Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

About the role

The Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting serves as a key leader overseeing the company's technical accounting and financial reporting functions, acting as a critical cross-functional partner across finance, tax, legal, and the broader organization. This position ensures the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of U.S. GAAP financial statements and footnote disclosures, maintains corporate accounting policies, and interprets the impact of evolving FASB and SEC pronouncements. This leader drives audit readiness, supports special projects such as IPO readiness, and leverages AI tools to continuously improve reporting processes.

The position follows Tanium’s hybrid schedule, requiring employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA; or Reston, VA.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and lead 2 team members covering the Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting functions, ensuring accurate and timely execution of all related business and accounting operations.
• Own the end-to-end preparation and execution of the company’s U.S. GAAP financial statements and accompanying footnote disclosures.
• Stay current on FASB and SEC pronouncements and interpret their impact on the company in partnership with internal partners and external auditors; identify, research, and prepare technical memoranda for complex transactions.
• Develop, maintain, and update corporate accounting policies to ensure global consistency and compliance with US GAAP.
• Manage all non-revenue technical accounting requirements for the company, including leasing, capitalized internal-use software, investments, EPS, and FX risk management programs for the company’s multi-currency operations.
• Partner with accounting leadership to establish, implement, and continuously evolve a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance framework, including risk assessment, control design, documentation, testing, remediation, and optimization as the company scales.
• Serve as a key liaison for external auditors, ensuring all deliverables are provided timely and resolving any audit inquiries.
• Manage the quarterly 409A valuation process.
• Drive special projects such as implementing new accounting standards, IPO readiness, system migrations, and process automation.
• Embrace and leverage AI tools to drive process and reporting efficiencies and optimization.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA license or equivalent.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in US GAAP and SEC requirements.
• Experience leading a team.
• Background in public accounting (e.g., Big 4) combined with in-house experience at a high-growth SaaS or technology company.

About the company

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable. Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security to innovate faster, stay resilient, and move business forward with confidence, at scale.

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing how enterprises and governments solve difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and collective actions. As a global organization, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow.

Team members receive 5 days of volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to their communities and support causes they care about.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $206,000 to $316,000. This range is an estimate; the actual salary offered may be adjusted based on location, education, skills, training, and experience. Team members also receive equity awards and a generous benefits package.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Family planning benefits.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• Flexible spending account (FSA).
• Transportation savings account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Life, accident, and disability coverage.
• Business travel accident insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Disability insurance and other well-being benefits.

Schedule

Hybrid schedule requiring in-office work a minimum of three days per week.