VP, Accounting Transformation & Controls

Wonder•New York, NY

1d•$290,000 - $318,500•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Vice President of Accounting Transformation & Controls, your mission is to institutionalize excellence within the Wonder Accounting function by owning and operationalizing our public-readiness roadmap. Leveraging preliminary assessments and frameworks established by our outside advisory partners, you will lead the "Pre-SOX" era—professionalizing our internal processes, automating the month-end close, and ensuring our financial systems (ERP, Billing, Payroll, etc.) are robust and scalable. Serving as a key strategic partner to the CAO, you will act as the primary engine for execution and special projects, ensuring that as Wonder scales, our accounting infrastructure is never a bottleneck.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive leadership experience.
A "Recovering Auditor" who transitioned into leading Accounting Operations, Financial Systems, or a transformation PMO function at a high-growth company.
A proven track record of taking complex consultant gap analyses/blueprints and successfully converting them into streamlined, automated, and "auditable" accounting realities.
Deep technical comfort; the ability to speak "ERP" and data architecture just as fluently as "GAAP."
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively as a peer to senior leaders (Group Controllers, VPs of Finance) on risk areas, combined with the heavyweight PM skills required to help accounting teams adopt and execute new, standardized ways of working.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of existing public company readiness assessments for core accounting cycles (Revenue, Procure-to-Pay, Fixed Assets, Inventory). Prioritize and translate these strategic findings into practical, "Public-Ready" workflows, focusing heavily on execution, accuracy, speed, scalability, and clear audit trails.
Partner with the Fintech team to drive system recommendations and controls, ensuring the data flowing from the Wonder App/Kitchen systems into the General Ledger is complete and accurate (automated reconciliations, data integrity checks).
Partner laterally with Group Controllers to streamline and automate manual accounting workflows based on identified gaps. Implement "continuous close" mentalities and eliminate reliance on complex, error-prone spreadsheets.
Formalize and embed the internal control framework inside the accounting house using our advisors' blueprints. You will establish the Key Controls, refine "Standard Operating Procedures" (SOPs), and ensure the function is operating with SOX-level discipline well ahead of schedule.
Lead the project management office for the implementation or optimization of accounting-specific software (e.g., NetSuite enhancements, BlackLine, FloQast, or automated T&E systems) required to meet our transformation milestones and ensure the Company is ready to operate as a public company. Act as the strategic liaison between the Fintech team and the accounting organization to ensure business needs are fully supported.
Oversee and manage strategic relationships with outsourced testing and advisory firms, ensuring their insights are seamlessly integrated into the team's continuous improvement cycle and yield a high ROI.