[Hiring] Director, Corporate Accounting @Ethos Life

Role Description

Ethos is seeking an ambitious, results-driven, and hands-on Director of Corporate Accounting (open to a high-performing Senior Accounting Manager ready to step up) to lead and optimize our corporate accounting operations. This strategic yet execution-focused role is ideal for a proactive financial leader with deep technical expertise who thrives on solving complex accounting challenges, driving operational efficiencies, and ensuring strict compliance with GAAP and SOX 404 regulations.

• Senior Director Strategic Partner & Trusted Proxy: Serve as the primary right hand and strategic partner to the Senior Director of Corporate Accounting. This role demands a high degree of operational autonomy; you will be expected to step in, run day-to-day corporate functions independently from day one, and act as a true force multiplier for leadership with minimal supervision.
• Autonomous Operational Ownership: Lead and execute day-to-day corporate accounting functions with an exceptional level of self-direction, including the month-end close process, global consolidation, intercompany transactions, and financial reporting, ensuring total accuracy and velocity.
• In-the-Trenches Problem Solving: Actively dive into the transactional data to investigate complex discrepancies, reconcile intricate accounts, and execute root-cause analytical resolution alongside the team.
• Process Automation & AI Integration: Identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities to leverage modern technology, automation, and AI workflows to streamline accounting cycles and scale the finance infrastructure.
• Technical Accounting & Compliance: Serve as the internal subject matter expert on complex accounting treatments; ensure strict adherence to US GAAP, coordinate external audits, and maintain robust SOX 404 internal control environments.
• Internal Controls & Process Improvement: Implement new processes and improve financial controls to ensure the long-term health and stability of our increasingly complex business operations.
• Global Team Leadership & Mentorship: Manage, mentor, and elevate a growing accounting team across multiple timezones, fostering a high-performance culture anchored in accountability, continuous learning, and rigorous attention to detail.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with FP&A, Legal, Operations, and Executive Leadership to deliver precise financial insights that drive strategic data-driven corporate decisions.
• Ad-Hoc Projects & Strategic Guidance: Support critical ad-hoc projects (including system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and process improvements), providing strategic guidance and hands-on expertise across financial operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive, professional accounting experience with leadership roles within a fast-growing corporate framework; experience including 3+ years at publicly traded or late-stage pre-IPO companies is highly preferred.
• Prior experience building and leading accounting teams across multiple timezones successfully.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Expert-level functional knowledge of US GAAP, advanced financial statement preparation, multi-entity consolidations, and comprehensive SOX 404 compliance frameworks.
• Strong familiarity with enterprise-grade ERP systems, specifically NetSuite. Hands-on experience with, or a demonstrable interest in, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) tools to optimize traditional workflows is a significant plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a proven operational track record of isolating financial anomalies, implementing automated sanity checks, and enforcing ironclad data integrity across systems.
• Motivated self-starter with a track record of success and a proven ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks while hitting deadlines with minimal supervision. Strong desire to own and drive projects from Day 1.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; highly effective cross-functional collaborator.
• An ambitious leader who excels within high-growth ambiguity, welcomes building structured mechanisms from the ground up, and naturally balances strategic direction with tactical execution.

Requirements

• Open to a high-performing Senior Accounting Manager ready to step up.

Benefits

• The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $190,000 - $210,000.
• Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
• Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• Further details of our US benefits can be found at Ethos Careers .