Senior Director, Accounting

USA | Remote

Remote

Director

Full Time

9 days ago

💰$ 175,000 - $ 219,000

Senior DirectorAccountingFinanceERP MigrationIPO PreparationAI-nativeSOX ControlsOperational Accounting

Requirements

•12+ years of accounting experience with at least 6 years in a senior operating role at a high-growth company, preferably pre-IPO or recently public.
•Experience leading a company's first-ever audit.
•Direct experience leading an ERP migration end-to-end at meaningful scale.
•Track record of designing an operational accounting function and making architecture choices.
•Operational fluency in ASC 718, 606, and 842.
•Experience standing up SOX controls from scratch.
•Demonstrable AI-native practice integrated into a real accounting function with team usage.
•Experience managing managers and developing senior leaders.
•CPA preferred but not required.

•Lead the operational accounting function including monthly and quarterly close, GL integrity, sub-ledger architecture, and accounting systems.
•Lead the ERP migration including platform selection and end-to-end implementation.
•Lead and develop the operational accounting team including close/GL, AP, AR, payroll, and accounting systems.
•Operationalize technical accounting in partnership with the Director, Technical Accounting, ensuring GL and sub-ledgers support ASC 718, 606, 842, 340, and 805.
•Deliver Year-1 audit operationally by standing up PBC delivery, codifying accounting policies in the system, and defending the opening balance sheet.
•Build the SOX control environment from scratch ahead of IPO.
•Lead the AI-native transformation of operational accounting to improve system efficiency as the company grows.
•Scale with the function by taking on broader accounting leadership, succession planning, cross-functional finance partnership, and board-level support to the CAO.