Director of Accounting

The role

The Director of Accounting will lead core accounting operations and partner with the Controller to scale the high-growth SaaS business. This role involves overseeing accounting operations and ensuring the financial foundation is aligned with future public company requirements.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting organization.
• Partner with the Controller and peer functional leaders to align priorities.
• Build succession planning and talent development programs.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
• Work with the Controller to develop a plan to reduce the monthly close cycle.
• Manage the general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, and other core accounting functions.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives across record-to-report cycles.
• Design, implement, and maintain a robust internal control framework aligned with SOX requirements.
• Optimize use of ERP and related technology.
• Build and document public company ready standard operating processes and policies.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
• Demonstrated success leading accounting teams through IPO preparation and/or operating as a public company.
• Deep expertise in US GAAP and SOX compliance, and technical accounting.
• Proven record of building, leading, and scaling high-performing teams and implementing scalable systems and processes.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical accounting into actionable insights for senior leaders.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and cross-functional partnership skills.

Nice to have

• CPA
• Big 4 public accounting experience

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Equity
• Generous benefits program

About the company

AlphaSense is the AI platform redefining market intelligence and workflow orchestration. The platform combines domain-specific AI with a vast content universe of over 500 million premium business documents.