Senior Director, Technical Accounting

CoreWeave•New York City, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Accounting team at CoreWeave is the backbone of financial accuracy and compliance in a hyper-growth AI infrastructure environment. This team tackles complex accounting matters—from revenue recognition to stock-based compensation to technical memos and new standard implementations—to ensure we scale with precision and integrity. If you thrive on solving challenging accounting problems and want to help shape the financial foundation of one of the fastest-growing companies in tech, this is the team to join. About the role: Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, the Head of Technical Accounting will play a critical leadership role in CoreWeave's finance function and will lead the Company’s global technical accounting function. The head of technical accounting will act as the primary authority on complex accounting matters and the application of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules. The Head of Technical Accounting will partner closely with the Corporate Controller, finance, legal, investor relations, and cross-functional leaders and other executives to help inform goals and initiatives. He/she/they will drive business success by providing responsive and proactive counsel, actionable insights, and high-quality information to executive decision-makers, investors, and lenders.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, and a CPA designation is required.
10+ years of experience in accounting with exposure to topics applicable to a high-growth business
Must have experience in technology and have a background familiar with large amounts of inventory, fixed assets, and, as a plus, a solid exposure to manufacturing.
Must have significant public company and SEC filing experience, with a strong preference for someone who has worked in a fast-growing environment, where processes had to be rapidly matured and scaled.
Must have experience in international accounting

Nice To Haves

An MBA or Master's in a related field is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide technical accounting guidance and support for complex transactions and new business initiatives, such as debt/equity financing, customer contracts, business combinations, and investment accounting, including embedded derivatives analysis.
Lead all areas of global technical accounting policies, including ensuring preparation, review and appropriateness of technical accounting memos for complex transactions, such as ASC 842, ASC360, ASC 606, ASC 470, ASC 718, ASC815, and ASC323.
Develop, write, and maintain the Company’s global accounting policies, and vet requested exceptions to those policies for appropriateness.
Advise management of potential changes in accounting regulations or practices that may impact operations and reporting, including trends seen in practice.
Stay abreast of US GAAP, IFRS, and SEC developments, including participation in outreach with regulators and industry peers.
Serve as a liaison and work with external auditors on technical accounting matters, including matters that may need discussion with their national office.
Oversee preparation and submission of SEC filings, including 10-K’s and 10-Q’s.
Work closely with other departments (e.g., Revenue, fixed assets, leasing, FP&A, Tax, Legal, international) to provide accounting expertise and support.
Work with external valuation specialists to ensure complex transaction valuations are completed on a timely basis, including managing all inputs used in those valuations: derivatives valuation, special transaction valuations, etc.
Lead, mentor, and develop team members, providing training and development opportunities.
Manage and perform ad hoc accounting research that supports accounting consultations for business transactions.
Develop a controlled environment to meet the standards of a publicly traded company, maintaining awareness and conformity to all laws and policies and developing proper procedures and processes, including SOX.
Leverage IT tools and systems to automate and streamline accounting workflows for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Create a collaborative finance culture focused on value creation and continuous improvement.
Build a best-in-class technical accounting department, identifying key areas to benchmark against industry peer groups.