Head of Accounting

Hex•San Francisco, CA

12h•$199,000 - $266,000

About The Position

Hex is seeking a Head of Accounting to lead its existing accounting team and build the systems, processes, and technical expertise needed to support the company’s growth. This hands-on, player-coach role combines accounting execution with team leadership and cross-functional partnership. The role will address accounting needs created by Hex’s hybrid subscription and AI consumption model, while using agents and automation to increase capacity and reduce manual work. The Head of Accounting will lead accounting operations and technical accounting, improve order-to-cash processes, maintain a fast and reliable close, and oversee audit, tax compliance, business insurance renewal, treasury, and working capital. The role will also develop scalable accounting processes for international expansion, including local accounting, intercompany activity, consolidation, statutory audits, and VAT. The position partners closely with the Head of Finance, Revenue Operations, internal business partners, and outside providers.

Requirements

CPA with progressive accounting experience, including accounting leadership at a high-growth SaaS company.
Strong US GAAP expertise, particularly ASC 606 and ASC 718.
Experience with subscription and consumption-based revenue accounting, including the ability to independently write clear, defensible accounting memos.
End-to-end understanding of order to cash, from contract and order-form data through invoicing, collections, and recognized revenue.
Hands-on experience with billing and ERP systems and partnership with Revenue Operations to improve upstream processes.
Experience managing and developing experienced accounting professionals.
Experience using AI tools and agents to improve accounting workflows, with sound judgment about accuracy, review, and controls.
Experience leading successful external audits and building controls appropriate to a company’s stage.
Experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidation, intercompany activity, and international compliance.
Comfort owning cash management and working capital and connecting operational improvements to financial impact.
Clear communication with technical and nontechnical partners, ability to explain accounting detail and business relevance, and ability to manage multiple complex projects and keep teams and outside providers on track.

Nice To Haves

Experience helping a company launch internationally.

Responsibilities

Build an AI-enabled accounting function by experimenting with agents and automation for collections, journal entries, reconciliations, and close workflows, and establish appropriate review and controls.
Partner with Revenue Operations to move invoicing from Stripe to Rillet, connect contract data with billing, collections, and revenue recognition, reduce manual work and processing costs, and improve customer experience.
Lead technical accounting, including ASC 606 for the hybrid subscription and consumption model and ASC 718 equity and stock-based compensation accounting; partner with the Head of Finance on complex accounting judgments and new products or commercial terms.
Develop clear accounting policies and audit-ready memos, bringing core technical accounting expertise in-house.
Maintain a five-business-day month-end close and accurate, timely US GAAP financial reporting.
Own the external audit, tax compliance, and business insurance renewal, coordinating internal partners and outside providers.
Lead day-to-day accounting operations, support senior individual contributors in prioritizing and solving problems, and develop the team’s capabilities.
Establish scalable processes to support international expansion, including local accounting, intercompany activity, consolidation, statutory audits, and VAT; coordinate banking, payroll, and employee expense requirements.
Own treasury operations and identify opportunities in collections, cash deployment, and vendor payment terms.
Evolve controls, travel and expense policies, and financial systems to suit the company’s stage while balancing governance, speed, and simplicity.
Manage and develop accounting professionals, provide clear direction, teach, and contribute directly to accounting work.