisco, Concord); SOC 2 certified.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Shared system of record**: Qualia acts as the single shared infrastructure connecting all closing participants, reducing friction and errors.
- **Automation depth**: Qualia Clear automates 80% of title & escrow work, moving teams from manual processing to expert review.
- **Extensive integrations**: A robust integrations ecosystem that adapts to partners’ existing workflows.
- **Security & compliance**: SOC 2 certification and rigorous independent audits build trust with enterprise customers.
- **Market adoption**: Used by over a million professionals across all 50 states, indicating strong network effects.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digital transformation of home closings**: Moving the current paper-based, chaotic process to a seamless, modern digital transaction.
- **Restoring healthy homeownership**: Addressing the complexity and stress of home buying through transparency and efficiency.
- **Product innovation**: Continual development of automated workflows (Qualia Clear 2.0) and an expanding integrations marketplace.
- **Enterprise readiness**: Scaling platform capabilities to serve large title insurers, lenders, and multi-location operations.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: “Fundamentally changing how homes are bought and sold in the U.S.” – employees can create meaningful change in a complex industry.
- **Flexible work environment**: Office locations in Austin, San Francisco, and Concord, with strong support for remote work – “We’ll provide you with the resources and support you need to do great work comfortably and effectively, no matter where you’re located.”
- **Benefits & perks**: Competitive salary and equity, comprehensive medical/dental/vision, 401k, parental leave, commuter benefits, flexible time off, unlimited learning (in‑house and external courses), daily catered lunches (in-office), stocked kitchens, and customized workstations.
- **Culture**: Collaborative and curious team that values “leaders” – bringing people together, customer obsession, bias to action, and continuous learning. Described as “diverse team of experts from across tech, finance, and real estate.”
- **Open roles (as of search date)**: Engineering, Customer Success, Product, Design, Finance, Security, and more – many positions are remote or hybrid in Austin / SF.

## Sources
1. [qualia.com](https://www.qualia.com/) – Homepage (product overview, security, user claims)
2. [qualia.com/about-us](https://www.qualia.com/about-us/) – About page (mission, culture, community)
3. [qualia.com/jobs](https://www.qualia.com/jobs/) – Careers page (open positions, benefits, office locations)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/qualia](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/qualia) – Greenhouse jobs board (specific role listings)

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