Head of Corporate Accounting

Scale AI • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Scale is seeking a Head of Corporate Accounting to lead its global Corporate Accounting function, reporting directly to the Global Controller. The role owns general ledger, cost, and international accounting and consolidation, and leads functional teams across those areas. It will help optimize the month-end close, reduce inefficiencies and risk, and scale the processes, controls, agentic workflows, and systems that support company growth. The position calls for a hands-on leader with deep U.S. GAAP expertise, extensive experience managing a multi-entity global close, and a record of delivering measurable process improvements.

The Head of Corporate Accounting leads the close across all entities and manages the GL, Cost, Revenue, and International Accounting leads and their teams. The role also oversees treasury operations, accounting policies and controls, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting. It drives close automation and process improvement using NetSuite, AI-enabled close tools, agentic workstreams, and internal systems; partners with Technical Accounting, Finance, and Tax; and serves as a key contact for external auditors.

The position is full-time and based in San Francisco. The base salary range is $180,800–$226,000 USD. Eligible compensation packages include equity and benefits. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, generous PTO, and potentially a commuter stipend.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience across public accounting and corporate accounting leadership roles.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong experience with NetSuite.
• Deep experience with multi-entity international subsidiaries, intercompany accounting, and global consolidation.
• Expert knowledge of U.S. GAAP and full-cycle month-end close processes.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, with the ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities within deadlines.
• Proven track record of leading end-to-end process improvement projects with measurable results, such as shortening the close, automating reconciliations and accruals, or implementing close or ERP tooling.
• Ability to challenge the status quo, influence change, and streamline processes and operations.

Nice To Haves

• Big 4 experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI-powered accounting or close automation tools.
• Experience at a fast-growing AI or technology company.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close across all entities, ensuring timely and accurate financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Manage and develop the GL, Cost, Revenue, and International Accounting leads and their teams, setting priorities and fostering ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Manage day-to-day treasury operations, including daily cash positioning and monitoring, bank account administration and banking relationships, intercompany funding, and cash movements.
• Own key corporate accounting policies, including those for fixed assets, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, and capitalized internal-use software, and maintain an effective controls environment.
• Oversee the review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses, and maintain the general ledger in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead process improvement and automation initiatives to shorten and de-risk the close and improve financial reporting efficiency and accuracy.
• Partner with Technical Accounting, Finance, and Tax to implement and operationalize new technical accounting guidance and new business activities.
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors and lead corporate accounting deliverables for the annual audit.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Generous paid time off (PTO).
• May be eligible for a commuter stipend.
• Eligible roles include equity-based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior