Senior Director, Accounting

Madrona Venture Labs; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan with company match

Learning and education stipend

Job summary

Madrona Venture Labs is seeking a Senior Director of Accounting to lead the operational accounting function as Deepgram scales towards IPO. This role involves managing the monthly close, general ledger, sub-ledgers, and migrating accounting systems.

The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of accounting experience, with significant ERP migration and SOX implementation experience, along with leadership capabilities to grow the accounting team.

Qualifications

• Lead the operational accounting function and design processes for audits.
• Manage ERP migration and operationalize technical accounting.
• Develop team leaders and ensure effective accounting practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the monthly and quarterly accounting close.
• Design operational controls and SOX compliance measures.
• Implement AI practices in accounting processes.

Skills

Operational accounting leadership

ERP migration experience

SOX implementation

AI-native accounting practices

Managing teams

Education

12+ years of accounting experience

CPA preferred

Job description

Opportunity

We're hiring our Senior Director of Accounting to lead the operational accounting function as Deepgram scales toward IPO. Reporting to – and working alongside – the Chief Accounting Officer, you'll lead the team that runs the monthly close, the general ledger, every sub‑ledger (AP, AR, payroll), and the accounting systems— including the migration off Xero onto the platform we select for the next phase.

What you’ll do

• Lead the operational accounting function. Monthly and quarterly close, GL integrity, sub‑ledger architecture, and the systems that run them. Design the function for first‑audit and the year that follows.

• Lead the ERP migration. Partner with the CAO on platform selection (NetSuite, Rillet, Everest, and others under evaluation), then lead implementation end‑to‑end.

• Lead the team. Operational accounting—close/GL, AP, AR, payroll, accounting systems. Develop the managers under you. Hire the layer beneath them. Set the bar for the function.

• Operationalize technical accounting in partnership with the Director, Technical Accounting. Instrument the GL and sub‑ledgers for ASC 718, 606, 842, 340, and 805. You don’t write policy; you build the system that makes it executable.

• Deliver Year‑1 audit operationally. Stand up PBC delivery. Codify accounting policies in the system. Defend the opening balance sheet. The CAO owns the partner relationship; you own the system that delivers fieldwork.

• Build the SOX control environment. Design the operational control perimeter from scratch, ahead of IPO. Effective, not heavy.

• Lead the AI‑native transformation of operational accounting. The system should get easier as the company grows.

• Scale with the function. As scope expands, take on broader accounting leadership—succession planning, cross‑functional finance partnership, board‑level support to the CAO.

It would be great if you had

• 12+ years of accounting experience, with at least 6 in a senior operating role at a high‑growth company. Pre‑IPO or recently public is ideal.

• Experience taking a company through its first audit — not its first audit at a new firm, its first ever.

• Direct experience leading an ERP migration end‑to‑end at meaningful scale.

• Track record of designing an operational accounting function— not just running one. You’ve made the architecture choices that shape what the team becomes.

• Operational fluency in ASC 718, 606, and 842— not policy authorship, but knowing what the GL and sub‑ledgers need to deliver.

• Experience standing up SOX from scratch.

• Demonstrable AI‑native practice you’ve built into a real accounting function—your team using AI daily, not just you.

• Experience managing managers and developing senior leaders underneath you. Multi‑entity exposure relevant as our footprint grows.

• CPA preferred, not required.

Why join

This seat is one of the most leveraged operational accounting roles you will ever hold. You'll work alongside an engaged CAO to design a function that doesn’t fully exist yet, lead the ERP migration that defines how it operates, take this company through its first audit, and stand up the controls that get us to IPO. The team is intentionally lean— the bar for hires is correspondingly high. The right candidate grows with the scope.

Benefits & Perks

Holistic health

• Medical, dental, vision benefits

• Annual wellness stipend

• Mental health support

• Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans

Work/life blend

• Unlimited PTO

• Parental leave

• Flexible schedule

• 12 Paid US company holidays

• Quarterly personal productivity stipend

• One‑time stipend for home office upgrades

• 401(k) plan with company match

• Tax Savings Programs

Continuous learning

• Learning / Education stipend

• Participation in talks and conferences

• Employee Resource Groups

• AI enablement workshops / sessions

For candidates outside of the US, we use an Employer of Record model in many countries, which means benefits are administered locally and governed by country‑specific regulations. Because of this, benefits will differ by region — in some cases international employees receive benefits US employees do not, and vice versa. As we scale, we will continue to evaluate where we can create more alignment, but a 1:1 global benefits structure is not always legally or operationally possible.

Deepgram is an equal opportunity employer. We want all voices and perspectives represented in our workforce. We are a curious bunch focused on collaboration and doing the right thing. We put our customers first, grow together and move quickly. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

We are happy to provide accommodations for applicants who need them.