Head of Accounting

Granola•San Francisco, CA

1d•$200,000 - $240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Granola is seeking a Head of Accounting to establish and lead the accounting function within the company. As the first in-house accounting hire, this role will be responsible for a wide range of financial operations including month-end close, technical accounting, audits, tax, compliance, and financial systems. The position involves managing external accounting partners while developing the necessary processes and infrastructure to support a rapidly growing business. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building systems, refining processes, and staying closely involved in the details. The Head of Accounting will have the opportunity to shape the accounting function from its foundation, leveraging process design, technology, and automation for efficient scaling. Collaboration with Sales, Revenue Operations, Legal, and Finance teams is crucial to ensure commercial processes grow with the company. Success requires a blend of deep accounting expertise, strong business acumen, and a talent for creating scalable systems.

Requirements

Experience leading accounting at a high-growth technology company, ideally as a Head of Accounting, Assistant Controller, or in a comparable leadership role.
Deep expertise in US GAAP, technical accounting, and SaaS revenue recognition.
Experience supporting multi-entity businesses and international operations.
Familiarity with transfer pricing, intercompany accounting, and international tax matters.
Strong understanding of billing systems, payments infrastructure, and revenue operations.
Significant experience working with Stripe or similar billing and payments platforms.
Strong operational instincts and a track record of improving business processes beyond the accounting function.
Experience partnering closely with commercial organizations such as Sales, Revenue Operations, or Customer Success.
A builder mindset and excitement to stay close to the details is a must.

Nice To Haves

Started your career at a Big Four accounting firm.
Experience scaling a company through periods of rapid growth.
Led or played a key role in an accounting ERP migration.
Comfortable working directly with data and able to use SQL to investigate issues, validate assumptions, and answer business questions.

Responsibilities

Month-end close and financial reporting
US GAAP compliance and technical accounting
Audit, tax, and statutory compliance
Multi-entity accounting and transfer pricing
Management of external accounting, tax, and audit partners
Accounting systems and future ERP implementations
Quote-to-cash process improvements with Sales and Revenue Operations
Billing and payments operations, including ownership of accounting workflows connected to Stripe
Building the accounting function as Granola scales