Director, Accounting
Menlo Security's mission is enabling the world to connect, communicate and collaborate securely without compromise. COVID-19 has made our mission all the more real. We support customers across various enterprises including Fortune 500 companies, 9/10 of the largest global banks and the Department of Defense.
The world has fundamentally changed. We are growing from 400 employees into the next phase of our journey, and we need passionate talent filled with empathy and agility. The right candidate for the job is ethical, hyper-organized, fanatical about seeing things through to completion, service-oriented, and humble enough to take feedback and coaching yet confident enough to provide feedback and coaching.
Menlo is well-funded for growth and our investors are second to none. They include Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), General Catalyst, JPMC, American Express, HSBC, and Ericsson Ventures.
Responsibilities
- Lead a global accounting team to execute all accounting processes and activities across the organization to ensure compliance with the U.S. GAAP, domestic and international statutory guidelines, internal policies and external audits
- Lead the team in day-to-day accounting and month-end close activities
- Provide assistance with equity administration and accounting for stock-based compensation
- Ensure compliance for annual GAAP and statutory audits, and required compliance related filings for all domestic and international subsidiaries
- Monthly review of financials, including period over period variance analysis.
- Establish documented controls to maintain the integrity of financial reporting and maintain a strong internal control environment.
- Coordinate with external auditors to support audit procedures.
- Work with the VP Controller, the accounting team and cross-functionally to develop, support, and improve the systems, policies, and procedures necessary to drive efficiency and provide meaningful financial data.
- Identify, design and implement improvements with respect to business processes and financial reporting
- Provide leadership required to grow and strengthen the Accounting team
- Possess an understanding of Netsuite ERP and other specialized accounting systems related to procure-to-pay, equity, travel/expense, payroll, commissions, etc.
- Develop and mentor accounting staff to build their professional career and maximize potential
Requirements
- BS/BA or relevant experience preferred
- 10 years progressively responsible accounting and finance experience with 2+ years with a SaaS company and 3+ years in a leadership position managing teams of people with diverse skill sets
- CPA is required
- Proven experience in optimizing Accounting & Finance processes
- Ability to present complex ideas in a clear, concise fashion to both technical and non-technical partner
- Exceptional people manager skills, open to direction and collaborative work style and commitment to getting the job done
- Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Solid technical knowledge of GAAP / SEC accounting and reporting requirements
- Experience with scaling and automation of processes
- Ability to work in a dynamic accounting department, successfully juggling multiple entities, projects and deliverables
- Strong managerial, planning, organizational, decision-making, interpersonal, analytical, and lateral thinking skills
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Why Menlo?
Our culture is collaborative, inclusive, and fun! We have five core values: Stay Aligned, Get It Done, Customer Empathy, Think Creatively and Help Each Other Out. We believe in open communication, supporting new ideas, and sharing a mutual mindset of what we’re aiming to achieve together. There are tremendous opportunities to take initiative, implement new ideas, and have a hand in building a legacy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.