[Hiring] Director, Accounting @Tempo

Role Description

Tempo Software is a PE-backed SaaS company (~$200M+ ARR) in the Atlassian ecosystem with 9 global legal entities across multiple currencies and jurisdictions. The Director of Accounting is a senior, hands-on leadership role within the Finance team, reporting to the VP Controller. This person leads the accounting team through month-end close, owns accounting operations, and plays a key role in audit, compliance, and strategic finance projects. We're looking for a player-coach — someone who rolls up their sleeves, gets things done, and brings a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset to everything they touch.

What you’ll do:

• Close & Reporting
  • Lead the accounting team through the monthly close across 9 entities and multiple currencies, driving accuracy, timeliness, and continuous improvement.
  • Own the close checklist and reconciliation workflows, leveraging close management tooling to maintain visibility and accountability.
  • Partner with FP&A on pre- and post-close review meetings, including revenue and variance analysis.
  • Manage intercompany eliminations and ensure consistency across entities, including structures involving transfer pricing and IP royalty arrangements.
• Accounting Operations
  • Oversee AP workflows, including vendor invoice processing, purchase order approvals, and domestic and international contractor payments.
  • Coordinate international payroll submissions and commission payments with third-party payroll providers.
  • Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for banking operations, lender reporting, and investor reporting requirements.
• Audit & Technical Accounting
  • Lead the annual audit process end-to-end, including PBC list management, auditor correspondence, and resolution of technical accounting topics such as revenue recognition under ASC 606, impairment, intangible amortization, deferred revenue, and foreign currency.
  • Own multi-entity compliance and intercompany reconciliations, and liaise with external advisors including auditors and legal counsel as needed.
• Strategic Projects
  • Lead the build-out of transaction-level GL infrastructure to support financial reporting quality and due diligence readiness, maintaining data integrity across a high volume of transactions and multiple entities.
  • Drive process documentation and internal controls with a focus on building audit-ready infrastructure that can withstand rigorous external scrutiny.
  • Partner with the VP Controller and cross-functional stakeholders on systems implementations and process improvement initiatives, bringing experience navigating mid-stream system changes and integrations.
• Team Leadership
  • Manage and develop 1–2 accountants as a true player-coach — you're in the work alongside the team, not just reviewing it.
  • Bring a proactive, get-it-done attitude that sets the tone for the team.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally with a mix of public accounting and SaaS or tech industry background.
• CPA required.
• Strong technical accounting skills under US GAAP, with particular depth in ASC 606 revenue recognition, multi-currency consolidations, intercompany accounting, and deferred revenue.
• Experience working in a PE-backed environment and comfort interfacing with external auditors, lenders, and investors.
• NetSuite experience preferred; familiarity with close management, reconciliation, or billing tools a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to build and maintain complex models and reconciliations.
• A hands-on, proactive mindset — you see what needs to be done and you do it.

Benefits

• Remote First work environment.
• Unlimited vacation in most of our locations!
• Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan.
• Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more.
• Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work.
• An opportunity to have a real impact on our business.
• A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual).
• Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices.
• Employee referral program.
• And so much more!