Director, Accounting

Black Duck Software Inc. helps organizations build secure high-quality software minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck a recognized pioneer in application security provides SAST SCA and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code open source components and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools services and expertise only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

Job Title: Director Accounting Operations

Reports to (Direct Title): VP Accounting / Controllership

Department: Finance

The Director Accounting Operations leads and strengthens the companys accounting operations platform across Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay. Reporting to the VP Accounting / Controllership this hands-on leader builds a scalable operating model across Order Management Billing Collections Accounts Payable and Procurement support.

This role brings structure process discipline controls and practical systems thinking to global finance operations. The Director establishes clear ownership metrics operating routines escalation paths cross-functional partnerships and scalable use of systems and automation while preserving strong manager ownership within each operating area (critical cash billing collections procurement and AP workflows).

• Lead the Accounting Operations function across Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay in close partnership with team leaders across Order Management Billing Collections Accounts Payable and Procurement support.
• Establish operating rhythms ownership expectations escalation protocols practical service levels metrics documented controls and clear accountability across Accounting Operations.
• Develop managers and team members by setting clear priorities improving execution discipline building backup coverage strengthening documentation and supporting direct manager-to-partner relationships.
• Strengthen cross-functional partnerships with the VP Controller Statutory Controllership Revenue Treasury Tax FP&A Legal HR Enterprise Applications RevOps Sales Deal Desk and external providers.
• Oversee operational execution and escalation support across customer order processing billing readiness invoice accuracy collections routines credit and collection issues and accounts receivable follow-up.
• Partner with the Sr. Manager Order Management to support escalation prioritization operating discipline and cross-functional alignment while preserving the managers direct business relationships.
• Evaluate and improve billing and collections structure resourcing metrics and workflows to strengthen accountability cycle quality predictability and cash outcomes.
• Improve contract-to-order-to-billing handoffs with Revenue Accounting RevOps Deal Desk Sales Legal and Enterprise Applications; reduce rework and address recurring operational friction.
• Own operational cash-flow inputs from billing collections and accounts receivable activity and connect those inputs to Treasury and FP&A cash-flow forecasting.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and support for Procurement and Accounts Payable ensuring vendor onboarding purchase intake approvals AP processing reporting and issue resolution operate with clear controls and practical business responsiveness.
• Partner with the Procurement Manager to build global procurement support capacity including vendor onboarding discipline purchase approval routines reporting compliance expectations spend visibility and operational cash-management support.
• Support the rollout optimization and governance of procurement workflow tools including Zip or comparable platforms as workflow and control infrastructure for global purchasing activity.
• Coordinate with Legal Tax Treasury HR business requestors and external vendors to ensure procurement and AP workflows are accurate documented timely policy-aligned and connected to cash-flow planning where relevant.
• Create and maintain control structures across Accounting Operations including approvals reconciliations evidence retention segregation of duties and documented escalation paths.
• Partner with Finance and business functions to implement organizational controls that support audit readiness process consistency and reliable transaction execution.
• Support consolidated and statutory audits and control evidence requests in partnership with Statutory Controllership Reporting & Compliance Revenue Tax and external auditors.
• Identify control gaps operational risks aging issues and process dependencies and drive practical remediation plans with accountable owners and timelines.
• Identify and prioritize system enhancements across Salesforce NetSuite Zip reporting tools and AI-enabled workflows to improve efficiency visibility accuracy cash forecasting inputs and controls.
• Partner with Enterprise Applications and business process owners to improve data flows handoffs reporting dashboards and recurring operational routines.
• Develop metrics and reporting for billing timeliness collection activity AR risk AP processing procurement intake spend visibility open issues escalations and control completion.
• Champion practical automation and AI adoption in finance operations while maintaining appropriate governance review and evidence standards.
• Drive predictable well-measured Billing Collections Accounts Payable Procurement support and Order Management operations with clear ownership and escalation paths.
• Other tasks and activities as assigned.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field.
• 10 years of progressive experience in accounting operations finance operations order-to-cash procure-to-pay controllership operations or a related area.
• 5 years of leadership experience managing managers operational teams cross-functional workflows or outsourced or matrixed execution models.
• Demonstrated experience leading Order-to-Cash and/or Procure-to-Pay processes including billing collections accounts payable procurement support customer or vendor operations controls metrics spend discipline cash-management inputs and process improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting operations controls audit support reconciliations approval evidence system workflows and process documentation.
• Experience partnering with Sales RevOps Deal Desk Legal Treasury Tax FP&A Enterprise Applications and external providers to resolve operational issues and improve business processes without becoming the sole relationship owner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate operational complexity into clear actions executive updates and team-level cross-functional accountability.
• Experience in SaaS cybersecurity software technology PE-backed or global private-company environments preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce NetSuite Zip or comparable procurement workflow tools AR and collections platforms AP automation tools and reporting dashboards preferred.
• Experience building or redesigning accounting operations functions shared-service routines global procurement support models or scalable finance operations governance preferred.
• Experience supporting audit requests internal controls SOX-like control environments lender or sponsor reporting or transaction-readiness initiatives preferred.
• Process automation AI enablement workflow design or systems implementation experience in a Finance Operations context preferred.
• CPA CMA MBA or a relevant finance operations procurement or process improvement certification preferred but not required.
• Hands-on delivery-oriented leadership capability across both strategic operating-model design and detailed process execution.
• Controls-minded and commercially practical judgment related to risk compliance customer and vendor experience spend discipline cash management and business partnering.
• Ability to create structure cadence documentation and accountability without over-engineering processes or displacing capable functional leaders.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across matrixed teams while enabling managers to own their direct stakeholder relationships.
• Comfort operating in a transformation environment where systems processes ownership and expectations continue to mature.
• Strong commitment to integrity confidentiality service orientation and continuous improvement.

• General office environment and responsibilities requiring:
• Extensive use of the computer which involves viewing a monitor and keyboarding for most of the workday
• Placing and receiving phone calls
• Occasionally moving and lifting objects up to 20 pounds
• May require up to 15% travel as needed

Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sex gender identity or expression age disability sexual orientation veteran or military service status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.