Senior Director, Financial Reporting

Netspend•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Senior Director of Financial Reporting is a highly analytical, strategic, and hands-on partner to the SVP, Accounting, with ownership of external and internal financial reporting, technical accounting, and corporate close. This position holds primary ownership over the integrity of the Company's financial statements, ensuring strict compliance with US GAAP, statutory regulations, and evolving disclosure requirements. This role holds lead responsibility for the Company's financial statement audit and Money Transfer License regulatory requirements and directs the financial systems and ERP architecture that support timely, audit-ready reporting. Additional responsibilities include support for federal and state income tax compliance requirements. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses a deep understanding of financial reporting, automated transactional workflows, and has a proven track record of scaling accounting operations through technology.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
Active CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or equivalent international qualification is mandatory.
Typically requires 12+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including large-scale, or public company environment.
Proven track record of managing large, multi-layered organizations and directing departmental directors and managers.
Exceptional persuasive communication skills with the ability to present at the Executive and Board levels.
Deep mastery of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements and financial systems architecture, with a proven ability to anticipate how external influences will affect corporate strategy.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Refine and accelerate the corporate close timeline while maintaining accuracy and integrity.
Lead efforts to modernize and standardize the account reconciliation process, establishing uniform templates, risk-based review thresholds, and documentation requirements to ensure audit-readiness.
Own the accounting organization's regulatory examination-readiness protocols, ensuring systems and teams can reliably produce required financial reports and data extracts within regulator-mandated timeframes.
Direct the ongoing evolution of financial systems and ERP architecture (Oracle, EPM/Adaptive Planning) to support automated, controlled data flows into close and reporting processes.
Ownership of internal reporting analysis to support monthly account balances and reported results of operations, including period-over-period fluctuation analysis.
Direct the accounting and month-end close workflows for highly specialized corporate areas: Corporate debt, interest, and covenant compliance.
Corporate equity transactions including share-based compensation.
Lead the tracking, depreciation, and impairment reviews of fixed assets and capitalized software.
Oversee global consolidation processes, including intercompany eliminations, and the reconciliation of intercompany receivables and payables.
Direct the development and implementation of accounting policies and practices, ensuring consistency across all business units and necessary internal controls are in place.
Direct team activities during interim and annual financial statement audit processes, liaising with external auditors to ensure smooth and efficient audits.
Lead responsibility role in managing and directing during multi-state Money Transfer License regulatory audits.
Provides strategic leadership to the accounting organization.
Develops and implements company-wide accounting practices and policies that align with the company's long-term business objectives.
Lead and foster a high-performance team and culture focused on talent development, succession planning, and organizational excellence.
Identifies and drives large-scale process optimization and digital transformation initiatives within the accounting function.
Implements best practices to enhance financial reporting accuracy and operational speed.
Directs the evolution of financial systems and ERP architecture (Oracle) to support complex business needs and data-driven decision-making.
Collaborates with executive leadership across Finance, Legal, HR, and Operations to address critical matters and influence policymaking that supports the overall financial health of the organization.