Head of Accounting — First Hire, AI Risk Platform

Ember Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Ember Search, a VC-backed risk tech company, seeks its first dedicated accounting hire to build the function from the ground up. You will partner with the Head of Finance as their number two, shaping policy-level revenue accounting under ASC 606 and designing fund accounting for client and partner funds.

You will lead the move from cash to accrual, own the monthly close, and establish policies, controls, and documentation for audit readiness by 2027, including multi-state tax compliance for new

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including in-house at a high-growth company.
• Experience at a high-growth tech, software or fintech company.
• Strong understanding of ASC 606 and applying it to complex, variable or multi-stream revenue.
• Track record of building accounting processes, controls or systems from scratch.
• Experience owning a month-end close and preparing a company for audit.
• An automation-first mindset, with experience eliminating manual work through better systems or AI tools.
• Comfort operating hands-on in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Build policy-level revenue accounting under ASC 606, including performance obligations, variable fees and refund exposure.
• Design the accounting for the client and partner funds the company collects and holds.
• Map existing workflows and design the accounting systems behind them, with an automation-first approach.
• Move the corporate books from cash to accrual and own the monthly close.
• Build the policies, controls and documentation to get the company audit ready by 2027.
• Own multi-state tax compliance and support accounting for new lines of business.

Skills

Years of experience

High-growth tech experience

ASC 606

Build accounting processes

Month-end close ownership

Automation / AI tools

Ambiguity navigation

Job description

Ember Search, a VC-backed risk tech company, seeks its first dedicated accounting hire to build the function from the ground up. You will partner with the Head of Finance as their number two, shaping policy-level revenue accounting under ASC 606 and designing fund accounting for client and partner funds.

You will lead the move from cash to accrual, own the monthly close, and establish policies, controls, and documentation for audit readiness by 2027, including multi-state tax compliance for new