Accounting Director

DailyPay; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional health, vision, and dental care

Opportunity for equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

401K with company match

Job summary

DailyPay, headquartered in New York City, is seeking a Director of Accounting who excels in leading teams and managing complex accounting operations across multiple entities. The ideal candidate will bring over 10 years of experience, demonstrating expertise in US GAAP and financial reporting.

This leadership role requires an empathy-first approach and the ability to thrive in a high-growth environment. DailyPay offers excellent health benefits, equity ownership opportunities, and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience managing accounting across multiple legal entities.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the accounting team with an empathy-first management philosophy.
• Manage accounting responsibilities across approximately 12 subsidiaries.
• Implement AI-driven automation across the accounting function.

Skills

Accounting operations

Team leadership

US GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Claude Cowork

Job description

About Us: DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace. DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast. For more information, DailyPay's Press Center.

The Role:

We are looking for a Director of Accounting who is a true self-starter — someone who thrives with ownership, operates with a high degree of independence, and brings an empathy-first approach to leading high-performing teams. This leader will be comfortable acting with velocity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where ambiguity is the norm and adaptability is a strength.

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, this role will partner closely with an existing Director of Accounting to divide and jointly own the Corporate Accounting function, with each director maintaining clear ownership over distinct areas of the close, reconciliation, and “decision-support” responsibilities. Further, this role will collaborate with our separate Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting team to ensure that the Company’s “record to report process” runs smoothly and efficiently, and that all material accounting areas are fairly stated and disclosed.

The Director will directly lead a team of accounting professionals — including a Manager and multiple Senior Accountants — and will work across the broader organization, up to and including senior management.

This is a rare opportunity for a dynamic, people-centric leader who wants broad responsibility and wants to make a meaningful difference — not just in the numbers, but in the people around them.

This role will be based in our HQ‑NY Office. If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

How You Will Make an Impact:

I. Accounting Operations & Process Improvement

• Lead, mentor, and champion your accounting team — including a Manager and multiple Senior Accountants — with an empathy-first management philosophy that recognizes people as the engine of performance

• Own a defined set of corporate accounting operations in close partnership with the co-Director of Accounting, with each director maintaining clear accountability over distinct areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycle

• Manage accounting responsibilities across a portfolio of approximately 12 subsidiaries, including intercompany eliminations, multi-currency translations, and ensuring consistent close processes and account reconciliations across all entities

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, with a bias toward action and a willingness to make decisions under ambiguous conditions

• Implement AI-driven automation across the function using Claude (including Cowork and Code), including skill building, artifact creation, and agent deployment

• Ensure the integrity of the general ledger across owned entities, partnering with the broader accounting team and IT on system configurations, chart of accounts maintenance, and master data governance in NetSuite

• Design and implement robust internal controls over financial reporting (SOX compliance), proactively identifying gaps and driving corrective actions with urgency

II. Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting

• Take ownership of complex accounting areas including revenue recognition (ASC 606), leases (ASC 842), stock-based compensation, consolidations, foreign currency translations, and business combinations

• Lead the consolidation process across all domestic and international subsidiaries, ensuring intercompany eliminations and minority interest calculations are performed accurately

• Develop and maintain comprehensive accounting policies and procedures that are well-documented, clearly communicated, and consistently applied — even as the business evolves rapidly

• Serve as a key liaison with external auditors, managing the audit relationship with transparency and accountability

III. Leadership, Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Operate as an independent, decisive leader who can set the direction for your team and execute without needing constant direction — while keeping stakeholders informed and aligned

• Lead through ambiguity: when the path forward is unclear, you help your team navigate it with calm confidence and a clear framework for prioritization

• Foster a culture of psychological safety, professional growth, and continuous development — where team members feel seen, heard, and supported

• Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, and IT to drive alignment and enable DailyPay’s strategic objectives

• Communicate financial information and analysis to senior leadership in a clear, compelling, and timely manner

What You Bring to The Team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA highly preferred

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated exposure to both a pre-IPO, high-growth environment and a public company — candidates who have experienced both stages of a company’s journey are strongly preferred

• Experience managing accounting across multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions, eliminations, and multi-currency consolidations; experience across approximately 10 or more entities is a strong plus

• Demonstrated ability to self-direct and operate independently, managing competing priorities without losing sight of team wellbeing

• An empathy-first leadership style: you lead with curiosity, assume positive intent, and invest genuinely in the people on your team

• Proven track record of driving results in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments where the playbook is still being written

• Strong command of US GAAP, SEC reporting, and internal controls / SOX compliance

• Experience with NetSuite and Ramp highly preferred

• Experience with Claude Cowork and/or Code strongly preferred

• Exceptional communication skills — you can translate complexity into clarity for diverse audiences, from your team to the C‑suite

What We Offer:

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care

• Opportunity for equity ownership

• Life and AD&D, short‑ and long‑term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Fun company outings and events

• Unlimited PTO

• 401K with company match

DailyPay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [e-mail]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.