Software, Financial Technology (FinTech), Artificial Intelligence, Market Research

Sr. Director of Accounting

New York, NYOnsiteFull TimeDirector$190,000–$261,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

CPA
US GAAP
SOX compliance
SaaS
high-growth
NetSuite
Workday
FloQast
record-to-report
variance analysis

Nice to have

Big 4 public accounting
IPO preparation
public company

Role summary

AlphaSense is seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Director of Accounting to lead core accounting operations for its high-growth SaaS business, preparing for public company readiness. This role involves overseeing accounting operations, partnering with peer leaders, and ensuring a strong, scalable financial foundation. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience in SaaS/tech, a CPA (preferred), and demonstrated success in IPO preparation or public company operations. Key responsibilities include leading and developing the accounting team, managing the close process, driving automation, implementing robust internal controls aligned with SOX, and optimizing ERP systems like NetSuite and Workday. Strong business acumen and executive presence are essential.

About AlphaSense:

AlphaSense is the AI platform redefining market intelligence and workflow orchestration, trusted by thousands of leading organizations to drive faster, more confident decisions in business and finance. The platform combines domain-specific AI with a vast content universe of over 500 million premium business documents — including equity research, earnings calls, expert interviews, filings, news, and internal proprietary content. Purpose-built for speed, accuracy, and enterprise-grade security, AlphaSense helps teams extract critical insights, uncover market-moving trends, and automate complex workflows with high-quality outputs. With AI solutions like Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, AlphaSense delivers the clarity and depth professionals need to navigate complexity and obtain accurate, real-time information quickly. For more information, visit www.alpha-sense.com. Come join us.

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.

For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below.

You may also be offered a performance-based bonus, equity, and a generous benefits program.

Base Compensation Range$190,000—$261,000 USD

AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.

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