Director, Accounting

Axion•New York, NY

About The Position

We're looking for a Director of Accounting to lead and scale Axion Ray's accounting function as we scale. This is a strategic leadership role for someone who excels at establishing institutional-grade financial infrastructure and driving GAAP discipline across a multi-entity, multinational environment. You'll set the vision and standards for our accounting operations — partnering closely with Finance, FP&A, and business leaders to deliver trusted financial data, clean audits, and a reporting infrastructure that scales with the company. This is a rare opportunity to build something meaningful at a high-growth AI company redefining how manufacturing operates.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience — ideally Big 4 plus growth-stage SaaS or tech company background.
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and ASC 606.
Proven success leading an ERP implementation and driving systems improvement.
Experience with multi-entity consolidations and international subsidiaries.
Hands-on operator who documents, automates, and follows through.
Comfortable managing external and offshore teams; clear communicator and builder of process.

Responsibilities

Accounting Operations & Close: Direct the monthly and quarterly close process across the U.S., U.K., and India. Establish and uphold standards for journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations; drive toward a 5–8-day close cycle with an emphasis on accuracy, consistency, and structural rigor.
GAAP Compliance & Internal Controls: Own and strengthen revenue recognition and GAAP discipline (ASC 606). Remediate prior audit gaps and build a durable controls framework. Define, document, and enforce accounting policies that scale with the business.
ERP Strategy & Systems Transformation: Lead our transition off QuickBooks — evaluate and recommend a modern ERP (Rillet or Campfire) and own full implementation from chart of accounts design to multi-entity configuration and integrations with Ramp, Rippling, and Salesforce. Establish the systems foundation that underpins all financial reporting going forward.
Global Consolidation & International Reporting: Oversee consolidated U.S. GAAP reporting across three wholly owned entities, including our India operation (~200 employees). Manage intercompany eliminations, FX, and relationships with local accounting partners to ensure timely, accurate global consolidation.
Audit, Tax & Compliance: Own the annual audit process end-to-end and quarterback U.S. federal, state, and sales-tax compliance in partnership with external advisors. Manage international filings in coordination with U.K. and India firms. Serve as the internal authority on compliance matters.
Spend Governance & Vendor Management: Establish enterprise-grade spend visibility and controls. Centralize ~$120K/month of spend through the ERP and Ramp, enforce correct department coding, monitor contract renewals, and partner with FP&A and budget owners to analyze and optimize costs.
Financial Reporting & Data Integrity: Deliver monthly GAAP statements and department-level P&Ls. Partner with FP&A to ensure clean, consistent data for forecasting and board reporting. Design the ERP's dimensional structure (department/class coding) to enable trusted, decision-ready management reporting.