Chief Accounting Officer

What You'll Do:

• Direct and lead accounting teams in the oversight of company-wide accounting policies and controls consistent with SEC, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
• Plan and direct all accounting activities across the organization to ensure compliance with GAAP, SEC regulations, SOX, statutory guidelines, and internal financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the preparation of the company’s financial statements.
• Drive external reporting, including presentations and direct communication with the external auditors, the Audit Committee, and the Board.
• Provide leadership required to strengthen and grow the accounting team, with a commitment to recruiting, training, and mentoring.
• Provide guidance and training on any relevant new accounting guidance, including SEC regulations, to the accounting team and the broader organization.
• Partner with the FP&A organization to ensure the accuracy of the financial statements through a monthly executive review of revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
• Build the technical infrastructure and control environment to support the company's global growth.
• Leverage technology to build scalable/sustainable processes to create efficiencies, streamline accounting operations, and improve the employee experience.
• Establish strong relationships with inter-departmental peers and be the go-to accounting source in the Company.
• Continually evaluate and optimize month-end close processes, striving to deliver process automation, improved accuracy, and higher customer service.
• Develop/enhance, implement, and enforce accounting policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation and reduce risks of the business.
• Manage insourced and outsourced international accountants for general accounting, payroll, tax, statutory accounts, and compliance.
• Manage the annual consolidated external audit working with independent auditors.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; MBA or Masters in Accounting preferred.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License highly preferred.
• Experience with a Big 4 or other national accounting firm preferred.
• Minimum 10 years accounting and finance experience, with a minimum of 8 years in a financial senior leadership position in a public technology company.
• Experience managing international accounting functions at both a corporate and a business unit-level for a global publicly traded company, including consolidating US and non-US financial statements rolling up to the corporate level.
• Experience presenting to Board of Directors, Audit Committees, and other internal and external decision-makers.
• Significant experience in SaaS business models.
• Expert knowledge of financial activities, policies, and processes, including multi-currency consolidations, SEC reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Experience meeting SOX requirements and maintaining effective internal controls over financial reporting.
• Must be a proven and effective leader that garners trust and loyalty from team members.
• Demonstrated proficiency in enhancing financial systems to enable efficiency and scalability of the business and accounting functions.

Purple Perks:

• Fully covered medical, dental, and vision – for employee and eligible dependents!
• Generous PTO and observed holidays.
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days per year.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• 401(k) with company match and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Free Lunch 2x per week at Collaboration Hubs.
• On-site gym access at select Collaboration Hubs.
• Wellness rewards.
• Fundraising opportunities as part of our giving program.
• N-ablite Learning – custom learning experience as part of our investment in you.