Director of Accounting / Assistant Controller

Synergy Search; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy Search is helping a tech-forward SaaS company find a Director of Accounting / Assistant Controller for the DC metro area. Hybrid work requires 3–4 days in the office as the finance function scales to support rapid growth.

You will own the full close, multi-entity consolidation, revenue recognition, and lease accounting, while leading a distributed team and partnering with FP&A, tax, and leadership to ensure accurate reporting and strong process integrity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with close/ consolidation ownership.
• Experience building or renovating processes, systems, or automation.
• Hands-on revenue recognition and lease accounting expertise.
• Independent, proactive, and able to drive change with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Full close and consolidation across multiple entities, including cross-border and multi-currency complexity.
• Own revenue recognition and lease accounting under GAAP, hands-on.
• Redesign and automate processes and systems where needed.
• Hands-on work with reconciliations, close mechanics, and reporting.
• Lead a distributed accounting team and develop team leads.

Skills

Close & consolidation ownership

GAAP knowledge

Revenue recognition

Lease accounting

Team leadership

Process improvement

Automation & AI tools

Education

Active CPA

Tools

ERP systems

Consolidation software

Multi-currency accounting

Job description

Director of Accounting / Assistant Controller | Tech-Forward SaaS | Washington, D.C. Metro (Hybrid 3-4 days in office) | Strong base + attractive equity package

Our client is a tech-forward SaaS company that has grown so fast, the accounting function needs to be built for where the business is headed, not where it's been. They've crossed $200M in revenue and aren't slowing down, which means this seat can't be comfortable with doing what's been done over the last few years. They need someone who can build a scaling accounting function from the ground up: real infrastructure, real process, real automation, and do it working alongside some of the best finance and leadership talent in the industry at a genuinely great organization.

What You'll Own

• Full close and consolidation across multiple legal entities, including cross-border and multi-currency complexity


• Revenue recognition and lease accounting under current GAAP standards, hands-on, not just reviewed


• Process and systems improvement: you'll be expected to personally redesign, automate, or rebuild what isn't working, not wait for someone else to greenlight it


• Direct, hands-on work in the numbers: reconciliations, close mechanics, and reporting, alongside oversight


• Management of a distributed accounting team, including developing and managing team leads, not just individual contributors


• Partnership with FP&A, tax, and executive leadership on reporting accuracy and process integrity as the business continues to scale

What You Bring

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with real ownership of close and consolidation at a company generating at least $75M+ in revenue (prefer over 150mm)


• A track record of personally building or overhauling a process, system, or automation, and being able to speak concretely to what you built and what it replaced


• Direct, hands-on experience with revenue recognition and lease accounting standards


• A history of operating independently: you drive change and keep leadership informed, rather than waiting to be told what to do


• Experience in a genuinely fast-paced, tech-forward environment, or a demonstrated ability to drive fast change inside a slower one


• Comfort working with automation and modern finance tooling; bonus points if you've built something that specifically replaced manual work using AI

Nice to Haves

• Experience in a product- or project-delivery business with real cost-of-goods exposure


• International or multi-currency consolidation experience


• Active CPA preferred


• Experience managing managers, not just individual contributors, across a distributed team


• This is a fantastic environment for someone who grew up in Big 4 and has spent time scaling a corporate accounting department.