Acumatica

Head of Technical Accounting & Financial Governance

Acumatica$190K — $210K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • CPA designation required
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • 4+ years in senior leadership role with a public or late-stage PE-backed company
  • Preferred mix of experience in Big-4 audit and corporate accounting
  • Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, specifically ASC 606 and ASC 805
  • Experience in SaaS or subscription business model
  • Proven track record in supporting acquisitions and business integrations

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary authority on accounting policies and governance frameworks
  • Evaluate complex transactions for appropriate accounting treatment
  • Advise executive leadership on accounting implications of strategic initiatives
  • Drive annual audit processes and transaction-related reviews
  • Lead technical accounting discussions with external auditors
  • Prepare accounting position papers and technical memoranda
  • Support accounting diligence efforts and assess reporting risks for acquisitions
  • Manage relationships with external tax advisors for governance and audits
  • Oversee liquidity management, cash governance, and banking relationships

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer paid Short-Term/Long-Term Disability and Basic life coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible time off, sick, and safe leave
  • Potential for annual bonuses and stock options
  • Sales incentives based on performance and revenue
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a strategic and highly experienced Head of Technical Accounting & Financial Governance to join our Accounting Leadership Team.

This role will serve as the accounting governance leader for the organization, responsible for ensuring the company can successfully scale through acquisitions, international expansion, and future capital market readiness while maintaining accounting integrity, financial governance, and strong internal controls.

The position combines leadership in technical accounting, accounting policy, acquisition accounting, treasury oversight, and tax governance. It is a highly visible role that partners closely with executive leadership, external auditors, tax advisors, lenders, and cross-functional business leaders.

Specific goals for this position are centered around creating strong accounting governance framework supporting continued growth and acquisitions; ensuring clean audit results and effective accounting integration of acquired businesses; maintaining well-documented accounting positions for complex transactions and scalable policies and controls supporting future organizational growth; and effective oversight of treasury and tax governance activities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Accounting Governance
  • Serve as the company's primary authority on accounting policies, technical accounting matters and governance frameworks
  • Evaluate complex transactions and determine appropriate accounting treatment
  • Advise executive leadership on accounting implications of strategic initiatives
  • Drive annual audits process and transaction-related review
  • Lead technical accounting discussions with external auditors
  • Prepare accounting position papers and technical memoranda

Drive Acquisition Accounting

Partner with Corporate Development, Finance Transformation, and Accounting teams to:
  • Support accounting diligence efforts
  • Assess accounting and reporting risks
  • Lead purchase accounting activities
  • Coordinate valuation specialists and external advisors
  • Establish opening balance sheets
  • Guide accounting integration decisions

Lead Tax Governance and Treasury Oversight
  • Manage relationships with external tax advisors and serve as internal owner for tax governance, planning and audit support
  • Oversee liquidity management and cash governance
  • Manage banking relationships
  • Support debt covenant compliance
  • Review cash forecasting and liquidity planning
  • Partner on financing activities and lender reporting


Qualifications
  • CPA designation
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years in a senior leadership role with a public company or a late-stage PE-backed private company
  • Mix of Big-4 or equivalent global audit firm and corporate accounting experience strongly preferred
  • Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP with significant experience with ASC 606 and ASC 805
  • SaaS or subscription business experience
  • Experience supporting acquisitions and business integrations


Additional Information

For this role, the salary range is $190,000-$210,000 annually. This range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job and may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant elements.
At Acumatica, certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.

Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Acumatica and the country where you work. US-based employees gain access to healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents), employer paid Short-Term/Long-Term Disability and Basic life coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, Flexible time off, sick and safe leave, among others.

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About Acumatica

Acumatica is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company that provides a suite of integrated business management applications. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Acumatica's ERP software is designed for small and medium-sized businesses and includes modules for financial management, distribution, manufacturing, project accounting, and customer management. The company has received numerous awards for its software, including being named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises.
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