Director, Accounting

Remote, United States. Posted a month ago

The role

The Director, Accounting will own day-to-day accounting and treasury operations. This person will lead the month-end close, monthly consolidation, and annual financial statement audits.

What you will do

Lead the month-end close, including balance sheet reconciliations and flux analysis
Own monthly consolidation across a multi-entity structure
Direct the annual financial statement audit as the primary external liaison
Partner with external tax advisors and Treasury on settlement accounting and reserve calculations
Bring AI agents into journal entries, reconciliations, and variance reporting
Build and develop a small accounting team as a player-coach

Required qualifications

Active CPA
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
10+ years of progressive accounting and financial management experience
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
Working knowledge of the COSO framework and PCAOB standards related to ICFR
Experience designing and testing internal controls
Proficiency with NetSuite or a comparable enterprise ERP
Advanced Excel

Nice to have

Experience in financial services, consumer lending, or credit card issuing and servicing
Experience 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

Benefits

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

Before you apply

Mission Lane is not sponsoring new applicant employment authorization
No third-party recruiters
Providing untruthful information may result in removal from the hiring process, disqualification, or termination

About the company

Mission Lane is a purpose-driven fintech company based in the U.S., with headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. The company offers credit cards under the Mission Lane brand name in partnership with sponsor banks.