Accounting Lead-Global Consolidation and Policy

Avalara, Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Annual bonus

Job summary

Avalara, Inc. is seeking a technically minded Corporate Accounting specialist to own global consolidation, equity accounting, and SOX controls while pushing finance transformation through automation and AI-enabled workflows.

This remote US-based role reports to the Corporate Accounting and Reporting Manager. Responsibilities include consolidations, equity accounting, analytics, and building scalable processes with FloQast integrations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a background in public accounting.
• Multinational consolidation experience, with expertise in FX accounting, CTA, and equity/stock compensation accounting.
• Experience overseeing SOX controls and independently validating financial results.
• Expertise driving automation and process transformation initiatives, including applying AI tools, workflow automation platforms, or agent-based technologies within finance.
• Experience with financial data architecture, reporting processes, and control design.
• Experience with leading ERP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, Workday) and close management software like FloQast.
• An owner's mindset with a reputation for operational excellence and a desire to act as an architect and transformation leader, rather than merely a preparer of accounting entries.

Responsibilities

• Support global consolidation activities across multiple legal entities, taking ownership of foreign currency accounting, FX remeasurement, translation, and CTA analysis
• Prepare and manage equity accounting by legal entity, overseeing Equity Edge, preferred stock, mezzanine equity, dividend accounting, and derivative instruments
• Perform detailed month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year analytics across all major financial statement captions to identify issues and lead root-cause analysis
• Oversee important SOX controls, oversee reconciliation governance, and support CAO and executive financial certification processes to guarantee an audit-ready environment
• Support legal entity setup, restructuring, and chart of accounts maintenance, while managing departmental and organizational structure changes affecting reporting
• Automate allocation methodologies, review cost categorization, and oversee statistical account reporting and journal entries
• Lead the modernization of accounting processes by building and deploying AI-enabled workflows and agent-based solutions to reduce manual effort and accelerate the close process
• Be the power user and administrator for FloQast and partner with ERP and data teams to improve accounting data quality, reporting architecture, and financial systems integrations

Skills

Public accounting background

Multinational consolidation

SOX controls

Automation & AI in finance

ERP platforms (NetSuite/Oracle/Workday

FloQast proficiency

Tools

FloQast

NetSuite

Oracle ERP

Workday

Job description

What You'll Do

We are looking for a technical and operationally minded candidate to serve as an important member of the Corporate Accounting organization. You will combine ownership of complex accounting areas, global consolidation, equity accounting, reporting analytics, and SOX controls with a heavy focus on finance transformation programs. You are not only an accountant but also a builder who uses automation, AI, data analytics, and agent-based workflows to create a scalable, efficient, and controlled accounting environment. We are looking for deep technical accounting expertise, healthy skepticism in financial review, and experience with eliminating manual processes through technology. You will report to the Corporate Accounting and Reporting Manager. This is a remote position within the United States.

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What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Support global consolidation activities across multiple legal entities, taking ownership of foreign currency accounting, FX remeasurement, translation, and CTA analysis
• Prepare and manage equity accounting by legal entity, overseeing Equity Edge, preferred stock, mezzanine equity, dividend accounting, and derivative instruments
• Perform detailed month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year analytics across all major financial statement captions to identify issues and lead root-cause analysis
• Oversee important SOX controls, oversee reconciliation governance, and support CAO and executive financial certification processes to guarantee an audit-ready environment
• Support legal entity setup, restructuring, and chart of accounts maintenance, while managing departmental and organizational structure changes affecting reporting
• Automate allocation methodologies, review cost categorization, and oversee statistical account reporting and journal entries
• Lead the modernization of accounting processes by building and deploying AI-enabled workflows and agent-based solutions to reduce manual effort and accelerate the close process
• Be the power user and administrator for FloQast and partner with ERP and data teams to improve accounting data quality, reporting architecture, and financial systems integrations

What You'll Need to be Successful

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a background in public accounting
• Multinational consolidation experience, with expertise in FX accounting, CTA, and equity/stock compensation accounting
• Experience overseeing SOX controls and independently validating financial results
• Expertise driving automation and process transformation initiatives, including applying AI tools, workflow automation platforms, or agent-based technologies within finance
• Experience with financial data architecture, reporting processes, and control design
• Experience with leading ERP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, Workday) and close management software like FloQast
• An owner's mindset with a reputation for operational excellence and a desire to act as an architect and transformation leader, rather than merely a preparer of accounting entries.

Pay Range Details

The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

• Colorado $111,300-$178,100 (annually)
• Washington $111,300-$196,700 (annually)
• California $111,300-$215,400 (annually)
• NYC $134,600-$215,400 (annually)

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role.

Avalara is an AI-first Company

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.
• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversit y

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We're An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.