Senior Accounting Transformation Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Evaluate existing capabilities across personnel, processes, technology, data, governance, and controls, identifying opportunities to enhance the accounting operating model.

• Convert strategic priorities into actionable project plans that include measurable objectives, milestones, dependencies, resource needs, and anticipated business outcomes.

• Streamline, unify, automate, and fortify essential accounting processes, such as record-to-report, financial closing, reconciliations, consolidation, intercompany accounting, financial reporting, and other controllership activities.

• Create well-defined roles, responsibilities, policies, procedures, and performance expectations.

• Collaborate with accounting leaders to minimize manual processes, enhance close efficiency, and improve the quality and timeliness of financial information.

• Identify and implement automation, analytics, artificial intelligence, and workflow solutions.

• Work alongside Technology and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, prioritize investments, and deploy finance technology solutions.

• Manage projects related to SEC-compliant financial reporting, disclosure processes, close and reporting timelines, supporting documentation, and readiness for reporting governance activities.

• Recognize and assist in addressing gaps that could impact IPO timelines or sustainable public company operations.

• Provide updates to senior leadership regarding transformation priorities, progress, risks, decisions, and resource needs.

• Spearhead change management initiatives and promote the adoption of new processes, technologies, organizational structures, and methodologies.

• Cultivate relationships across various functions and regions while influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Advocate for continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence within the global Accounting organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline; CPA is highly preferred.

• Approximately 12+ years of progressive experience in accounting, controllership, finance transformation, with substantial leadership experience in complex, high-growth organizations.

• Proven experience in leading large-scale Finance or Accounting transformation initiatives that involve multiple functions, geographies, systems, and stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to redesign and standardize accounting processes and operating models.

• Strong comprehension of finance technology ecosystems, including ERP, consolidation, financial reporting, close management, reconciliation, workflow, automation, and data/analytics solutions.

• Previous experience in public accounting and/or within a large, complex multinational organization is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life, and disability insurances)

• Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services

• Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units

• Competitive paid time off policies, including vacation, sick days, and company holidays

• Paid parental leave

• 401K plan with up to 3% matching

• Monthly technology allowance

• Well-being perks and activities

• Surprise swag

• Regular community celebrations