Senior Director of Global Financial Reporting and Accounting

We are seeking a highly-skilled, experienced chief accounting officer to join our growing international organization. In this position, you will coordinate and supervise the financial reporting and the accounting departments, as well as the financial controllers located across several international locations, delegating work and ensuring the staff follows all current laws and company procedures. You will be responsible for building out the SEC reporting department as the Company prepares for an IPO. You must be able to take large amounts of accounting information, analyze results, and make changes where necessary to benefit the company and ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.

Tasks and duties are to:

• Report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Recruit, manage, and oversee the reporting and the accounting departments, as well as international financial controllers; optimize the reporting and accounting function
• Work closely with other departments within the Finance Division
• Oversee appointment and replacement of outsourced accounting providers
• Regularly examine subsidiary and group consolidated financial statements and ensure they are accurate and free of any errors
• Organize and update financial records; monitor all bookkeeping
• Supervise all reporting ventures in terms of standardization of financial reporting
• Supervise implementation and maintenance of accounting systems
• Design and maintain relevant internal controls
• Analyze accounts and suggest improvements to reduce costs and increase profits
• Make sure all financial data adheres to current tax laws and regulations
• Build and supervise the SEC reporting department ahead of an IPO
• Keep company accounts information confidential
• Stay abreast of industry changes and current tax/accounting laws and financial regulatory matters
• Working with other departments within the Finance Division, prepare, manage, and present monthly reports
• Act as a liaison to outside auditors
• Represent the accounting department at board/audit committee meetings

You will be a good fit for our team if you:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• CPA Certification
• 10+ years experience in a senior accounting / financial reporting position, including 3+ years of experience at a public company
• Preparing the reporting and accounting functions of a company for an IPO would be plus
• Excellent understanding and deep experience with US GAAP
• Understanding of IFRS and IFRS to US GAAP differences
• Ability to work with a dispersed team across many international time zones
• Practical knowledge of NetSuite ERP software
• Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements
• Extensive business experience and strategic knowledge
• Skilled in Google Workspace and Microsoft Suite; proficient in complex accounting and MIS systems
• Highly skilled in bookkeeping and accounting/reporting process design and management
• Excellent financial and analytical abilities
• High attention to detail
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills. Working level spoken and written Russian language would be a plus, but not a hard requirement
• Location: United States, Bay Area, with a subsequent (12-18 months) relocation to the East Coast to manage the time difference between the US and other company hubs in Cyprus, Netherlands, and Kazakhstan. Expected extensive travel to Cyprus during the first 12-18 months of employment
• US citizen or a green card holder - the company will not provide US working visa support