Capital Markets - Director

About the role

This Director role sits within Riveron’s Capital Markets Services practice and is functionally aligned with the Accounting Advisory service line. The role is focused primarily on IPOs, de-SPAC transactions, and other capital markets transactions, while also supporting transactions and business events involving significant accounting and financial reporting complexity. Work spans the full transaction lifecycle—from initial readiness and transaction planning through registration and execution, as well as the transition to operating as a public company. The team collaborates closely with management teams, boards, bankers, legal counsel, and auditors across accounting, financial reporting, FP&A, tax, internal controls, governance, risk, and technology. Because Riveron does not provide audit, review, or compilation services, the team can work directly alongside management and take a hands-on role in execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex IPO, capital markets, and accounting advisory engagements, serving as a senior advisor to CFOs, Controllers, CAOs, and other members of client leadership teams.
• Own IPO and capital markets engagements from readiness through execution and the transition to life as a public company.
• Lead IPO readiness assessments and translate findings into practical execution plans, priorities, and timelines.
• Lead accounting and financial reporting workstreams associated with S-1 and S-4 filings and amendments, PCAOB financial statement requirements, quarterization, de-SPAC transactions, spin-offs, debt and equity offerings, and other securities transactions.
• Work directly with client management, underwriters, legal counsel, and auditors to coordinate transaction requirements, resolve issues, and maintain momentum.
• Guide clients through the accounting and reporting changes required to operate successfully as a public company, including close optimization, organizational readiness, reporting processes, and sustainable reporting calendars.
• Advise clients on complex accounting and financial reporting matters associated with transactions, including business combinations, carve-outs, debt and equity instruments, revenue recognition, leases, and other transaction-specific issues.
• Lead financial reporting and accounting work associated with acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, restructurings, refinancings, GAAP conversions, and other significant business events.
• Coordinate with Riveron’s Business Transformation, Risk Advisory, Tax, and other teams to address the broader requirements of transaction readiness and public company operations.
• Provide technical guidance and issue resolution across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Scope engagements, develop workplans, manage economics, and ensure teams deliver high-quality work.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and identify opportunities to support them beyond the initial engagement.
• Participate in business development activities, including relationship development, proposals, pitches, networking, and market-facing events.
• Build and maintain relationships across the capital markets ecosystem, including audit firms, exchanges, law firms, investment banks, financial printers, and other transaction advisors and service providers, and leverage those relationships to identify opportunities, generate referrals, and expand Riveron’s presence in the market.
• Develop and mentor team members and contribute to the development of future leaders within the practice.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting Advisory leadership on staffing, technical resources, engagement delivery, and broader practice development.
• Travel as needed (up to 30% on average, with potential for more frequent travel during critical transaction milestones).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 12 or more years of relevant experience combining public accounting, accounting advisory, transaction advisory, or similar consulting experience.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Significant client-facing experience leading complex engagements and working directly with CFOs, Controllers, CAOs, other senior executives, and PE sponsors.
• Strong technical accounting foundation with advanced knowledge of US GAAP and experience with SEC and PCAOB requirements, including Regulation S-X and Article 11 pro forma financial information; IFRS experience is a plus.
• Experience with SEC reporting and registration statements, including S-1, S-4, 10-K, and 10-Q filings, as well as SEC pre-clearance submissions and comment letter responses.
• Experience with M&A transactions and/or carve-out transactions.
• Meaningful experience with IPOs, de-SPAC transactions, other capital markets transactions, or other complex transactions and reporting events.
• Ability to own and lead an engagement from initial assessment and scoping through execution and completion.
• Strong understanding of what is required to become and operate as a public company, including the interdependencies across accounting, financial reporting, FP&A, internal controls, and technology.
• Ability to take a complex or ambiguous client problem, determine what needs to be done, and develop a practical path forward.
• Comfortable explaining complex accounting and reporting matters in clear, practical terms to senior executives and other stakeholders.
• Strong project leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to develop teams and coach individuals at different levels.
• Strong relationship-building and commercial instincts, with an established network across the capital markets ecosystem, including exchanges such as Nasdaq and NYSE, law firms, investment banks, financial printers, and other transaction advisors and service providers, and the ability to leverage those relationships to develop new opportunities and expand client relationships.
• Comfortable being hands-on when needed and operating in a dynamic environment with a high degree of ownership.
• Contribute to the broader firm through recruiting, training, thought leadership, community involvement, and other firm initiatives, as well as Capital Markets Services practice and lead practice-building activities.
• An audit-only background without meaningful advisory, transaction, or client leadership experience is not a fit for this role.

About Riveron

At Riveron, we partner with clients—from global multinationals to high-growth private entities—to solve complex finance challenges, guided by our DELTA values: Drive, Excellence, Leadership, Teamwork, and Accountability. Our entrepreneurial culture thrives on collaboration, diverse perspectives, and delivering exceptional outcomes. We are committed to fostering growth, both for our clients and our people, through mentorship, integrity, and a client-centric approach. This inclusive environment offers flexibility, progressive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for impactful work that supports well-being in and out of the office.

Benefits

Full-time roles are eligible for a full range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, and PTO. A complete description of all available benefits can be found at Riveron's Benefits page. Contract roles are not eligible for benefits.

Pay

Compensation Range: $267,000 - $386,500.