Director of Accounting

Location: Austin TX (Hybrid)

Company Description

About Salient Salient Systems develops and markets open-platform video management and surveillance software used by enterprises critical infrastructure operators and security professionals across North America and internationally. The company offers both on-premise and hybrid-cloud solutions enabling customers to deploy systems that match their operational security and compliance needs. Salients platform philosophy emphasizes ease of use and flexibility best-of-breed integrations and long-term customer value.

About the Job The Director of Accounting role at Salient provides an opportunity to lead and strengthen the companys accounting function. This role will partner closely with Executive Leadership to ensure accurate financial reporting maintain strong accounting processes and support financial visibility across the organization.

A successful Director of Accounting will bring a hands-on process-driven approach with the ability to lead a team while ensuring consistency structure and accountability across the accounting function.

Key Attributes Talents and Characteristics for Success

A successful Director of Accounting should be detail-oriented process-driven accountable and solutions-focused. Characteristics that are important include the following:

Having a strong foundation in accounting principles financial reporting and SaaS revenue recognition.

Being self-motivated hands-on and willing to operate as a player-coach.

Possessing exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

Demonstrating the ability to identify inefficiencies solve problems and implement effective processes.

Being comfortable operating in an environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.

Having strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate financial data into clear and actionable insights.

Demonstrating emotional intelligence and the ability to lead coach and develop team members.

Being able to build trust with executive leadership through accuracy consistency and accountability.

Job Description

The Director of Accounting is responsible for leading the companys accounting operations ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting and maintaining effective processes and controls across the organization. This individual will report to Executive Leadership and will oversee the accounting team while also working cross-functionally to support financial visibility and operational consistency.

This role requires a balance of technical accounting expertise process ownership and team leadership.

Accounting Operations & Close

Managing the monthly quarterly and annual close processes to ensure accuracy timeliness and consistency.

Overseeing general ledger activity reconciliations and financial statement preparation.

Ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP including SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606).

Maintaining and enhancing accounting policies and procedures.

Process Improvement & Systems

Evaluating current accounting workflows and implementing improvements to increase efficiency and reduce risk.

Standardizing processes across billing revenue recognition reconciliations and close.

Optimizing the use of NetSuite and related systems including integrations with Salesforce and Paylocity.

Developing and maintaining documentation for key accounting processes and controls.

Team Leadership & Development

Managing and developing a team of accounting professionals..

Providing coaching training and performance management.

Establishing clear roles responsibilities and expectations across the team.

Creating a culture of ownership accuracy and accountability.

Financial Reporting & Visibility

Preparing and delivering accurate and timely financial statements.

Supporting internal and external reporting requirements including investor reporting.

Partnering with Executive Leadership to enhance reporting clarity and usefulness.

Ensuring consistency and integrity of financial data across reports and systems.

Audit & Compliance

Leading external audit processes and serving as the primary point of contact for auditors.

Maintaining audit-ready documentation and supporting schedules.

Strengthening internal controls and ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.

Financial Planning Support

Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes in collaboration with the CEO and leadership.

Improving visibility into cash flow and financial performance.

Providing financial insights to support operational decision-making.

Required Experience

7 years of progressive accounting experience including leadership responsibilities.

Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.

Extensive experience with NetSuite including integrations configuration optimization and reporting.

Demonstrated experience in a SaaS or subscription-based business environment.

Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and revenue recognition (ASC 606).

Proven experience managing accounting processes and close cycles.

Experience managing and developing accounting teams.

Required Skills

Excellent written communication and presentation skills.

Strong attention to detail and organizational ability.

Ability to identify process gaps and implement effective solutions.

Ability to translate complex financial information into clear actionable insights.

Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities.

Preferred Experience

CPA certification.

Experience in a mid-sized organization (50300 employees).

Experience supporting audit processes and investor reporting.

Experience working with integrated systems such as Salesforce and Paylocity.

Additional Requirements

Candidates will be subject to a background check in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Salient Systems is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and transfer. Salient Systems makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.