Director Accounting

About Client:

We are a industrys most strategic legal assets monetization partner. We work with the worlds top technology companies law firms inventors deep tech start-ups and specialty fundsto find the value in their inventions and legal assets and help them pursueand defendthat value throughout the monetization lifecycle.

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced GAAP Accounting leader to join our finance organization as Controller / VP Director Accounting. This is a senior hands-on leadership role responsible for the integrity of our global financial reporting driving accounting operations across multiple geographies and building scalable finance infrastructure to support a growing private equity backed organization. The ideal candidate combines deep technical GAAP expertise with strong operational leadership and has a track record of navigating high-growth environments M&A activity and multi-entity global operations..

Responsibilities and Duties:

Financial Reporting & Controllership

• Own the accuracy timeliness and integrity of consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP
• Lead the month-end quarter-end and year-end close processes across all entities and geographies
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors managing the annual audit cycle end- to-end and ensuring clean timely audit outcomes
• Design implement and continuously improve internal controls accounting policies and procedures

Systems & Process

• Own and optimize NetSuite as the core ERP for accounting operations including chart of accounts (COA) design workflow automation and reporting configuration
• Lead the design and rollout of new or restructured Chart of Accounts across entities/segments as the business scales
• Establish and enforce a disciplined month-end close calendar and timeline driving accountability across the finance team and cross-functional stakeholders
• Document and standardize GAAP accounting policies and procedures (accounting manual process runbooks controls matrix)

Private Equity & Investor Reporting

• Partner closely with PE sponsors/investors on reporting cadences board packages covenant compliance and portfolio-level financial reporting requirements
• Support due diligence quality-of-earnings processes and investor reporting deliverables

M&A & Integration

• Lead accounting workstreams for M&A transactions including due diligence purchase accounting opening balance sheet preparation and post-close integration
• Drive harmonization of accounting policies systems (NetSuite) and close calendars for newly acquired entities
• Partner with People Ops Legal and Operations on end-to-end integration playbooks for acquired businesses

Global Operations

• Oversee accounting operations across multiple regions/entities (US EU APAC India and other geographies as applicable) ensuring local statutory compliance while maintaining a consistent global GAAP framework
• Manage relationships with regional finance teams local advisors and statutory auditors across jurisdictions
• Navigate multi-currency consolidation transfer pricing considerations and cross-border reporting requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field; CPA (or equivalent) strongly preferred
• 15 years of progressive accounting experience including significant time in a Controller VP or Director-level role
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP with hands-on experience preparing/reviewing GAAP- compliant financial statements
• Proven experience with NetSuite (implementation administration and/or advanced use as primary ERP)
• Prior experience in a private equitybacked company (reporting to sponsors board-level reporting PE-driven reporting cadences)
• Demonstrated M&A experience including due diligence purchase accounting and post-acquisition integration
• Strong audit management experience leading annual audits and managing auditor relationships
• Global/multi-entity experience having operated across US EU APAC and India (or similar combination of regions)
• Track record of implementing new Chart of Accounts GAAP policies/procedures and month end close calendars in a scaling or transforming organization
• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to operate effectively with executive leadership and external investors

An ideal candidate would share our way of working

• Solve for the Customer: We are a customer-first company with the focus to create a long-term relationship with our clients. Customers here include internal employees and candidates who are part of the recruitment process.
• Quality Ownership and Accountability: We are passionate about results and take full ownership of our work. We are performance oriented and have a drive for excellence.
• Collaboration: We encourage collaboration over competition work in small teams and believe that teams do better than individuals.
• Growth Mindset: We are adaptable to changing requirements and needs of a dynamic high growth company. We encourage each other to take diverse initiatives and develop new competencies.