Director, Accounting

Mission Lane

1d•$158,000 - $213,000•Remote

About The Position

Mission Lane is seeking a Director, Accounting to own day-to-day accounting and treasury operations and report to the Controller. The role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records supporting customer payments and balances, and ensuring accounting results are ready for scrutiny. In the first year, the Director will take operational ownership of the day-to-day close and treasury accounting, tighten the close calendar, refine internal controls and audit readiness, and advance AI-enabled workflows to meet IPO-readiness demands. The position also builds and develops a small accounting team and works as a player-coach.

Requirements

Active CPA.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive accounting and financial management experience, including 5+ years leading a team.
Deep, hands-on experience with month-end close, financial consolidation, and GAAP compliance in a multi-entity organization.
Direct experience leading external financial statement audits end to end, including PBC management.
Working knowledge of the COSO framework and PCAOB standards related to ICFR, with experience designing and testing internal controls.
Proficiency with NetSuite or a comparable enterprise ERP.
Advanced Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services, consumer lending, or credit card issuing and servicing, especially with sponsor bank models, card networks, or payment processors.
Experience with Snowflake, SQL, or a BI tool such as Tableau.
A track record of introducing AI or automation into accounting workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead the month-end close, including pre-close preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux analysis, and work to shorten the close calendar.
Own monthly consolidation across the multi-entity structure, including intercompany eliminations and GAAP compliance.
Direct the annual financial statement audit as the primary external liaison, manage the PBC list, and keep the audit lifecycle on schedule.
Partner with external tax advisors and Treasury on settlement accounting, restricted cash classifications, and reserve calculations.
Introduce AI agents into journal entries, reconciliations, and variance reporting to improve the close process.
Build and develop a small, high-performing accounting team while working alongside the team as a player-coach.
Tighten internal controls and improve audit readiness in preparation for IPO demands.