Lead Accountant - Order to Cash

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Posted Oct 21, 2026

Remote · US · ask about Worldwide Full Time
$118K – $147K/yr

Overview

This role serves as the operational bridge connecting financial strategy with global execution. Working as the primary liaison between Revenue/Finance leadership and the Accounts Receivable (AR) Operations team, you will drive month-end close acceleration, establish governance across global workflows and projects, and lead the end-to-end transformation in Order-to-Cash (OTC).

The role also coordinates the integration of AI automation, predictive risk engines, and standardized operations into the daily financial reporting cadence.

Responsibilities

  • Global operational liaison

    • Standardize and accelerate project timelines, ensuring seamless coordination across cross-functional teams and pushing projects to closure.
    • Document, maintain, and manage formal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for AR workflows, including human-in-the-loop validation steps to safeguard financial controls.
  • AI automation & process innovation

    • Lead operational implementation of agentic and non-agentic automation.
    • Partner with technical teams to deploy the Predictive Account Risk Engine using billing and consumption telemetry to automatically prioritize collections outreach.
    • Use Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) and automated exception-handling tools to streamline repetitive tasks (including payment auto-matching).
  • Advanced AR reporting & analytics

    • Translate AR aging, Collections Efficiency Index (CEI), and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) metrics into high-level liquidity forecasts and risk assessments for leadership.
    • Serve as the primary real-time liaison between Revenue/Finance leadership and the AR Operations team to align on key data points.

Requirements

  • Accounting & systems experience

    • 5+ years of progressive OTC/AR/FP&A experience in SaaS or technology sectors.
    • Hands-on proficiency with NetSuite, BillingPlatform, Zuora, and HighRadius.
  • Global operations & data capabilities

    • Proven track record coordinating cross-regional teams, analyzing complex financial data, and building structured variance reports.
  • Leadership & compliance

    • Strong cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Sales, and Legal.
    • Experience leading teams through process changes in SOX-compliant environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience implementing financial process improvements such as robotic process automation (RPA), auto-match logic, or OCR/Intelligent Document Processing (IDP).
  • Familiarity with corporate compliance guardrails for utilizing Generative AI (e.g., Enterprise Gemini, Claude, etc.) in financial workflows, including data security protocols (PII/MNPI masking).

Compensation & Benefits

  • Estimated Base Pay Range: $118,000—$147,000 USD
  • Bonus: Eligible for a corporate bonus plan.
  • Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.
  • Benefits include: healthcare, dental, vision, parental leave and planning, and mental health benefits; 401(k) plan and match; flex time-off; 11 paid holidays; volunteer time-off; and other competitive benefits.

Location

  • Remote

Additional Information

  • Visa sponsorship: not available for this position.
  • Background check: a criminal background check is required to join.
  • Export compliance: certain roles require passing an export compliance assessment as a condition of employment in any global location.

Hiring Process Notes

  • All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification.
  • Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law.