Head of Technical Accounting and Reporting

At Harvey were transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI an enterprise-grade platform and deep domain expertise were reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.

This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. We have strong product-market fit and world-class investor support. Were scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious the bar is high and the opportunity for growth personal professional and financial is unmatched.

Our team moves fast takes ownership and is deeply committed to the mission operating with intensity staying close to our customers and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness Simplicity and Jobs Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information we believe simplicity is what scales and were never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive wed love to build with you.

At Harvey the future of professional services is being written today and were just getting started.

The Head of Technical Accounting and Reporting will own technical accounting financial reporting and internal controls in a dynamic multi-product SaaS environment. This role is highly cross-functional partnering closely with the Product Sales Legal Partnerships Revenue Accounting Corporate Accounting and StratFin teams to ensure that new products pricing structures and commercial arrangements are accounted for accurately and in accordance with U.S. GAAP and where applicable IFRS. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced evolving business can bring structure and scalability to accounting operations and can help lay the groundwork for future public-company readiness.

• Serve as the companys subject matter expert on complex accounting matters researching and documenting positions in accordance with U.S. GAAP and where applicable IFRS.

• Prepare clear well-reasoned technical accounting memos on significant and non-routine transactions including business combinations equity and stock-based compensation leases and revenue arrangements.

• Partner with cross-functional teams including Product Sales Legal and Partnerships to assess the accounting implications of new partnerships products pricing structures and other arrangements and work with the Corporate and Revenue accounting teams to operationalize the accounting and systematization of the accounting for new agreements.

• Monitor assess and implement new accounting standards and pronouncements communicating the impact to senior management and other stakeholders.

• Partner with external auditors and external technical accounting consultants to support the timely resolution of technical accounting questions and audit inquiries.

• Evaluate the accounting impact of differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS relevant to the companys operations including any dual-reporting statutory or foreign-subsidiary reporting requirements.

• Own the companys accounting policies and design and implementation of related controls including leases stock-based compensation business combinations and revenue recognition (standalone selling price methodology allocation of transaction price across performance obligations and the timing and pattern of revenue recognition).

• Assess material complex and non-standard contracts including custom terms usage-based pricing and partner/reseller arrangements and partner with the Revenue Accounting team to operationalize technical conclusions.
  

• Own the preparation and review of internal and external financial statements including footnote disclosures ensuring accuracy completeness and compliance with U.S. GAAP and where applicable IFRS.

• Design implement and maintain a scalable internal control environment including documentation of key processes and controls in preparation for future public-company readiness and SOX compliance.

• Lead technical accounting and reporting workstreams in support of IPO readiness including preparation of registration statement disclosures coordination with underwriters and auditors and remediation of legacy accounting positions.

• Support the month-end quarter-end and year-end close processes driving improvements in accuracy efficiency and timeliness.

• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures ensuring consistent application across the organization.

• Prepare reporting and analysis for senior leadership the board investors and lenders as needed.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field; CPA required.

• 15 years of progressive accounting experience including a combination of public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and industry experience.

• Deep current expertise in U.S. GAAP (including ASC 606 revenue recognition) with working knowledge of IFRS.

• Prior experience in a SaaS technology or other high-growth environment strongly preferred.

• Experience with technical accounting research and the preparation of technical memos on complex non-routine transactions.

• Working knowledge of internal controls and SOX with experience supporting IPO readiness or public-company reporting a strong plus.

• Strong understanding of technical accounting across areas such as business combinations equity and stock-based compensation leases and revenue recognition.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex technical matters into clear actionable guidance.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills comfortable partnering with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

• A hands-on roll-up-your-sleeves mindset with the ability to balance technical rigor against the practical needs of a fast-moving business.

• Proven ability to build scalable processes and controls in an evolving environment.

• High degree of ownership integrity and attention to detail.

$224000 - $336000 USD

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Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age genetic information veteran status marital status pregnancy or related condition or any other basis protected by law.

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