[Hiring] Head of Accounting @ClassDojo

Role Description

ClassDojo is looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, and high-energy leader to oversee and scale all aspects of the Company’s accounting and tax operations and strategy, with an opportunity to own additional related areas such as procurement.

• Build and scale financial systems, processes, and policies to support the financial health and efficient scaling of the business.
• Oversee the company’s monthly close process, annual audits, financial reporting, and overall control processes.
• Generate utmost confidence in the quality of financial reports and processes both internally and externally.
• Manage the in-house accounting team and external consultants in various accounting functions.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization, including leaders across business units and functional leaders.
• Support the CFO and other executives across a range of strategic initiatives, including M&A, fundraising, secondary transactions, and potentially a future IPO.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience, with 3+ years at a top-tier audit firm and 8+ years in-house accounting at fast-growing startups.
• Experience building and retaining an accounting team of meaningful scale and complexity.
• Designed and managed full-cycle accounting close and operations, including tax, treasury, payroll, and equity administration.
• Led accounting teams through multiple clean audits with Big Four firms.
• Applied knowledge of US GAAP to complex business transactions.
• Proven track record of scaling finance operations through major process or systems overhauls.
• Oversaw global indirect tax compliance, including US sales tax and international VAT/GST.

Requirements

• Leadership - Proven record of finding and nurturing high potential talent.
• Cross-functional effectiveness - Ability to implement financial systems and processes with meaningful cross-functional impact.
• Technical accounting acumen - Subject matter expertise in key US GAAP standards.
• Strategic mindset - Deep curiosity for the company’s products and business strategy.
• Scrappiness - Tendency to prioritize rigorously and preference for quality over volume.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
• Accommodations for disabilities or special needs.
• Remote work opportunities with significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.
• Competitive salary ranges based on geographic location, experience, and skillset.