Director, Accounting Operations

The Director of Accounting Operations at Tenstorrent is responsible for leading and scaling the company's core accounting operations function. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations, controllership, or corporate accounting, including leadership in high-growth or multinational environments.

About the Role

This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; or Toronto, ON. The successful candidate will lead and scale accounting operations across AP, AR, payroll accounting, fixed assets, accruals, reconciliations, and close operations. They will also own and improve the monthly and quarterly close process, strengthen internal controls, and build a high-performing accounting operations organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale accounting operations across AP, AR, payroll accounting, fixed assets, accruals, reconciliations, and close operations in a way that supports accuracy, discipline, and growth.
• Own and improve the monthly and quarterly close process, driving stronger accountability, documentation, and cycle-time improvements.
• Strengthen internal controls, documentation, segregation of duties, and system-based controls while partnering with Finance Systems and IT to improve ERP processes, automation, integrations, and reporting.
• Build and develop a high-performing accounting operations organization, support global accounting complexity across entities and jurisdictions, and manage key relationships with auditors, consultants, and outsourced partners.

Requirements

• Experienced accounting operations leader with strong technical accounting judgment, operational discipline, and a builder’s mindset.
• Equally comfortable solving detailed accounting issues and designing scalable processes, systems, and controls, with a strong foundation in US GAAP, close, reconciliations, accruals, AP, AR, payroll accounting, fixed assets, internal controls, and audit support.
• Able to tell what good looks like in an accounting function, have experience improving close timelines and control discipline, and are a strong people leader who communicates clearly and partners effectively across Finance and business operations.
• Bring 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations, controllership, or corporate accounting, including leadership in high-growth or multinational environments, ERP transformation experience, and strong knowledge of operational accounting processes; CPA and experience in complex product-based industries are strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• CPA certification is strongly preferred.
• Experience in complex product-based industries is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2). These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S. As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency. If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.