Sr. Director of Accounting

About the Team:

The AlphaSense Accounting team is responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the company's financial reporting and building the accounting infrastructure that scales with the business. We exist to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial statements; maintain strong internal controls; manage the close process and technical accounting matters; and serve as a trusted partner to leadership, auditors, and the board on all matters of financial governance and reporting.

About the Role: 

We are seeking a proven, strategic, and hands-on accounting leader to serve as our Senior Director, Accounting. This role will be instrumental in partnering with the Controller to lead the core accounting operations as we continue scaling our high-growth SaaS business and prepare for public company readiness.

The Senior Director, Accounting will oversee accounting operations, while partnering closely with peer leaders across Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting, Tax, and Treasury. This leader, in partnership with the Controller and the CAO leadership team, will ensure the company’s financial foundation is strong, scalable, and fully aligned with the requirements of a future public company.

This is a highly visible leadership position requiring an experienced operator who thrives in high-growth environments, is detail-oriented, and can drive organizational maturity while maintaining agility.

Who You Are:

• 15+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
• CPA and Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• 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, with strong awareness of public company best practices. 
• 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.

What You’ll Do: 

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting organization with strong people leadership, accountability, and collaboration.
• Partner with the Controller and peer functional leaders (Technical Accounting & Reporting, Tax, Treasury) to align priorities and deliver on enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Build succession planning and talent development programs to sustain long-term team excellence.

Core Accounting Operations

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process with rigor, accuracy, and timeliness.
• 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, ensuring efficient, accurate, and scalable operations.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives across the record-to-report cycles including with respect to software capitalization and variance analysis.

Controls, Processes & Systems

• Design, implement, and maintain a robust internal control framework aligned with SOX requirements.
• Optimize use of ERP and related technology to support scalable reporting and decision-making, including NetSuite, Workday, FloQast, Ramp, and Tipalti.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal policies while partnering cross-functionally on enterprise system initiatives.
• Build and document public company ready standard operating processes and policies.