Scale delivers proven data, evaluations, and outcomes to AI labs, governments, and the Fortune 500. Backed by Accel, Index and Y Combinator.
About the role
Scale is looking for a Head of Corporate Accounting to lead its global Corporate Accounting function. Reporting directly to the Global Controller, you will own general ledger, cost, and international accounting and consolidation, leading a team of functional leads across each area. This role will be instrumental in optimizing our month-end close process, reducing inefficiencies and risk, and scaling the processes, controls, agentic workflows and systems that support Scale's growth. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Own the close: Lead the month-end close across all entities, ensuring timely and accurate financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Treasury operations: Manage the company’s day-to-day treasury operations, including daily cash positioning and monitoring, bank account administration and banking relationships, intercompany funding and cash movements
- General ledger: Oversee the review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses, and maintain the general ledger in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Partner cross-functionally: Collaborate with Technical Accounting, Finance, and Tax to implement and operationalize new technical accounting guidance and new business activities
- External audit: Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors, leading corporate accounting deliverables for the annual audit
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience across public accounting and corporate accounting leadership roles, Big 4 experience preferred
More about this role
Scale is looking for a Head of Corporate Accounting to lead its global Corporate Accounting function. Reporting directly to the Global Controller, you will own general ledger, cost, and international accounting and consolidation, leading a team of functional leads across each area. This role will be instrumental in optimizing our month-end close process, reducing inefficiencies and risk, and scaling the processes, controls, agentic workflows and systems that support Scale's growth.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep U.S. GAAP expertise, extensive experience running a multi-entity global close, and a proven track record of leading process improvement projects that deliver measurable results.
- Own the close: Lead the month-end close across all entities, ensuring timely and accurate financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Lead the Corporate Accounting team: Manage and develop the GL, Cost, Revenue, and International Accounting leads and their teams, setting clear priorities and building a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement
- Treasury operations: Manage the company’s day-to-day treasury operations, including daily cash positioning and...
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