About the Team

The DoorDash Lease Accounting team ensures DoorDash’s lease portfolio is reported accurately and on time under ASC 842. This requires deep technical accounting review and careful interpretation of complex, often ambiguous lease arrangements. As the portfolio grows in size and complexity, we continue to strengthen our processes to keep pace with the business.

About the Role

You will report to the Senior Accounting Manager on our Lease Accounting team. As the Lease Accounting Manager, you will be a key technical expert on ASC 842, ensuring DoorDash’s leases are accounted for accurately as the business grows. This role is built for someone who takes ownership, stays ahead of the work, and works closely with partners across functions. Success means well-supported conclusions and dependable reporting each period, with the opportunity to apply your expertise to increasingly complex leases.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

Review lease abstractions against new lease agreements and lease modifications to ensure accurate classification and recognition of each lease in accordance with ASC 842.
Perform detailed accounting analysis of complex lease arrangements and unique scenarios that go beyond standard treatment, documenting conclusions and supporting analysis.
Perform lease monthly close activities including journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analysis
Own lease financial reporting deliverables, including cash flows, rollforwards, and disclosures.
Partner closely with Real Estate, Lease Administration and other cross-functional teams to understand lease activity early and keep the accounting accurate and timely.
Proactively identify and lead process improvements and automation initiatives to reduce manual work and improve the accuracy and efficiency of processes.
Maintain lease SOX controls and support both internal and external audit requests.

We’re excited about you because…

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or a related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
6+ years accounting experience, including in-depth experience applying US GAAP lease accounting (ASC 842), which is essential to this role.
Proven experience reviewing lease agreements, interpreting lease terms, and assessing their financial implications to determine the appropriate accounting treatment.
Ownership mindset and proactiveness, with a track record of managing multiple deliverables and following them through to completion on close timelines.
Strong cross-functional partnership and communication skills to work effectively with internal and external partners.
Close attention to detail and demonstrated problem-solving skills.

We expect this position to be filled by 01/03/2027

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$124,500—$183,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Notice Regarding Use of AI and Automated Tools: To streamline our hiring process, DoorDash utilizes an automated recruitment tool called Metaview.

How it works: Metaview assists our recruiting team by evaluating job related qualifications and characteristics in connection with hiring. The tool is designed and used to support - rather than replace - human decision-making; trained personnel make final decisions with meaningful human review and oversight, and DoorDash does not use Metaview or other AI-enabled tool in a manner that has the effect of subjecting applicants or employees to discrimination based on any protected characteristic or proxy or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

Data Retention, Privacy & Bias Audit: Data collected during this process is retained in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy https://help.doordash.com/en-us/legal/article/ax-privacy-notice and applicable state laws. In compliance with New York City Local Law 144, the independent bias audit summary for Metaview is publicly available for review at https://trust.warden-ai.com/metaview/application-review.

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. 124500 - 183000 USD

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Lease Accounting Manager

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