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Director, Accounting

Blackline · Los Angeles · On-site

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About Blackline

Backed by ICONIQ.

About the role

We are seeking a visionary, strategic, and hands-on Director, Accounting (General Ledger) to lead and scale our global General Ledger team. In this critical leadership role, you will own global GL operations, ensuring the precision, integrity, and timely execution of our financial records while serving as a key driver of modern finance transformation, process automation, and AI adoption.

What they're looking for

  • A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives
  • A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity
More about this role

We are seeking a visionary, strategic, and hands-on Director, Accounting (General Ledger) to lead and scale our global General Ledger team. In this critical leadership role, you will own global GL operations, ensuring the precision, integrity, and timely execution of our financial records while serving as a key driver of modern finance transformation, process automation, and AI adoption.

In addition to driving core accounting execution and scaling global financial operations, you will contribute to BlackLine’s "Customer Zero" strategy by utilizing and validating our own product suite within our accounting workflows, sharing direct operational feedback with Product, and serving as a referenceable leader for customers.

The ideal candidate brings deep SaaS/enterprise software expertise, exceptional team leadership skills, and a passionate commitment to forging strong strategic partnerships across G&A functions and business units throughout the company.

Strategic Team Leadership & Talent Development

Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing global General Ledger accounting team.

Build an innovative, high-trust team culture focused on continuous learning, career development, and...

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