Director, Accounting

Job Description

The Director of Accounting is a key leader within the Finance organization, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's accounting operations. This role will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial statements, driving process improvements, and supporting the company's growth. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and results-oriented individual with strong leadership, technical accounting, and communication skills. This role will report to the Vice President Corporate Controller.  Regional controllers will report to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the company's accounting operations, including:
  • Consolidation: Lead the consolidation process for all subsidiaries, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
  • Corporate Accounting: Manage the day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and cash management.
  • Financial Reporting: Utilizing NetSuite - prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, along with flux analysis.
  • Technical Accounting: Ability to research and analyze, working closely with Senior Manger of technical accounting, new accounting pronouncements and their impact on the company
  • Internal Controls: Maintain and improve internal controls to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
  • Team Management: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of 20+ accounting professionals, including providing guidance, training, and performance feedback.
  • System Implementation & Improvement: Assist in the implementation and ongoing improvement of accounting systems and processes.
  • SOX Compliance: Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
  • Audit Support: Coordinate with external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits.
  • Special Projects: Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Collaborate closely with other departments, including Sales, Finance, Legal, and Tax.
• Work closely with the India-based accounting team to ensure efficient and accurate financial reporting. This requires meeting with India team, that maybe early in the morning or late in the evening.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, cross departmental leaders and executives.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with SOX requirements.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Industry knowledge of best practices 
• Drive quality into the organization through constant inspection, verification, and reconciliation. 
• Effectively lead change management across teams through documented governance 
• Be a trusted advisor across the business. 

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in accounting, with a strong preference for experience in the SaaS industry and Big 4 experience.
• Extensive experience in consolidation accounting, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations. Experience as a controller or director of accounting is a must.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and good knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience with ERP systems mainly, NetSuite, and other accounting software.
• Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to lead and mentor a large team.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Results-oriented and demonstrated ability to identify root causes of problems, generate and evaluate creative solutions, implement fact-based resolutions optimally to drive productivity 
• Excellent presentation, communication and relationship building skills 
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail 

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with and coordinating with remote teams, particularly in India, is a plus.
• CPA certification is preferred.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous stock options   
• 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage  
• Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages  
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies   
• Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper    
• Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up   
• A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration   
• The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy   
• Exciting opportunities for career growth and development   

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