Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting (GAAP, AI-Driven Close)

stateaffairs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

State Affairs is the nation’s leading news and policy intelligence platform focused on state governments. The Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting will own the GAAP close end-to-end, including consolidation, revenue recognition under ASC 606, and managing the audit process.

You’ll lead a team, implement controls, and leverage AI to streamline reporting. You will oversee complex transactions such as acquisitions, equity accounting, and multi-state tax compliance, while partnering with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field.
• Active CPA license.
• 8+ years progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in audit at a Big 4 or national public accounting firm.
• Hands-on financial reporting, including preparing GAAP financial statements and running the monthly close yourself.
• Deep technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, ASC 606 revenue for subscription/recurring-revenue, ASC 805 (business combinations), ASC 810 (consolidation).
• Ability to write technical accounting memos that hold up in audit.
• Experience with AI tools to automate finance work like reconciliations, memo drafting or audit prep.
• Knowledge of internal controls, audit readiness and multi-state tax compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end and year-end close across all entities, delivering accurate, on-time consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and board packages for executives, the board and investors.
• Lead revenue recognition under ASC 606 for subscriptions, events and advertising, including deferred revenue schedules.
• Own technical accounting for acquisitions (ASC 805), purchase price allocation, goodwill and intangibles, joint ventures, and multi-entity consolidation with intercompany eliminations.
• Build, document and maintain internal controls, accounting policies and close procedures.
• Manage the annual audit, including memos and audit support, and tax filings with outside auditors.
• Oversee AP, AR, billing, collections, payroll accounting, expense management and fixed assets.
• Deliver clean, timely actuals and flux analyses to FP&A, explaining results to department heads.
• Manage cash, liquidity, banking relationships and covenant reporting.
• Use AI and automation to shorten the close and scale reporting; improve ERP and related systems.
• Own equity and stock compensation accounting, support 409A valuations, and lead accounting workstreams in fundraising and M&A diligence.
• Hire, lead and develop the accounting team and manage outside accounting partners.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

ASC 606

Audit leadership

Multi-entity consolidation

Internal controls

ERP systems (NetSuite)

Financial reporting

AI tools for finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

CPA license

Tools

NetSuite

Chargebee

Rippling

Ramp

Anrok

Carta

Job description

State Affairs is the nation’s leading news and policy intelligence platform focused on state governments. The Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting will own the GAAP close end-to-end, including consolidation, revenue recognition under ASC 606, and managing the audit process.

You’ll lead a team, implement controls, and leverage AI to streamline reporting. You will oversee complex transactions such as acquisitions, equity accounting, and multi-state tax compliance, while partnering with