Hex
Head of Accounting
San Francisco, Remote. Posted 4 days ago
The role
The Head of Accounting will lead the accounting team and build systems, processes, and technical expertise for Hex's growth. This player-coach role involves managing technical accounting, automating workflows with AI, and overseeing the month-end close.
What you will do
- Build an AI-enabled accounting function using agents and automation.
- Simplify order to cash by partnering with Revenue Operations.
- Own technical accounting for ASC 606 and ASC 718.
- Deliver a five-business-day month-end close and US GAAP reporting.
- Own external audit, tax compliance, and business insurance renewal.
- Lead and develop the accounting team.
- Support international expansion through scalable processes and compliance.
- Improve cash and working capital management.
- Evolve controls, travel and expense policies, and financial systems.
Required qualifications
- CPA
- Progressive accounting experience, including accounting leadership at a high-growth SaaS company.
- Strong technical expertise in US GAAP, particularly ASC 606 and ASC 718.
- Experience with subscription and consumption-based revenue questions.
- Ability to independently write a clear, defensible accounting memo.
- Understanding of order to cash end to end.
- Hands-on experience with billing and ERP systems.
- Experience managing and developing experienced accounting professionals.
- Experience using AI tools and agents to improve accounting workflows.
- Experience leading successful external audits and building stage-appropriate controls.
- Experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidation, intercompany activity, and international compliance.
- Ability to own cash management and working capital.
Nice to have
- Experience helping a company launch internationally
Benefits
- Market-benched salary
- Equity
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible paid time off
About the company
Hex is a company on a mission to make everyone a data person through its data and analytics platform. It has raised over $100M from investors like Sequoia, a16z, Snowflake and Amplify.