Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week in office)
Reports To: Corporate Controller
About the RoleWe are looking for a hands-on, detail-driven accounting leader to own the core accounting close and reporting engine as we scale. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will lead the month-end and quarter-end close, drive US GAAP compliance and consolidations across our international entities, and be a central force in preparing the organization for its first external audit. This role blends day-to-day ownership of the numbers with the leadership to build repeatable processes, mentor a growing team, and serve as the face of Corporate Accounting to the broader company.
This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants total visibility into our financial operations and the opportunity to shape the accounting function as the business grows.
What You'll Do- Team & Company Leadership: Manage, mentor and scale a high-performing team across GL Accounting and Operations. Establish yourself as the face of Corporate Accounting and a first point of contact for cross-functional requests.
- Financial Close & Reporting: Own the month-end and quarter-end close process, including the schedule, check-ins, and flux analysis. Be a driving force toward a full monthly close, completing the first review of flux and maintaining a thorough understanding of account balances and activity.
- General Ledger & Reconciliations: Prepare and review general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and fluctuation analyses across areas including prepaid, accruals, and fixed assets.
- Consolidations & GAAP Reporting: Own consolidations and the review of the international reporting package, ensure US GAAP compliance, and prepare reporting packages for executive leadership.
- Intercompany & Foreign Currency: Ensure intercompany transactions are properly recorded and eliminated in consolidation and aligned with transfer pricing policies. Manage functional-currency determination and translation of financial statements, including foreign currency impact under ASC 830. Familiarity with India and UK markets preferred.
- Accounts Payable: Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring vendor payments, expense processing, and related controls are accurate, timely, and compliant.
- Treasury & Cash Management: Manage end-to-end cash processes including cash forecasting, payment initiation and approval, and overall treasury management. Own banking relationships and support the consolidation of the company's banking footprint.
- Tax & Statutory Compliance: Own and manage tax and statutory compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
- Audit & Audit Readiness: Serve as a key driver in establishing audit-readiness for our first audit. Own the day-to-day interface with auditors, ensure deliverables are produced and reviewed on time, keep fieldwork on track, and maintain and manage the PBC list.
- Policy & Process Documentation: Ensure accounting process and policy documentation is complete, accurate, and consistently applied. Where needed, partner with the Controller and technical accounting resources to document and operationalize technical accounting positions.
- Process Improvement & Automation: Lead accounting projects aimed at process improvement, system implementation, and workflow automation. Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable, automated solutions as the business grows.
What You Bring- Experience: 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2-3 years in a management role. A blend of public accounting and industry experience is preferred, ideally within a high-growth technology or SaaS company.
- Technical Expertise: Strong command of US GAAP, financial close, consolidations, and international/multi-entity reporting. Prior experience supporting or leading an external audit is strongly preferred.
- Systems & Tools: Hands-on NetSuite system management experience, banking portal management and advanced Excel skills. Comfort improving and operationalizing accounting processes and systems.
- Leadership & Initiative: Proven ability to build and mentor a high-performing team, take ownership of ambiguous problems, and drive projects to completion with limited supervision.
- Communication: Strong analytical skills and the ability to distill complex accounting matters into clear, actionable information for leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA strongly preferred.
Why Join Us?- Impact: You will own the accounting close and reporting engine and directly shape audit-readiness for a fast-growing company.
- Visibility: You will work closely with the Controller and executive leadership, with total visibility into financial operations.
- Growth: A career-defining opportunity to build the processes, systems, and team that scale the accounting function.
We feel strongly about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one way to help achieve that. The cash compensation for this role is market-competitive, with abase salary of $170,000-210,000. Our packages also include equity and benefits including competitive health plans, retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The actual pay will vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, and skill level.
Due to the Proclamation, "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hires. We are still able to consider candidates who require H-1B extensions, changes of employer, or other types of work authorization.
