DailyPay, Inc.

Accounting Director

DailyPay, Inc.$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA highly preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience in both pre-IPO high-growth and public company settings
  • Experience managing accounting across multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions
  • Ability to self-direct and manage competing priorities while supporting team wellbeing
  • Empathy-first leadership style emphasizing curiosity and positive intent
  • Track record of achieving results in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor an accounting team with an empathy-first management approach
  • Own and manage corporate accounting operations in partnership with co-Director
  • Manage accounting for approximately 12 subsidiaries including intercompany eliminations
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives for efficiency and scalability
  • Implement AI-driven automation in accounting processes
  • Ensure general ledger integrity and collaborate on system governance in NetSuite
  • Design and enforce internal controls for financial reporting compliance

Benefits

  • Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
  • Opportunity for equity ownership
  • Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Fun company outings and events
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401K with company match
Full Job Description
The Role:

We are looking for a Director of Accounting who is a true self-starter - someone who thrives with ownership, operates with a high degree of independence, and brings an empathy-first approach to leading high-performing teams. This leader will be comfortable acting with velocity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where ambiguity is the norm and adaptability is a strength.

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, this role will partner closely with an existing Director of Accounting to divide and jointly own the Corporate Accounting function, with each director maintaining clear ownership over distinct areas of the close, reconciliation, and "decision- support" responsibilities. Further, this role will collaborate with our separate Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting team to ensure that the Company's "record to report process" runs smoothly and efficiently, and that all material accounting areas are fairly stated and disclosed.

The Director will directly lead a team of accounting professionals - including a Manager and multiple Senior Accountants - and will work across the broader organization, up to and including senior management.

This is a rare opportunity for a dynamic, people-centric leader who wants broad responsibility and wants to make a meaningful difference - not just in the numbers, but in the people around them.

This role will be based in our HQ-NY Office. If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.
How You Will Make an Impact:

I. Accounting Operations & Process Improvement
  • Lead, mentor, and champion your accounting team - including a Manager and multiple
    Senior Accountants - with an empathy-first management philosophy that recognizes
    people as the engine of performance
  • Own a defined set of corporate accounting operations in close partnership with the co-
    Director of Accounting, with each director maintaining clear accountability over distinct
    areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycle
  • Manage accounting responsibilities across a portfolio of approximately 12 subsidiaries,
    including intercompany eliminations, multi-currency translations, and ensuring consistent
    close processes and account reconciliations across all entities
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability,
    with a bias toward action and a willingness to make decisions under ambiguous
    conditions
  • Implement AI-driven automation across the function using Claude (including Cowork and
    Code), including skill building, artifact creation, and agent deployment
  • Ensure the integrity of the general ledger across owned entities, partnering with the
    broader accounting team and IT on system configurations, chart of accounts
    maintenance, and master data governance in NetSuite
  • Design and implement robust internal controls over financial reporting (SOX

compliance), proactively identifying gaps and driving corrective actions with urgency

II. Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting
  • Take ownership of complex accounting areas including revenue recognition (ASC 606),

leases (ASC 842), stock-based compensation, consolidations, foreign currency

translations, and business combinations
  • Lead the consolidation process across all domestic and international subsidiaries,

ensuring intercompany eliminations and minority interest calculations are performed

accurately
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive accounting policies and procedures that are well-

documented, clearly communicated, and consistently applied - even as the business

evolves rapidly
• Serve as a key liaison with external auditors, managing the audit relationship with

transparency and accountability

III. Leadership, Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Operate as an independent, decisive leader who can set the direction for your team and

execute without needing constant direction - while keeping stakeholders informed and

aligned
  • Lead through ambiguity: when the path forward is unclear, you help your team navigate

it with calm confidence and a clear framework for prioritization
  • Foster a culture of psychological safety, professional growth, and continuous

development - where team members feel seen, heard, and supported
  • Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, and IT to

drive alignment and enable DailyPay's strategic objectives
  • Communicate financial information and analysis to senior leadership in a clear,

compelling, and timely manner
What You Bring to The Team:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA highly preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated exposure to both a
    pre-IPO, high-growth environment and a public company - candidates who have
    experienced both stages of a company's journey are strongly preferred
  • Experience managing accounting across multiple legal entities, including intercompany
    transactions, eliminations, and multi-currency consolidations; experience across
    approximately 10 or more entities is a strong plus
  • Demonstrated ability to self-direct and operate independently, managing competing
    priorities without losing sight of team wellbeing
  • An empathy-first leadership style: you lead with curiosity, assume positive intent, and
    invest genuinely in the people on your team
  • Proven track record of driving results in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments where
    the playbook is still being written
  • Strong command of US GAAP, SEC reporting, and internal controls / SOX compliance
  • Experience with NetSuite and Ramp highly preferred
  • Experience with Claude Cowork and/or Code strongly preferred
  • Exceptional communication skills - you can translate complexity into clarity for diverse
    audiences, from your team to the C-suite
What We Offer:
  • Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
  • Opportunity for equity ownership
  • Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Fun company outings and events
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401K with company match

About DailyPay, Inc.

DailyPay is a financial technology company that provides an on-demand pay platform that enables employees to access their earned but unpaid wages before their regularly scheduled payday. The company was founded in 2015 by Jason Lee and Artjom Jekimtstev and is headquartered in New York City. DailyPay partners with companies to offer its platform as a benefit to their employees, with the goal of reducing financial stress and increasing employee retention. The company has raised over $115 million in funding and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine.
Learn more about DailyPay, Inc.
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201 employees
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Founded
2015

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