Head of Corporate Accounting

Scale AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Scale AI

Learning and development stipend

Commuter stipend

Health, dental and vision coverage

PTO

Job summary

Scale AI is seeking a hands-on Head of Corporate Accounting to lead its global Corporate Accounting function. You will own the general ledger, cost, and international accounting and consolidation, guiding a team across the close and controls.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years of accounting experience, a CPA, and deep U.S. GAAP expertise, with multi-entity consolidation and strong leadership. The role reports to the Global Controller and is based in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of accounting experience across public and corporate leadership roles.
• CPA license is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong experience with NetSuite.
• Deep experience with multi-entity international subsidiaries and global consolidation.
• Expert knowledge of U.S. GAAP and full-cycle month-end close.
• 5+ years of people leadership in fast-paced environments.
• Proven track record of end-to-end process improvement and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close across all entities, ensuring timely financials under U.S. GAAP.
• Manage GL, Cost, Revenue, and International Accounting leads and teams.
• Oversee treasury operations, cash positioning, and intercompany funding.
• Own internal policies and controls to reduce financial reporting risk.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and ledger integrity.
• Drive process improvement and automation in close processes.
• Collaborate with Technical Accounting, Finance, and Tax on new guidance.
• Lead external audit deliverables for the annual audit.

Skills

12+ years accounting

CPA license

U.S. GAAP

Public & corporate experience

NetSuite

multi-entity consolidation

people leadership

process improvement

strong organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA license

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Scale is looking for a Head of Corporate Accounting to lead its global Corporate Accounting function. Reporting directly to the Global Controller, you will own general ledger, cost, and international accounting and consolidation, leading a team of functional leads across each area. This role will be instrumental in optimizing our month-end close process, reducing inefficiencies and risk, and scaling the processes, controls, agentic workflows and systems that support Scale's growth.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep U.S. GAAP expertise, extensive experience running a multi-entity global close, and a proven track record of leading process improvement projects that deliver measurable results.

You will:

• Own the close: Lead the month-end close across all entities, ensuring timely and accurate financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Lead the Corporate Accounting team: Manage and develop the GL, Cost, Revenue, and International Accounting leads and their teams, setting clear priorities and building a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement
• Treasury operations: Manage the company’s day-to-day treasury operations, including daily cash positioning and monitoring, bank account administration and banking relationships, intercompany funding and cash movements
• Policies and controls: Own key internal policies related to corporate accounting (fixed assets, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, capitalized internal-use software, etc.) and maintain an effective controls environment that reduces financial reporting risk
• General ledger: Oversee the review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses, and maintain the general ledger in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Drive process improvement: Identify, prioritize, and lead process improvement and automation initiatives that shorten and de-risk the close, leveraging NetSuite, AI-enabled close tools, agentic workstreams, and internal systems to drive efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting
• Partner cross-functionally: Collaborate with Technical Accounting, Finance, and Tax to implement and operationalize new technical accounting guidance and new business activities
• External audit: Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors, leading corporate accounting deliverables for the annual audit

Ideally you'd have:

• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience across public accounting and corporate accounting leadership roles; Big 4 experience preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license (required)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong experience with NetSuite
• Deep experience with multi-entity international subsidiaries, intercompany accounting, and global consolidation
• Expert knowledge of U.S. GAAP and full-cycle month-end close processes
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, with a demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities within deadlines
• Proven track record of leading process improvement projects end to end (e.g., shortening the close, automating reconciliations and accruals, implementing close or ERP tooling) with measurable results
• Ability to challenge the status quo, influence change, and streamline processes and operations

Nice to haves:

• Hands-on experience implementing AI-powered accounting or close automation tools
• Experience at a fast-growing AI or technology company

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of San Francisco is:

$180,800 - $226,000 USD

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

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