Director, Accounting

Overview

This role involves owning day-to-day accounting and treasury operations, reporting to the Controller. The Director, Accounting is responsible for ensuring accurate payment recording, reconciled balances, and strong foundations that support audit and operational scrutiny.

In the first year, the focus is on full operational ownership of the day-to-day close and treasury accounting, tightening the close calendar, refining internal controls, improving audit readiness, and advancing AI-enabled workflows toward IPO readiness demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close, from pre-close preparation through balance sheet reconciliations and flux analysis, progressively tightening the close timeline
• Own monthly consolidation across a multi-entity structure, ensuring clean intercompany eliminations and GAAP compliance
• Direct the annual financial statement audit as the primary external liaison, managing the PBC list and keeping the audit lifecycle on schedule
• Partner with external tax advisors and Treasury on settlement accounting, restricted cash classifications, and reserve calculations
• Bring AI agents into journal entries, reconciliations, and variance reporting to make the close process faster and more effective
• Build and develop a small, high-performing accounting team, serving as a player-coach and driving execution alongside the team

Requirements (Minimum Qualifications)

• Active CPA and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial management experience, including 5+ years leading a team
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, financial consolidation, and GAAP compliance in a multi-entity organization
• Direct experience leading external financial statement audits end to end, including PBC management
• Working knowledge of the COSO framework and PCAOB standards related to ICFR, with experience designing and testing internal controls
• Proficiency with NetSuite or a comparable enterprise ERP, plus advanced Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, consumer lending, or credit card issuing and servicing, especially with sponsor bank models, card networks, or payment processors
• Experience with Snowflake, SQL, or a BI tool like Tableau
• A track record of bringing AI or automation into accounting workflows

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual full-time starting base salary range: $158,000 - $213,000
• Additional compensation may be available through participation in an annual incentive and equity programs.
• Pay is based on factors including work experience, education, certification(s), training, skills, and competencies related to the role.
• Benefits include:
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) match
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Health/dental/vision insurance options
  • Disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible spending account (for childcare and healthcare)
  • Life insurance
  • Remote-first work environment

Location

• Based in the U.S.; headquarters in Richmond, Virginia

Equal Opportunity & Application Integrity

• The employer is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations as required by law.
• Providing information that is not completely truthful during the application or hiring process may result in removal from the hiring process, disqualification from future opportunities, withdrawal of an offer, or other sanctions; if employed, disciplinary action up to and including termination.